Emily Lowan

Emily Lowan is a Canadian politician and activist who has served as leader of the Green Party of British Columbia since 2025.
Lowan is an alumna of Claremont Secondary School in Victoria, BC and the University of Victoria. She successfully campaigned to have the University of Victoria’s working capital fund divest $256 million of investments in fossil fuel corporations. She is the former Fossil Fuel Supply Campaigns Lead at Climate Action Network Canada.
Lowan launched her campaign for the party leadership on July 3, 2025, receiving endorsements from David Suzuki, among others. She won the election in September 2025, winning over 60% of the popular vote, becoming the first Generation Z leader of a major political party in Canadian history.
Lowan is not a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, but has said she intends to run in the next "viable" provincial by-election or in the next general election. She has said she will not ask either of the two current Green MLAs Jeremy Valeriote or Rob Botterell to resign so she can run in a by-election in their constituencies.
Lowan holds a Bachelor of Arts in political science and environmental studies from the University of Victoria.