What is Adrian Dix?
[[File:Adrian_Dix_2016.jpg|thumb|Dix in 2016]] '''Adrian Dix''' (born April 20, 1964) is a [[Canadian]] [[politician]]. He is a member of the [[Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]] and the [[Minister of Health]] of [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. He was also the leader of the [[British Columbia New Democratic Party]] from 2011 to 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/dix-clinches-leadership-of-bc-ndp/article576827/|title=Dix clinches leadership of BC NDP|date=April 17, 2011|last1=Hunter|first1=Justine|last2=Bailey|first2=Ian|website=[[The Globe and Mail]]|access-date=July 12, 2019}}</ref> Dix was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the [[2005 British Columbia general election|2005 provincial election]]. He led the BC NDP into the [[2013 British Columbia provincial election|2013 provincial election]]. Even though [[opinion poll]]ing showed that he would win the election, he lost the election to the [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal Party]]. Because of this, he [[resign]]ed as the leader of the BC NDP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/british-columbia/adrian-dix-expected-to-clarify-political-future-in-afternoon-announcement/article14396110/|title=Dix steps down, but pledges to help NDP rebuild|date=September 18, 2013|last1=Bailey|first1=Ian|last2=Hunter|first2=Justine|website=The Globe and Mail|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> ==Political career== Dix was first elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 provincial election. He was elected to the [[electoral district (Canada)|electoral district]] of [[Vancouver-Kingsway (provincial electoral district)|Vancouver-Kingsway]]. He beat the [[incumbent]] Liberal MLA [[Rob Nijjar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thetyee.ca/News/2011/04/20/MemoMistake/|title=‘I Own Memo Mistake’ Says Dix, Pointing to His Record Since|date=20 April 2011|last=MacLeod|first=Andrew|website=The Tyee|access-date=19 August 2019}}</ref> == Related pages == * [[Health care in Canada]] == References ==