Mike de Jong

Mike de Jong
De Jong in 2011
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Abbotsford West
(Abbotsford-Mount Lehman; 2001–2009)
(Matsqui; 1994–2001)
In office
February 17, 1994  September 21, 2024
Preceded byPeter Albert Dueck
Succeeded byKorky Neufeld
Minister responsible for Multiculturalism
In office
March 21, 2013  June 10, 2013
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byRalph Sultan
Succeeded byTeresa Wat (Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism)
Minister of Finance
In office
September 5, 2012  July 18, 2017
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byShirley Bond
(acting)
Succeeded byCarole James
Minister of Health
In office
March 14, 2011  September 5, 2012
PremierChristy Clark
Preceded byColin Hansen
Succeeded byMargaret MacDiarmid
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General
In office
May 5, 2010  October 25, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byKash Heed
Succeeded byRich Coleman
In office
April 9, 2010  May 4, 2010
Preceded byKash Heed
Succeeded byKash Heed
Attorney General
In office
June 10, 2009  December 1, 2010
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byWally Oppal
Succeeded byBarry Penner
Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
In office
August 15, 2006  June 10, 2009
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byTom Christensen
Succeeded byGeorge Abbott
Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services
In office
June 16, 2005  August 15, 2006
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byGraham Bruce
Succeeded byOlga Ilich
Minister of Forests
In office
June 5, 2001  June 16, 2005
PremierGordon Campbell
Preceded byGordon Wilson
Succeeded byRich Coleman
Personal details
Born
Michael de Jong

1963 or 1964 (age 61–62)
Political partyIndependent (federal, since 2025)
BC United (provincial)
Other political
affiliations
Conservative (federal, until 2025)
Residence(s)Matsqui, British Columbia
Alma materCarleton University (B.A.)
University of Alberta Faculty of Law (LL.B.)
Professionlawyer

Michael de Jong KC (born 1963 or 1964) is a politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the electoral district of Matsqui from 1994 to 2001, Abbotsford-Mount Lehman from 2001 to 2009, and Abbotsford West from 2009 until 2024. A caucus member of BC United (formerly known as the British Columbia Liberal Party), he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark, and ran for party leadership in 2011 and 2018.