He was formerly a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, representing the riding of Peace River South from 2001 to 2013.

A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party, he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.

Lekstrom was born in 1961 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan and moved to Dawson Creek, British Columbia later that year.

[1][2] He graduated from South Peace Secondary School, and worked with BC Tel starting in 1979 as an installer-repairman.

[6][7] Lekstrom resigned from the BC Liberal caucus on June 11, 2010 over the implementation of the Harmonized Sales Tax,[8] a policy that he had previously endorsed.