Josie Osborne

Josie Osborne was first elected as the MLA for Mid Island-Pacific Rim in 2020.

Josie was appointed the Minister of Health in November 2024. She previously served as Minister of Municipal Affairs, Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship and Minister Responsible for Fisheries, and most recently as Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation.

Josie grew up on Vancouver Island and has lived in Tofino for over 20 years, first moving there to work as a fisheries biologist for the Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council and later as executive director of an environmental education non-profit organization.

She was the Mayor of Tofino from 2013-2020, and also served as Chair and Vice-Chair for the Alberni Clayoquot Regional District. Josie also chaired the Alberni-Clayoquot Regional Hospital District for four years and sat on the Alberni-Clayoquot Health Network for six years. During her time in local government, Josie chaired the Tofino Housing Corporation and was a strong proponent for active transportation and regional transit. She has served as Chair of the Board for the Island Coastal Economic Trust, and in 2017, she was appointed by the BC Minister of Environment and Climate Change to the BC Clean Growth and Climate Action Advisory Council.

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