Green Party MLA Adam Olsen will be taking over the reigns of the party on an interim basis.

The Saanich North and the Islands MLA will serve in the role until the party membership selects a full time leader in June. Olsen will not run for the leadership.

“I’m honoured to accept the role of interim-leader once again. The work that our caucus has carried out over the past two years is incredibly important to me,” Olsen said.

“I want to acknowledge and thank my colleague and friend Andrew Weaver for his leadership,” he added.

“This is an incredibly exciting time for the party. The 2020 leadership contest is an opportunity to champion our values, open up our organization, welcome new voices, and build the next era of politics in B.C.”

BC Green Party Leader Andrew Weaver will officially step down as the party’s leader in January, but will stay on as the member of the legislature for the Victoria-area riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head.

Weaver’s last day as leader will coincide with the first day of the upcoming leadership contest.

The leadership race will run from mid-January until June 28 of next year. The party will announce the new leader at a convention in Nanaimo.

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