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Eby ministry

Eby ministry

Cabinet of British Columbia since 2022

The Eby ministry is the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that has governed British Columbia since November 18, 2022. It is chaired by the 37th premier of British Columbia, David Eby. The Cabinet is made up of members of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), which commands a majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

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The ministry replaced the Horgan ministry after John Horgan stepped down as premier and NDP leader and Eby was selected to succeed him.[1] Eby was sworn into office on November 18, 2022,[2] and appointed his first cabinet on December 7, 2022.[3][lower-alpha 1]

List of ministers

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Cabinet composition and shuffles

After being sworn in on November 18, 2022, Eby announced his new cabinet on December 7, 2022. His cabinet consisted of 23 ministers and four ministers of state, and established two new ministries: a standalone Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. Among the changes, former forests minister Katrine Conroy was named the new finance minister; Ravi Kahlon, former jobs minister and a close ally of Eby's, became the inaugural housing minister; Bowinn Ma, formerly minister of state for infrastructure, moved to the new emergency management ministry; and Niki Sharma, former parliamentary secretary for community development, was promoted to Attorney General. A total of eight ministers were elevated from parliamentary secretary or the backbenches — Sharma, Pam Alexis, Brenda Bailey, Jagrup Brar, Dan Coulter, Grace Lore, Andrew Mercier and Rachna Singh — while eight ministers kept the portfolios they held under Horgan: Harry Bains, Lisa Beare, Mitzi Dean, Adrian Dix, Mike Farnworth, Rob Fleming, George Heyman and Murray Rankin. After the shuffle, Eby's cabinet included more women than men.[3][5][6]

Two cabinet ministers were replaced in 2024. On January 15, Mitzi Dean was dropped as minister of children and family development, with Grace Lore appointed as her replacement. Dean took Lore's old position as minister of state for child care. Additionally, Andrew Mercier's responsibility changed from workplace development to sustainable forestry innovation.[7] On February 5, Selina Robinson was dismissed as minister of post-secondary education after comments about Palestine; Brenda Bailey assumed the duties of the ministry until a full replacement was named.[8] Two weeks later, on February 20, Lisa Beare was named the new post-secondary minister, and George Chow took over Beare's old portfolio of citizens' services.[9]

Notes

  1. Horgan's outgoing cabinet continued in their roles until Eby announced his own cabinet. However, those ministers are not considered to have been part of the Eby ministry.[4]

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    "David Eby sworn in as B.C. premier". CBC News. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. [2]
    Katie, DeRosa (November 18, 2022). "'Historic and heartwarming': B.C.'s 37th Premier David Eby sworn in on Musqueam lands". The Province. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. [3]
    "B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet of 23 ministers". CTV News. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. [4]
    "David Eby Cabinet 2022–Present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. [5]
    "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.
  6. [6]
    DeRosa, Katie (December 7, 2012). "B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet with Niki Sharma, Katrine Conroy and Ravi Kahlon in top posts". The Province. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. [7]
    Meissner, Dirk (January 15, 2014). "Eby drops children's minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed as replacement". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  8. [8]
    Brougham, Laura (February 5, 2024). "Selina Robinson to step down as minister of advanced education". CHEK. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  9. [9]
    Brougham, Laura (February 20, 2024). "Eby announces new roles for three B.C. MLAs". CHEK. Retrieved February 20, 2024.

Sources

"David Eby Cabinet 2022–present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
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