David Eby

David Eby QC (born July 21, 1977 in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada) is a Canadian politician. He is the 37th and current Premier of British Columbia since November 18, 2022. He was the Attorney General of British Columbia under John Horgan from 2017 until 2022.

The Honourable David Eby MLA
37th Premier of British Columbia
Incumbent
Assumed office November 18, 2022
Monarch	Charles III
Lieutenant Governor	Janet Austin
Deputy	Mike Farnworth
Preceded by	John Horgan
Leader of the British Columbia New Democratic Party
Incumbent
Assumed office October 21, 2022
Preceded by	John Horgan
Attorney General of British Columbia
In office July 18, 2017 – July 19, 2022
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Andrew Wilkinson
Succeeded by	Murray Rankin
Minister Responsible for Housing of British Columbia
In office November 26, 2020 – July 19, 2022
Premier	John Horgan
Preceded by	Selina Robinson (Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing)
Succeeded by	Murray Rankin
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Vancouver-Point Grey
Incumbent
Assumed office May 14, 2013
Preceded by	Christy Clark
Personal details
Born	David Robert Patrick Eby (1976-07-21) July 21, 1976 (age 49) Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	British Columbia New Democratic
Spouse(s)	Cailey Lynch
Children	2
Alma mater	University of Waterloo Dalhousie University

He was first elected to the BC legislature in 2013 as Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Point Grey. He was appointed as Attorney General by Premier John Horgan in 2017. His additional duties include: gambling policy, liquor policy, and the Insurance Corporation of BC (ICBC). He is a member of the New Democratic Party (NDP).

Before entering provincial politics, Eby was the Executive Director of the BC Civil Liberties Association, an adjunct professor of law at the University of British Columbia (UBC), and the president of the HIV/AIDS Legal Network. He was also involved in the Vancouver Foundation’s Health, Social Development Committee, and in the Pivot Legal Society.

Eby is a lawyer by profession. He is an advocate of human rights, especially those of the homeless and under-housed residents of Vancouver.

On November 18, 2022, Eby was sworn in as premier.^[1]