David Eby

About

David Eby is the 37th Premier of British Columbia (since November 18, 2022) and Leader of the BC New Democratic Party. He sits in the Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey (elected in a 2013 by-election). Before politics he was Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association. Previously Attorney General (2017-2022) and Minister of Housing under John Horgan. Won the BC NDP leadership uncontested in October 2022 after Horgan's retirement. His government's signature legislation has been the most aggressive provincial housing-supply package in Canada, the 2024 Haida Nation Recognition Act, and the response to BC's drug-decriminalization pilot.