Christy Clark ministry

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Christy Clark ministry
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35th ministry of British Columbia
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Christy Clark in 2011
Date formedMarch 14, 2011 (2011-03-14)
Date dissolvedJuly 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
People and organisations
Monarch Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor
Premier Christy Clark
Deputy Premier
Member party Liberal Party
Status in legislature
Opposition party New Democratic Party
Opposition leader
History
Elections 2013, 2017
Legislature terms
Incoming formation 2011 Liberal leadership election
Outgoing formation 2017 government formation
Predecessor Campbell ministry
Successor Horgan ministry

The Christy Clark ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from March 14, 2011, to July 18, 2017. It was led by Christy Clark, the 35th premier of British Columbia, and consisted of members of the British Columbia Liberal Party.

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The ministry replaced the Campbell ministry when Gordon Campbell stepped down as premier during the 39th Parliament of British Columbia and was replaced as premier by Clark. [1] It maintained power in the 40th Parliament of British Columbia after the 2013 general election. After the 2017 general election resulted in a hung parliament, it attempted to stay in power as a minority government but fell less than two months later as a result of a successful non-confidence motion on June 29, 2017. It was replaced by the Horgan ministry. [2]

List of ministers

PortfolioMinisterTenure
Premier of British Columbia Christy Clark March 14, 2011 – July 18, 2017
Deputy Premier of British Columbia Kevin Falcon March 14, 2011 – August 29, 2012
vacantAugust 29, 2012 – September 5, 2012
Rich Coleman September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Mary Polak March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Ida Chong September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
John Rustad June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Advanced Education Naomi Yamamoto March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
John Yap September 5, 2012 – March 4, 2013
Ralph Sultan March 4, 2013 – June 10, 2013
Amrik Virk June 10, 2013 – December 18, 2014
Andrew Wilkinson December 18, 2014 – June 12, 2017
Linda Reid June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Agriculture Don McRae March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Norm Letnick September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Pat Pimm June 10, 2013 – April 11, 2014
Norm Letnick April 11, 2014 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Children and Family Development Mary McNeil March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Stephanie Cadieux September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Citizens' Services and Open Government Ben Stewart September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ida Chong March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Bill Bennett September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Coralee Oakes June 10, 2013 – July 30, 2015
Peter Fassbender July 30, 2015 – June 12, 2017
Sam Sullivan June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Education George Abbott March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Don McRae September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Peter Fassbender June 10, 2013 – July 30, 2015
Mike Bernier July 30, 2015 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Energy and Mines Rich Coleman March 14, 2011 – June 10, 2013
Bill Bennett June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017
Rich Coleman June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Environment Terry Lake March 14, 2011 – June 10, 2013
Mary Polak June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017
Jordan Sturdy June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Finance Kevin Falcon March 14, 2011 – August 29, 2012
Shirley Bond August 29, 2012 – September 5, 2012
Mike de Jong September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Steve Thomson March 14, 2011 – June 22, 2017
John Rustad June 22, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Health Mike de Jong March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Margaret MacDiarmid September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Terry Lake June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017
Mary Polak June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister responsible for Housing Rich Coleman March 14, 2011 – June 12, 2017
Ellis Ross June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of International Trade (and Asia Pacific Strategy) Teresa Wat June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training Pat Bell March 14, 2011 – June 10, 2013
Shirley Bond June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Justice and Attorney General [lower-alpha 1] Barry Penner March 14, 2011 – August 18, 2011
Shirley Bond August 18, 2011 – June 10, 2013
Suzanne Anton June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017
Andrew Wilkinson June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government Stephanie Cadieux March 14, 2011 – September 26, 2011
Margaret MacDiarmid September 26, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Minister responsible for Labour Pat Bell September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Shirley Bond June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017
Minister of State for Multiculturalism Harry Bloy March 14, 2011 – March 16, 2012
John Yap March 24, 2012 – September 5, 2012
Minister responsible for Multiculturalism Harry Bloy March 14, 2011 – September 26, 2011
John Yap September 5, 2012 – March 4, 2013
Ralph Sultan March 4, 2013 – March 21, 2013
Mike de Jong March 21, 2013 – June 10, 2017
Teresa Wat June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Natural Gas Development Rich Coleman June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017
Ellis Ross June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Shirley Bond March 14, 2011 – February 8, 2012
Mike Morris December 11, 2015 – July 18, 2017
Minister of State for Rural Economic Development Donna Barnett October 21, 2015 – July 18, 2017
Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Minister of State for Small Business Naomi Yamamoto September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Coralee Oakes July 30, 2015 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Social Development Harry Bloy March 14, 2011 – September 26, 2011
Stephanie Cadieux September 26, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Moira Stilwell September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Don McRae June 10, 2013 – February 2, 2015
Michelle Stilwell February 2, 2015 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services Andrew Wilkinson June 10, 2013 – December 18, 2014
Amrik Virk December 18, 2014 – June 12, 2017
Jas Johal June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business Naomi Yamamoto June 10, 2013 – July 30, 2015
Minister responsible for TransLink Peter Fassbender July 30, 2015 – June 12, 2017
Sam Sullivan June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012
Mary Polak September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013
Todd Stone June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017

Cabinet shuffles

On August 18, 2011, Barry Penner stepped down as attorney general after announcing his impending retirement from politics. Shirley Bond was appointed to replace him, holding dual roles as attorney general and solicitor general. [3]

Clark first shuffled her cabinet on September 26, 2011, demoting Harry Bloy from Minister of Social Development to Minister of State for Multiculturalism, and moving Stephanie Cadieux into Bloy's old portfolio and Margaret MacDiarmid into Cadieux's. [4]

Clark initiated her first major shuffle on September 5, 2012. The shuffle was prompted by several veteran Liberals deciding not to seek election in the then-upcoming 2013 election. Among the ministers departing were Kevin Falcon and George Abbott, while those taking on new portfolios included Rich Coleman (deputy premier) and Mike de Jong (finance). [5]

Following the ministry's re-election in the 2013 election, Clark again shuffled her cabinet. The 19-member cabinet consisted of nine members who were already in cabinet, seven newly elected members, and two prior-elected members from the backbenches. Among those joining were Suzanne Anton (justice) and Peter Fassbender (education). Coleman, in addition to retaining his position as deputy premier, took the additional role as Minister of Housing and the first Minister of Natural Gas Development. [6] Columnist Keith Baldry noted that many of the ministries that receive the most media attention and coverage would be helmed by new ministers, allowing the government to present a "fresh face" and move on from the Campbell era. [7]

Following the 2017 election, on June 12, Clark appointed a new cabinet. The shuffle was prompted, in part, by the defeat of five ministers in the election and the retirement of a sixth. Five rookie ministers joined cabinet, including Ellis Ross, BC's first elected indigenous cabinet minister with a portfolio. [lower-alpha 2] Several existing ministers were shuffled to different portfolios; Clark downplayed the changes, describing the government as being in "caretaker mode" and that it wouldn't pursue any new policies, but added "the team reflects the results of listening to what voters told us in the last election." [8] [9]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Attorney General" from March 14, 2011 to February 2, 2012
  2. ↑ Ross was the third indigenous cabinet minister overall, after Frank Calder and Edward John. Calder was a minister without portfolio in the Barrett ministry from 1972 to 1973. John was the minister of children and families in the Dosanjh ministry from 2000 to 2001; however, John was not a member of the legislature.

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Citations

  1. ↑ "B.C. Premier Christy Clark sworn in, unveils cabinet". CTV News. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
  2. ↑ Keller, James; Hunter, Justine; Hager, Mike (June 29, 2017). "B.C. NDP to take power following confidence vote, ending 16 years of Liberal rule". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
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  6. ↑ "B.C. Premier Christy Clark, cabinet sworn in". CBC News . June 10, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Premier proves adept at cabinet shuffle". Richmond News. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
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  9. ↑ Brown, Scott (June 12, 2017). "B.C. Premier Christy Clark introduces new cabinet". vancouversun. Retrieved July 19, 2022.

Sources

"Christy Clark Cabinet 2011–2017" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved July 13, 2022.

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