Meet Jonathan Wilkinson

Jonathan Wilkinson has brought the North Shore’s voice to Ottawa as Liberal Member of Parliament since 2015. He has served as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, and most recently, as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.

He is running for re-election as the Liberal candidate in North Vancouver-Capilano.

A Rhodes Scholar, Jonathan made use of his educational background in public policy when he worked as a constitutional negotiator and a federal-provincial relations specialist. Jonathan also spent 20 successful years in Vancouver’s private sector, including as CEO of a number of leading clean technology companies.

He has served on several industry and charitable boards, including the United Way of the Lower Mainland and the B.C. Technology Industries Association. He has also formerly served as a board member and treasurer of the Walter and Duncan Gordon Foundation.

Jonathan knows what matters to this community – whether it’s affordable housing, fair tax rates, good public transit, or fighting climate change – because it matters to him, too. He has deep roots in North Vancouver, where he has raised his two daughters alongside his wife, Tara.