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Comox Councillor Dr. Jonathan Kerr Enters BC Greens Leadership Race

His campaign is buoyed by party endorsements as members prepare to vote online in mid-September.

Dr. Jonathan Kerr (left) is pictured with his children Gwenyth (middle left) and Tobin (middle right) as well as his wife Christy Wagner (right). Kerr has thrown his name into the ring for consideration to become the next leader of the BC Green Party.
A Vancouver Island councillor and family doctor has announced his candidacy for the next B.C. Green Party leader. Jonathan Kerr, seen in this Wednesday, June 4, 2025, handout photo, says he will officially launch his campaign on Saturday with an event in Courtenay. He is a twice-elected Comox councillor and has been a family doctor for 17 years. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Jonathan Kerr (Mandatory Credit)

Overview

  • Dr. Jonathan Kerr declared his bid on July 2, becoming the first candidate to seek the BC Green Party leadership.
  • He serves a second term on Comox town council and has practised as a family physician for 17 years.
  • As chair of the Comox Valley doctor recruitment task force, Kerr says the region gained 44 family doctors and cut the number of residents without a physician from 14,000 to 2,000.
  • His campaign has secured endorsements from former party leader Jane Sterk and Comox councillor Jenn Meilleur.
  • Interim MLAs Jeremy Valeriote and Rob Botterell declined to run, leaving the next leader without a seat until a by-election or the 2028 provincial election.