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Attorney General of British Columbia

British Columbia cabinet minister

Field	Value
post	Attorney General of British Columbia
image	Niki Sharma, BC NDP candidate for Vancouver-Hastings (54004752208) (cropped).jpg
incumbent	Niki Sharma
incumbentsince	December 7, 2022
formation	1859
first	George Hunter Cary
nominator	Premier of British Columbia
appointer	Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
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The attorney general of British Columbia (AG) oversees the Ministry of Attorney General, a provincial government department responsible for the oversight of the justice system, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. The attorney general is a member of the provincial cabinet, typically a member of Legislative Assembly who is chosen by the premier of British Columbia and formally appointed by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia.

The attorney general is responsible for ensuring that public administration is conducted according to the law and as such, they are the chief advisor of law to the government, in addition to overseeing the court system and Sheriff Service. Under the King's Counsel Act, the attorney general is automatically appointed a King's Counsel upon swearing into office. The attorney general also serves as an ex officio bencher of the Law Society of British Columbia. A separate cabinet position, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, administers the province's law enforcement agencies (police, prisons and security).

Since December 7, 2022, the post has been held by Niki Sharma.

List of attorneys general of the Colony of British Columbia

George Hunter Cary; 1859–1861
Henry Pering Pellew Crease; 1861–1870
George Phillippo; 1870–1871

List of attorneys general of the province of British Columbia

Minister	Term start	Term end	Political party	Ministry
Edward Graham Alston	August 17, 1871	August 22, 1871		Interim
John Foster McCreight	August 22, 1871	November 13, 1871		Interim
November 14, 1871	December 23, 1872		McCreight
George Anthony Walkem	December 23, 1872	February 9, 1874		De Cosmos
February 11, 1874	January 27, 1876		Walkem I
Andrew Charles Elliott	February 1, 1876	June 25, 1878		Elliott
George Anthony Walkem	June 25, 1878	June 6, 1882		Walkem II
John Roland Hett	June 13, 1882	January 29, 1883		Beaven
Alexander Edmund Batson Davie	January 29, 1883	March 28, 1887		Smithe
April 1, 1887	August 1, 1889		A. E. B. Davie
Theodore Davie	August 3, 1889	June 29, 1892		Robson
July 2, 1892	March 2, 1895		T. Davie
David McEwen Eberts	March 4, 1895	August 8, 1898		Turner
Joseph Martin	August 15, 1898	July 27, 1899		Semlin
Alexander Henderson	August 7, 1899	February 27, 1900
Joseph Martin	February 28, 1900	June 14, 1900		Martin
David McEwen Eberts	June 15, 1900	November 21, 1900		Dunsmuir
November 25, 1902	May 27, 1903		Prior
Albert Edward McPhillips	June 4, 1903	November 5, 1903		McBride
Charles Wilson	November 5, 1903	March 15, 1906
Frederick John Fulton	March 15, 1906	July 24, 1907
William John Bowser	July 24, 1907	December 15, 1915
December 15, 1915	November 23, 1916		Bowser
Malcolm Archibald Macdonald	November 29, 1916	May 14, 1917		Brewster
John Wallace de Beque Farris	May 14, 1917	March 1, 1918		Brewster
March 6, 1918	January 28, 1922	Oliver
Alexander Malcolm Manson	January 28, 1922	August 17, 1927		Oliver
August 20, 1927	August 20, 1928	MacLean
Robert Henry Pooley	August 21, 1928	November 15, 1933		Tolmie
Gordon McGregor Sloan	November 15, 1933	April 5, 1937		Pattullo
Duff Pattullo	April 5, 1937	July 5, 1937
Gordon Sylvester Wismer	July 5, 1937	November 14, 1941
Norman William Whittaker	November 14, 1941	November 19, 1941
Duff Pattullo	November 24, 1941	December 9, 1941
Royal Maitland	December 10, 1941	March 28, 1946		Hart
Gordon Sylvester Wismer	March 28, 1946	December 29, 1947		Hart
December 29, 1947	August 1, 1952	Johnson
Robert Bonner	August 1, 1952	May 27, 1968		W. A. C. Bennett
Leslie Peterson	May 27, 1968	September 15, 1972
Alexander Macdonald	September 15, 1972	December 22, 1975		Barrett
Garde Gardom	December 22, 1975	November 23, 1979		B. Bennett
Allan Williams	November 23, 1979	May 26, 1983
Brian Smith	May 26, 1983	August 6, 1986		B. Bennett
August 6, 1986	June 29, 1988	Vander Zalm
Elwood Veitch	June 29, 1988	August 6, 1988		Vander Zalm
Bud Smith	August 6, 1988	July 13, 1990
Russell Fraser	July 13, 1990	April 2, 1991		Vander Zalm
April 2, 1991	November 5, 1991	Johnston
Colin Gabelmann	November 5, 1991	August 16, 1995		Harcourt
Ujjal Dosanjh	August 16, 1995	February 22, 1996		Harcourt
February 28, 1996	August 25, 1999	G. Clark
August 25, 1999	February 24, 2000	Miller
Andrew Petter	February 29, 2000	November 1, 2000		Dosanjh
Graeme Bowbrick	November 1, 2000	June 5, 2001
Geoff Plant	June 5, 2001	June 16, 2005		Campbell
Wally Oppal	June 16, 2005	June 10, 2009
Mike de Jong	June 10, 2009	December 1, 2010
Barry Penner	December 1, 2010	March 14, 2011
March 14, 2011	August 18, 2011		C. Clark
Shirley Bond	August 18, 2011	June 10, 2013		C. Clark
Suzanne Anton	June 10, 2013	June 12, 2017
Andrew Wilkinson	June 12, 2017	July 18, 2017
David Eby	July 18, 2017	July 19, 2022		Horgan
Murray Rankin	July 22, 2022	November 18, 2022
Niki Sharma	December 7, 2022	Incumbent		Eby

References

Ministry of Attorney General. (2023-02-28). "Attorney General - Province of British Columbia". [[Government of British Columbia]].
{{cite canlaw. (1996)

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