Former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Iain Black says he plans to run in the B.C. Conservative leadership race.
Black made the announcement at an event in Port Coquitlam on Thursday.
He said in a statement the party needs a leader who can hit the ground running.
“In my conversations with party members and supporters over the past six weeks, the message was clear: this cannot be a long-game solution. We must be ready to win now—and ready to govern immediately, with a disciplined team, a serious plan, and a clear focus on results,” said Black.
Black handled a number of portfolios in Gordon Campbell’s cabinet, including serving as labour minister until he resigned in 2011. He went on to head the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade until 2019.
He was a Conservative candidate for the Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam riding in last year’s federal election, losing to Liberal Ron McKinnon.
Black joins a growing list of candidates who have announced a bid for the party’s leadership. It includes Vancouver businessman Yuri Fulmer, Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare, political commentator Caroline Elliot, and Rossland contractor Warren Hamm.
Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford is serving as interim leader of the party, and has said he doesn’t plan to run.
The party said it has formed a committee to develop the rules for the race and a leadership election would be announced soon.
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