List of British Columbian ministries

The Executive Council of British Columbia, also known as the cabinet or ministry, is the body of ministers of the Crown, that advise the monarch of British Columbia, represented by the lieutenant governor, on how to exercise executive power. By convention, a new ministry is established immediately following the swearing-in of each new premier of British Columbia. This article is a list of cabinets that have governed British Columbia since joining Canada as a province in 1871.

List

No.	Ministry	Dates	Premier	Governing party		Duration	Elections
—	Interim ministry	August 17, 1871–November 13, 1871	—		Non-partisan	88 days	—
1	McCreight ministry	November 14, 1871–December 23, 1872	John Foster McCreight			1 year, 39 days	1 (1871)
2	De Cosmos ministry	December 23, 1872–February 9, 1874	Amor De Cosmos			1 year, 48 days	—
3	1st Walkem ministry	February 11, 1874–January 27, 1876	George Anthony Walkem			1 year, 350 days	1 (1875)
4	Elliott ministry	February 1, 1876–June 25, 1878	Andrew Charles Elliott			2 years, 144 days	—
5	2nd Walkem ministry	June 25, 1878–June 6, 1882	George Anthony Walkem			3 years, 346 days	1 (1878)
6	Beaven ministry	June 13, 1882–January 29, 1883	Robert Beaven			230 days	1 (1882)
7	Smithe ministry	January 29, 1883–March 28, 1887	William Smithe			4 years, 58 days	1 (1886)
8	A. E. B. Davie ministry	April 1, 1887–August 1, 1889	Alexander E. B. Davie			2 years, 122 days	—
9	Robson ministry	August 2, 1889–June 29, 1892	John Robson			2 years, 332 days	1 (1890)
10	Theodore Davie ministry	July 2, 1892–March 2, 1895	Theodore Davie			2 years, 243 days	1 (1894)
11	John H. Turner ministry	March 4, 1895–August 8, 1898	John Herbert Turner			3 years, 157 days	—
12	Semlin ministry	August 15, 1895–February 27, 1900	Charles Augustus Semlin			4 years, 196 days	1 (1898)
13	Joseph Martin ministry	February 28, 1900–June 14, 1900	Joseph Martin			106 days	—
14	Dunsmuir ministry	June 15, 1900–November 21, 1902	James Dunsmuir			2 years, 159 days	1 (1900)
15	Prior ministry	November 21, 1902–June 1, 1903	Edward Gawler Prior			192 days	—
16	McBride ministry	June 1, 1903–December 15, 1915	Richard McBride		Conservative	12 years, 197 days	4 (1903, 1907, 1909, 1912)
17	Bowser ministry	December 15, 1915–November 23, 1916	William John Bowser			344 days	—
18	Brewster ministry	November 23, 1916–March 1, 1918	Harlan Carey Brewster		Liberal	1 year, 98 days	1 (1916)
19	Oliver ministry	March 6, 1918–August 17, 1927	John Oliver			9 years, 164 days	2 (1920, 1924)
20	MacLean ministry	August 20, 1927–August 20, 1928	John Duncan MacLean			1 year, 0 days	—
21	Tolmie ministry	August 21, 1928–November 15, 1933	Simon Fraser Tolmie		Conservative	5 years, 86 days	1 (1928)
22	Pattullo ministry	November 15, 1933–December 9, 1941	Duff Pattullo		Liberal	8 years, 24 days	3 (1933, 1937, 1941 [a] )
23	Hart ministry	December 9, 1941–December 29, 1947	John Hart		Coalition	6 years, 20 days	2 (1941 [b] , 1945)
24	Boss Johnson ministry	December 29, 1947–August 1, 1952	Boss Johnson		Coalition (until January 1952)	4 years, 216 days	1 (1949)
					Liberal (from January 1952)
25	W. A. C. Bennett ministry	August 1, 1952–September 15, 1972	W. A. C. Bennett		Social Credit	20 years, 45 days	7 (1952, 1953, 1956, 1960, 1963, 1966, 1969)
26	Barrett ministry	September 15, 1972–December 22, 1975	Dave Barrett		New Democratic	3 years, 98 days	1 (1972)
27	Bill Bennett ministry	December 22, 1975–August 6, 1986	Bill Bennett		Social Credit	10 years, 227 days	3 (1975, 1979, 1983)
28	Vander Zalm ministry	August 6, 1986–April 2, 1991	Bill Vander Zalm			4 years, 239 days	1 (1986)
29	Johnston ministry	April 2, 1991–November 5, 1991	Rita Johnston			217 days	—
30	Harcourt ministry	November 5, 1991–February 22, 1996	Mike Harcourt		New Democratic	4 years, 109 days	1 (1991)
31	Glen Clark ministry	February 22, 1996–August 25, 1999	Glen Clark			3 years, 184 days	1 (1996)
32	Miller ministry	August 25, 1999–February 24, 2000	Dan Miller			183 days	—
33	Dosanjh ministry	February 24, 2000–June 5, 2001	Ujjal Dosanjh			1 year, 101 days	—
34	Campbell ministry	June 5, 2001–March 14, 2011	Gordon Campbell		Liberal	9 years, 282 days	3 (2001, 2005, 2009)
35	Christy Clark ministry	March 14, 2011–July 18, 2017	Christy Clark			6 years, 126 days	2 (2013, 2017 [a] )
36	Horgan ministry	July 18, 2017–November 18, 2022	John Horgan		New Democratic	5 years, 123 days	2 (2017 [b] , 2020)
37	Eby ministry	November 18, 2022–present	David Eby			2 years, 84 days	1 (2024)

1. Government did not resign immediately after the election but was defeated within six months.
2. Incumbent government did not resign immediately after the election, but a new government was formed within six months.

See also

• List of Canadian ministries
• List of First Nations governments in British Columbia
• List of parliaments of British Columbia
• List of premiers of British Columbia

Sources

• "British Columbia Executive Council Appointments (1871-1986)" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved 2024-09-22.
• "Premiers of British Columbia, 1871–today". Province of British Columbia. Archived from the original on 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2024-10-11.