Executive Council of British Columbia

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Executive Council of British Columbia
Coat of arms of British Columbia.svg
Arms of Her Majesty the Queen in right of British Columbia
NicknameCabinet of British Columbia
FormationJuly 20, 1871
(150 years ago)
 (1871-07-20)
Membership
Elizabeth II
Represented by
Janet Austin, lieutenant governor
Chair
John Horgan, premier
Staff
Government of British Columbia
Websitewww2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/cabinet/cabinet-ministers

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 November 2020.[1]

Lieutenant governor Term
Janet Austin (2018–present)
Portfolio Minister Term
Premier of British Columbia John Horgan (2017–present)
Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training Anne Kang (2020–present)
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Lana Popham (2017–present)
Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen (2017–present)
Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean (2020–present)
Minister of Citizens' Services Lisa Beare (2020–present)
Minister of Education Jennifer Whiteside (2020–present)
Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (and the Consular Corps of BC) Bruce Ralston (2017–present)
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (including TransLink) George Heyman (2017–present)
Minister of Finance Selina Robinson (2020–present)
Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development Katrine Conroy (2020–present)
Minister of Health (and Francophone Affairs) Adrian Dix (2017–present)
Minister of Housing and Attorney General of British Columbia David Eby (2017–present)
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin (2020–present)
Minister of State for Infrastructure Bowinn Ma (2020–present)
Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Ravi Kahlon (2020–present)
Minister of Labour Harry Bains (2017–present)
Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resources Operations Nathan Cullen (2020–present)
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Sheila Malcolmson (2020–present)
Minister of Municipal Affairs Josie Osborne (2020–present)
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth (2017–present)
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Nicholas Simons (2020–present)
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Melanie Mark (2020–present)
Minister of State for Trade George Chow (2017–present)
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming (2020–present)

References[]

  1. ^ "Executive Council of the B.C. Government". www2.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
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