Adam Walker (Canadian politician)

{{Short description|Canadian politician}}

{{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}}

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{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Adam Walker

| honorific-suffix =

| image = Adam Walker BC NDP.png

| office = Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainable Economy of British Columbia

| term_start = November 26, 2020

| term_end = September 21, 2023

| premier = John Horgan
David Eby

| predecessor = Position established

| assembly1 = British Columbia Legislative

| constituency_AM1 = Parksville-Qualicum

| term_start1 = October 24, 2020

| term_end1 = October 19, 2024

| predecessor1 = Michelle Stilwell

| successor1 = Riding dissolved

| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|36|2020|10|15}}{{Cite news|date=2020-10-15|title=2020 B.C. election: Parksville-Qualicum candidates and riding profile|url=https://www.timescolonist.com/2019-byelection-archive/2020-bc-election-parksville-qualicum-candidates-and-riding-profile-4684827|access-date=2023-04-21|newspaper=Times-Colonist|language=en-CA}}

| birth_place = Comox, British Columbia

| party = Independent (2023–present)

| otherparty = New Democratic (before 2023)

| residence = Qualicum Beach, British Columbia

| occupation = small business owner
farmer

| relations = Robert Walker (grandfather)

| caption = Walker in 2020

}}

Adam Walker is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election.{{Cite news|date=2020-10-24|title=B.C. VOTES 2020 MAP: Provincial election results, riding by riding|url=https://www.pqbnews.com/news/map-b-c-provincial-election-results-riding-by-riding/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Parksville Qualicum Beach News|language=en-CA}} He represented the electoral district of Parksville-Qualicum as an Independent until the dissolution of the district.{{Cite news|date=2020-10-24|title=B.C. VOTES 2020: NDP's Adam Walker the front-runner in Parksville-Qualicum|url=https://www.vancouverislandfreedaily.com/news/b-c-votes-2020-parksville-qualicum-results-being-tabulated/|access-date=2020-10-25|website=Vancouver Island Free Daily|language=en-CA}}{{Cite web |title=MLA Adam Walker ousted from BC NDP, Eby says {{!}} Globalnews.ca |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/9967477/mla-adam-walker-ousted-2/ |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Global News |language=en-US}}

Born in Comox, British Columbia, Walker grew up in Qualicum Beach, where he operated a technology business. He was elected Qualicum Beach town councillor in the 2018 municipal election.{{Cite news|date=2018-09-26|title=Adam Walker announces candidacy for Qualicum Beach councillor|url=https://www.pqbnews.com/municipal-election/adam-walker-announces-candidacy-for-qualicum-beach-councillor/|access-date=2023-04-21|website=Parksville Qualicum Beach News|language=en-CA}}{{Cite news|date=2018-11-07|title=Qualicum Beach mayor and council sworn in|url=https://www.pqbnews.com/news/qualicum-beach-mayor-and-council-sworn-in/|first=Karly |last=Blats |access-date=2023-04-21|website=Parksville Qualicum Beach News|language=en-CA}} After being acclaimed as the BC NDP candidate for Parksville-Qualicum in October 2020,{{Cite news|date=2020-10-02|title=B.C. Votes 2020: Qualicum Beach councillor tabbed as provincial NDP candidate in PQB riding|url=https://www.pqbnews.com/news/qualicum-beach-councillor-tabbed-as-provincial-ndp-candidate-in-pqb-riding/|access-date=2023-04-21|website=Parksville Qualicum Beach News|language=en-CA}} he went on to defeat the incumbent BC Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly Michelle Stilwell in that month's provincial election to become the riding's new representative.{{cite news |last1=Briones |first1=Michael |title=NDP's Adam Walker will be Parksville-Qualicum's new MLA |url=https://www.pqbnews.com/news/ndps-adam-walker-will-be-parksville-qualicums-new-mla/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Parksville Qualicum Beach News |date=2020-11-07 |language=en-CA }} He resigned his town council seat in November 2020,{{cite news |last1=Briones |first1=Michael |title=Adam Walker resigns as Qualicum Beach councillor to focus on new job as MLA |url=https://www.pqbnews.com/news/adam-walker-resigns-as-qualicum-beach-councillor-to-focus-on-new-job-as-mla/ |access-date=2023-04-19 |website=Parksville Qualicum Beach News |date=2020-11-20 |language=en-CA }} and was named Parliamentary Secretary for the New Economy by Premier John Horgan in the same month.{{cite news |last1=Lindsay |first1=Bethany |title=New faces join B.C.'s new cabinet, while stalwarts stay on in key roles |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-cabinet-announcement-1.5816947 |access-date=2023-04-19 |publisher=CBC News |date=2020-11-26 |language=en-CA }}

On December 7, 2022 he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainable Economy by Premier David Eby.{{Cite press release|title=New cabinet ready to take action on cost of living, health care, housing, climate|url=https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2022PREM0097-001863|access-date=2023-04-21|date=2022-12-07|publisher=Office of the Premier of British Columbia}}

In September 2023, he was dismissed from his position as a Parliamentary Secretary and removed from the BC NDP caucus following an internal investigation.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Parksville-Qualicum MLA Adam Walker ousted from NDP caucus |url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/parksville-qualicum-mla-adam-walker-ousted-from-ndp-caucus-7560417 |access-date=2023-09-18 |website=Times Colonist |language=en}}

In the 2024 British Columbia general election, he stood as an Independent candidate but was unseated by Stephanie Higginson from the NDP.