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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Represented by | Janet Austin, lieutenant governor |
Chair | John Horgan, 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
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
The second ministry of John Horgan was sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin on November 26, 2020. The current Cabinet consists of members of the Legislative Assembly representing the province's governing party, the British Columbia New Democratic Party. Composition current as of September 2022.[1]
| Lieutenant governor | Viceregent since | |
|---|---|---|
| Janet Austin | 2018 | |
| Portfolio | Minister | Minister since |
| Premier of British Columbia | John Horgan | 2017 |
| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | Mike Farnworth | 2021 |
| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General | 2017 | |
| Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training | Anne Kang | 2020 |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Lana Popham | 2017 |
| Minister of State for Child Care | Katrina Chen | 2017 |
| Minister of Children and Family Development | Mitzi Dean | 2020 |
| Minister of Citizens' Services | Lisa Beare | 2020 |
| Minister of Education | Jennifer Whiteside | 2020 |
| Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (and the Consular Corps of BC) | Bruce Ralston | 2017 |
| Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (including TransLink) | George Heyman | 2017 |
| Minister of Finance | Selina Robinson | 2020 |
| Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development | Katrine Conroy | 2020 |
| Minister of Health (and Francophone Affairs) | Adrian Dix | 2017 |
| Minister of Housing and Attorney General of British Columbia | Murray Rankin | 2022 (acting) |
| Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation | Murray Rankin | 2020 |
| Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation | Ravi Kahlon | 2020 |
| Minister of State for Trade | George Chow | 2017 |
| Minister of Labour | Harry Bains | 2017 |
| Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship (and Fisheries) | Josie Osborne | 2022 |
| Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | Sheila Malcolmson | 2020 |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | Nathan Cullen | 2022 |
| Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction | Nicholas Simons | 2020 |
| Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport | Lisa Beare | 2022 (acting) |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure | Rob Fleming | 2020 |
| Minister of State for Infrastructure | Bowinn Ma | 2020 |
List of historical cabinets
- Vander Zalm ministry (1986–1991)
- Johnston ministry (1991)
- Harcourt ministry (1991–1996)
- Glen Clark ministry (1996–1999)
- Miller ministry (1999–2000)
- Dosanjh ministry (2000–2001)
- Campbell ministry (2001–2011)
- Christy Clark ministry (2011–2017)
References
- ^ "Executive Council of the B.C. Government". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved October 1, 2022.
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| Premier | ||
| Leader of the Opposition | ||
| Speaker of the Legislative Assembly | ||
| Legislative Assembly | ||
| Political parties | Contested in British Columbia 2020 election: Not contested in British Columbia 2020 election: | |
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