Ravi Kahlon

Political career In October 2016, Kahlon announced he would be running for office in the 2017 provincial election with the BC NDP; he won the NDP nomination in Delta North. That riding is considered a swing district, having been won three times each by the BC NDP and British Columbia Liberal Party in the six elections prior to 2017. When the election was held on May 9, 2017, Kahlon defeated Liberal incumbent Scott Hamilton by a margin of 9.14 percentage points.

The 2017 British Columbia election resulted in a hung parliament, with no party controlling a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly. However, the NDP was eventually able to form a minority government with the support of the Green Party of British Columbia. The NDP government was sworn in on July 18, 2017, with new Premier John Horgan naming Kahlon as Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism. Kahlon was later named Parliamentary Secretary for Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development.

Kahlon supported eventual winner Jagmeet Singh for leader of the federal New Democratic Party in that party's 2017 leadership election.

Following his re-election in 2020, in which he won 56.78% of the vote, he was named Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation.

After Horgan announced his retirement as premier and party leader in 2022, Kahlon endorsed David Eby and joined as co-chair of Eby's campaign, alongside Katrina Chen. Kahlon was subsequently named Minister of Housing and Government House Leader in the Eby ministry on December 7, 2022.

In January 2025, during the trade war with the United States, Kahlon was named to chair the cabinet committee coordinating the province's response. In July 2025, he was named Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth, taking over the province's trade file. On August 14, 2026, he was named Minister of Health following a cabinet shuffle.

Electoral record

International senior competitions 2000 — Olympic Games, Sydney (10th) 2001 — World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh (8th) 2002 — Commonwealth Games, Manchester (6th) 2003 — Pan American Games, Santo Domingo (2nd) 2004 — Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Madrid (11th) 2004 — Pan American Cup, London (2nd) 2006 — Commonwealth Games, Melbourne (9th) 2007 — Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro (1st) 2008 — Olympic Games, Beijing (10th)