Former Finance Minister Mike de Jong is the latest name to join the BC Liberal Leadership race.
He made the announcement this morning.
I’m excited to announce I'm running to be the next leader of the BC Liberal Party. Will you join me? https://t.co/suQPg7s1vi #bcpoli pic.twitter.com/z7oELZtv9n
— Michael de Jong (@Mike_de_Jong) September 26, 2017
De Jong will compete against former Vancouver mayor Sam Sullivan, former Conservative MP, Dianne Watts and past Advanced Education Minister Andrew Wilkinson.
He was the finance minister for the Christy Clark led Liberals from 2012 to 2017.
The BC Liberal party will hold a leadership convention to announce the new leader on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018.
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