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Executive Council of British Columbia

Overview of the executive council of the Canadian province of British Columbia

Summary

Overview of the executive council of the Canadian province of British Columbia

FieldValue
nameExecutive Council of British Columbia
imageCoat of arms of British Columbia.svg
captionArms of His Majesty the King in right of British Columbia
nicknameCabinet of British Columbia
formation
membership*Lieutenant governor of British Columbia
leader_titleMonarch of Canada
leader_name
leader_title2Represented by
leader_name2Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, lieutenant governor
leader_title3Chair
leader_name3David Eby, premier
staffGovernment of British Columbia
website
  • Premier of British Columbia
  • 23 ministers of the Crown 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 the advice of the Cabinet as the lieutenant governor in Council. Members of the Cabinet are selected by the premier of British Columbia, who chairs the Cabinet.

History

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

Main article: Eby ministry

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. His cabinet was sworn in on November 18, 2024.

Lieutenant governorViceregent sincePortfolioMinisterMinister since
Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia2025
Premier of British ColumbiaDavid Eby2022
Attorney General of British Columbia and Deputy PremierNiki Sharma2022
Minister of Agriculture and FoodLana Popham2024
Minister of State for Child Care and Youth with Support NeedsJodie Wickens2024
Minister of Children and Family DevelopmentGrace Lore2024
Minister of Citizens' ServicesGeorge Chow2024
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated ServicesTerry Yung2024
Minister of Education and Child CareLisa Beare2024
Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions (and Francophone Affairs)Adrian Dix2024
Minister of Environment and ParksTamara Davidson2024
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate ReadinessKelly Greene2024
Minister of FinanceBrenda Bailey2024
Minister of ForestsRavi Parmar2024
Minister of HealthJosie Osborne2024
Minister of HousingRavi Kahlon2022
Minister of Indigenous Relations and ReconciliationChristine Boyle2024
Minister of InfrastructureBowinn Ma2024
Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and InnovationDiana Gibson2024
Minister of State for TradeRick Glumac2024
Minister of LabourJennifer Whiteside2024
Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural CommunitiesBrittny Anderson2024
Minister of Mining and Critical MaterialsJagrup Brar2024
Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future SkillsAnne Kang2024
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor GeneralGarry Begg2024
Minister of Social Development and Poverty ReductionSheila Malcolmson2022
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and SportSpencer Chandra Herbert2024
Minister of Transportation and TransitMike Farnworth2024
Minister of Water, Land and Resource StewardshipRandene Neill2024

List of historical cabinets

Main article: List of British Columbian ministries

References

References

  1. Vinca, Maria. (2024-11-14). "B.C. Premier David Eby, 46 NDP MLAs sworn-in at Legislature".
  2. Dickson, Courtney. (Nov 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power".
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