Executive Council of British Columbia
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| Nickname | Cabinet of British Columbia |
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| Formation | July 20, 1871 |
Membership | |
| Charles III | |
Represented by | Janet Austin, lieutenant governor |
Chair | David Eby, premier |
| Staff | Government of British Columbia |
| Website | www2 |
The Executive Council of British Columbia (the Cabinet) is the Cabinet of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Almost always composed of members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role as the federal Cabinet of Canada is to the Canadian House of Commons.
Executive power is vested in the Crown; the lieutenant governor of British Columbia, as representative of the Crown, exercises executive power on behalf of the Cabinet, acting as the lieutenant governor in Council. Members of the Cabinet are selected by the premier of British Columbia, who chairs the Cabinet.
History
[edit]Prior to their union in 1866, the Executive Councils of the separate crown colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island were largely appointed by the governor and included military and judicial officials, their role that of the governor's cabinet, similar to the present except that the governor took part in cabinet meetings and political decisions, whereas the modern-day lieutenant governor does not. The colonial Legislative Assemblies were subordinate to the governor and the Council and served more as a sounding-board than a legislative body.
Cabinet
[edit]The current Cabinet consists of members of the Legislative Assembly representing the province's governing party, the British Columbia New Democratic Party. David Eby was sworn in as premier of British Columbia by Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin on November 18, 2022.[1] His initial cabinet was sworn in on December 7, 2022.[2]
| Lieutenant governor | Viceregent since | |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Austin | 2018 | |
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister since |
| Premier of British Columbia | David Eby | 2022 |
| Attorney General of British Columbia | Niki Sharma | 2022 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Pam Alexis | 2022 |
| Minister of State for Child Care | Mitzi Dean | 2024 |
| Minister of Children and Family Development | Grace Lore | 2024 |
| Minister of Citizens' Services | George Chow | 2024 |
| Minister of Education and Child Care | Rachna Singh | 2022 |
| Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation | Josie Osborne | 2022 |
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (including TransLink) | George Heyman | 2017 |
| Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness | Bowinn Ma | 2022 |
| Minister of Finance | Katrine Conroy | 2022 |
| Minister of Forests | Bruce Ralston | 2022 |
| Minister of Health (and Francophone Affairs) | Adrian Dix | 2017 |
| Minister of Housing | Ravi Kahlon | 2022 |
| Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation | Murray Rankin | 2020 |
| Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation | Brenda Bailey | 2022 |
| Minister of State for Trade | Jagrup Brar | 2022 |
| Minister of Labour | Harry Bains | 2017 |
| Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship | Nathan Cullen | 2022 |
| Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | Jennifer Whiteside | 2022 |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | Anne Kang | 2022 |
| Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills | Lisa Beare[3] | 2024 |
| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General and Deputy Premier | Mike Farnworth | 2017 |
| Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction | Sheila Malcolmson | 2022 |
| Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | Lana Popham | 2022 |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure | Rob Fleming | 2020 |
| Minister of State for Transportation and Infrastructure | Dan Coulter | 2022 |
| Minister of State, Forestry | Andrew Mercier | 2024 |
List of historical cabinets
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "David Eby sworn in as B.C. premier". CBC News. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
- ^ "B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet mixes veterans with 1st-time ministers faces in key portfolios". CBC News. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
- ^ "New ministers appointed for Citizens' Services; Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills | BC Gov News". February 20, 2024.
