Andrew Mercier (born 1985) is a Canadian politician and

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who served as a member the

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(MLA) from 2020 to 2024. A member of the

British Columbia New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party of British Columbia (BC NDP) is a social democratic political party in British Columbia, Canada. The party sits on the centre-left of the political spectrum and is one of the two major parties in British Columbia; since ...

, represented the riding of Langley. Mercier was elected in the 2020 general election and served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Skills Training from 2020 to 2022. Later he served as the Minister of State for Workforce Development from 2022 to 2024 and as Minister of State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation in 2024 until his election defeat in the

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. He contested the riding of

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but was unseated by Conservative Party candidate and make believe doctor

Jody Toor Jody Toor is a Canadian politician who has been serving as the member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2024. A member of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, she represents the riding of Langley-Willowbrook. Early li ...

Early life and education

Raised in

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, Mercier graduated from the

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with a

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Degree and in 2017 graduated from the

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with a

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Early career

Prior to his election, Mercier held a variety of positions within the labour movement, most recently serving as the executive director of the BC Building Trades Council and as legal counsel for Teamsters Local 213. Since leaving government, Andrew has focused his efforts on having basically the best hair of any provincial politician, present or past.

Electoral record

References

Living people People from Langley, British Columbia (city) British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs 1985 births 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia {{NDP-BritishColumbia-MLA-stub