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Eby ministry
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37th ministry of British Columbia
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David Eby in 2022
Date formedNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
People and organisations
Monarch Charles III
Lieutenant governor Janet Austin
Premier David Eby
Deputy premier
No. of ministers28
Ministers removed1
Total no. of members29
Member party New Democratic Party
Status in legislature Majority government
47 / 93 (51%)
Opposition cabinet
Opposition party BC United (2022–2024)
Conservative (since 2024)
Opposition leader
History
Election 2024
Legislature terms
Incoming formation 2022 NDP leadership election
Predecessor Horgan ministry

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.

Contents

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] [a]

In November 2024, he revealed his new cabinet following the 2024 British Columbia general election. [5]

List of ministers

Eby ministry by portfolio
PortfolioMinisterConstituencyTenure
StartEnd
Premier of British Columbia David Eby Vancouver-Point Grey November 18, 2022Present
Minister of State for Local Government and Rural Communities Brittny Anderson Kootenay Central November 18, 2024Present
Deputy Premier of British Columbia Mike Farnworth Port Coquitlam December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Niki Sharma Vancouver-Hastings November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Agriculture and Food Pam Alexis Abbotsford-Mission December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Lana Popham Saanich South November 18, 2024Present
Attorney General Niki Sharma Vancouver-Hastings December 7, 2022Present
Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean Esquimalt-Metchosin December 7, 2022January 15, 2024
Grace Lore Victoria-Beacon Hill January 15, 2024Present
Minister of Citizens' Services Lisa Beare Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows December 7, 2022February 20, 2024
George Chow Vancouver-Fraserview February 20, 2024Present
Minister of Education and Child Care Rachna Singh Surrey-Green Timbers December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Lisa Beare Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows November 18, 2024Present
Minister of State for Child Care Grace Lore Victoria-Beacon Hill December 7, 2022January 15, 2024
Mitzi Dean Esquimalt-Metchosin January 15, 2024November 18, 2024
Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs Jodie Wickens Coquitlam-Burke Mountain November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma North Vancouver-Lonsdale December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Kelly Greene Richmond-Steveston November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Adrian Dix Vancouver-Renfrew November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Josie Osborne Mid Island-Pacific Rim December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman Vancouver-Fairview December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Minister of Environment and Parks Tamara Davidson North Coast-Haida Gwaii November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy Kootenay West December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Brenda Bailey Vancouver-South Granville November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston Surrey-Whalley December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Ravi Parmar Langford-Highlands November 18, 2024Present
Minister of State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation Andrew Mercier Langley January 15, 2024November 18, 2024
Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs Adrian Dix Vancouver-Kingsway December 7, 2022Present
Minister of Health Adrian Dix Vancouver-Kingsway December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Josie Osborne Mid Island-Pacific Rim November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon Delta North December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon Delta North November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin Oak Bay-Gordon Head December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Christine Boyle Vancouver-Little Mountain November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Infrastructure Bowinn Ma North Vancouver-Lonsdale November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Brenda Bailey Vancouver-False Creek December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Diana Gibson Oak Bay-Gordon Head November 18, 2024Present
Minister of State for Trade Jagrup Brar Surrey-Fleetwood December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Rick Glumac Port Moody-Burquitlam November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Labour Harry Bains Surrey-Newton December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Jennifer Whiteside New Westminster-Coquitlam November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside New Westminster December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals Jagrup Brar Surrey-Fleetwood November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Municipal Affairs Anne Kang Burnaby-Deer Lake December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Selina Robinson Coquitlam-Maillardville December 7, 2022February 5, 2024
Lisa Beare Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows February 20, 2024November 18, 2024
Anne Kang Burnaby Centre November 18, 2024Present
Minister of State for Workplace Development Andrew Mercier Langley December 7, 2022January 15, 2024
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth Port Coquitlam December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Garry Begg Surrey-Guildford November 18, 2024Present
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services Terry Yung Vancouver-Yaletown November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson Nanaimo (2022-2024)
Nanaimo-Gabriola Island (2024-)		December 7, 2022Present
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham Saanich South December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Spencer Chandra Herbert Vancouver-West End November 18, 2024Present
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming Victoria-Swan Lake December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Minister of Transportation and Transit Mike Farnworth Port Coquitlam November 18, 2024Present
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit Dan Coulter Chilliwack December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen Stikine December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Randene Neill Powell River-Sunshine Coast November 18, 2024Present
Government House Leader Ravi Kahlon Delta North December 7, 2022November 18, 2024
Mike Farnworth Port Coquitlam November 18, 2024Present

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] [6] [7]

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. [8] 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. [9] 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. [10]

Following the 2024 election, Eby shuffled his cabinet. At 27 ministers (including four ministers of state), it was the same size as the previous cabinet. As only 15 ministers had been re-elected, 12 members joined cabinet: Brittny Anderson, Garry Begg, Christine Boyle, Spencer Chandra Herbert, Tamara Davidson, Diana Gibson, Rick Glumac, Kelly Greene, Randene Neill, Ravi Parmar, Jodie Wickens and Terry Yung. Among the returning ministers, Sharma was promoted to deputy premier while remaining attorney general, Bailey was named the new minister of finance, Dix became minister of energy and climate solutions, Farnworth took over transportation and transit as well as house leader, and Kahlon retained the housing portfolio but gained responsibility for municipal affairs. Several responsibilities were shifted around, merged or split to new ministries, including transportation and infrastructure being split in two and municipal affairs being combined with housing. Two new ministry of state were created, one for mining and one for local governments and rural communities, while the ministry of mental health and addictions was abolished and the responsibility returned to the purview of the minister of health. [11]

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]

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Sources

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

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