(Victoria) Former British Columbia premier John Horgan died Tuesday at the age of 65, after a third battle with cancer.
Published at 3:05 p.m.
Updated at 4:29 p.m.
Dirk Meissner
The Canadian Press
Mr. Horgan served as the NDP premier of British Columbia for five years, before leaving that role in 2022. He was appointed Canadian ambassador to Germany the following year.
But last June, Mr. Horgan announced he was taking time off after being diagnosed with thyroid cancer. His family announced on social media on Tuesday that Mr. Horgan died peacefully in the morning at a Victoria hospital.
John Horgan, who served five terms as an NDP member of the British Columbia legislature, left his suburban Victoria seat in March 2023, citing health reasons. He had undergone more than 30 radiotherapy treatments to fight throat cancer.
Mr. Horgan’s retirement from politics did not last long: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him ambassador to Berlin eight months later, in November 2023.
Political scientist Hamish Telford, who teaches at the University of the Fraser Valley, says Mr. Horgan accomplished a rare feat in politics: he left office more popular than when he was first elected.
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