Executive Council of British Columbia

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 Council of British Columbia
NicknameCabinet of British Columbia
FormationJuly 20, 1871
(153 years ago)
 (1871-07-20)
Membership
Charles III
Represented by
Janet Austin, lieutenant governor
Chair
David Eby, premier
Staff
Government of British Columbia
Websitewww2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/cabinet/cabinet-ministers

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

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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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ "David Eby sworn in as B.C. premier". CBC News. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "New ministers appointed for Citizens' Services; Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills | BC Gov News". February 20, 2024.