Executive Council of British Columbia
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| Nickname | Cabinet of British Columbia |
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| Formation | July 20, 1871 |
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| 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 13, 2024.[1] His cabinet was sworn in on November 18, 2024.[2]
| Lieutenant governor | Viceregent since | |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Austin | 2018 | |
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister since |
| Premier of British Columbia | David Eby | 2022 |
| Attorney General of British Columbia and Deputy Premier | Niki Sharma | 2022 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Lana Popham | 2024 |
| Minister of State for Child Care and Youth with Support Needs | Jodie Wickens | 2024 |
| Minister of Children and Family Development | Grace Lore | 2024 |
| Minister of Citizens' Services | George Chow | 2024 |
| Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services | Terry Yung | 2024 |
| Minister of Education and Child Care | Lisa Beare | 2024 |
| Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions (and Francophone Affairs) | Adrian Dix | 2024 |
| Minister of Environment and Parks | Tamara Davidson | 2024 |
| Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness | Kelly Greene | 2024 |
| Minister of Finance | Brenda Bailey | 2024 |
| Minister of Forests | Ravi Parmar | 2024 |
| Minister of Health | Josie Osborne | 2024 |
| Minister of Housing | Ravi Kahlon | 2022 |
| Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation | Christine Boyle | 2024 |
| Minister of Infrastructure | Bowinn Ma | 2024 |
| Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation | Diana Gibson | 2024 |
| Minister of State for Trade | Rick Glumac | 2024 |
| Minister of Labour | Jennifer Whiteside | 2024 |
| Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities | Brittny Anderson | 2024 |
| Minister of Mining and Critical Materials | Jagrup Brar | 2024 |
| Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills | Anne Kang | 2024 |
| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General | Garry Begg | 2024 |
| Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction | Sheila Malcolmson | 2022 |
| Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | Spencer Chandra Herbert | 2024 |
| Minister of Transportation and Transit | Mike Farnworth | 2024 |
| Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship | Randene Neill | 2024 |
List of historical cabinets
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Vinca, Maria; Meissner, Dirk (November 14, 2024). "B.C. Premier David Eby, 46 NDP MLAs sworn-in at Legislature". CityNews Vancouver. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Dickson, Courtney; DeRosa, Katie (November 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power". cbc.ca.
