Miller ministry | |
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32nd ministry of British Columbia | |
Date formed | August 25, 1999 |
Date dissolved | February 24, 2000 |
People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Lieutenant Governor | Garde Gardom |
Premier | Dan Miller |
Deputy Premier | Lois Boone |
Member party | New Democratic Party |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition party | Liberal Party |
Opposition leader | Gordon Campbell |
History | |
Legislature term(s) | 36th Parliament of British Columbia |
Predecessor | Glen Clark ministry |
Successor | Dosanjh ministry |
The Miller ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from August 25, 1999, to February 24, 2000. It was led by Dan Miller, the 32nd premier of British Columbia, and consisted of members of the New Democratic Party (NDP).
The Miller ministry was in office for six months of 36th Parliament of British Columbia, coinciding with its third session. Miller was Deputy Premier of British Columbia in the preceding Glen Clark ministry; following Glen Clark's resignation, the NDP caucus unanimously selected him to be the leader (and thus premier) while the party could organize a leadership election. [1] [2]
On September 21, 1999, Miller made a small cabinet shuffle: moving Gordon Wilson from finance to education, and Paul Ramsey from education to finance. Wilson had told the Premier that he could not devote his full attention to the budget while mounting a leadership campaign. [3]
Following the election of Ujjal Dosanjh in the 2000 leadership election, the ministry was replaced by the Dosanjh ministry. [4]
Portfolio | Minister | Tenure | |
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Start | End | ||
Premier of British Columbia | Dan Miller | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Deputy Premier of British Columbia | Lois Boone | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs | Dale Lovick | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Advanced Education, Training and Technology | Andrew Petter | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Agriculture and Food | Corky Evans | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Attorney General | Ujjal Dosanjh | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Children and Families | Lois Boone | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers | Jan Pullinger | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Education | Paul Ramsey | August 25, 1999 | September 21, 1999 |
Gordon Wilson | September 21, 1999 | February 24, 2000 | |
Minister of Employment and Investment | Mike Farnworth | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Energy and Mines | Dan Miller | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Environment, Land and Parks | Joan Sawicki | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for Ferries | Gordon Wilson | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Finance and Corporate Relations | Gordon Wilson | August 25, 1999 | September 21, 1999 |
Paul Ramsey | September 21, 1999 | February 24, 2000 | |
Minister of Fisheries | Dennis Streifel | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Forests | David Zirnhelt | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Health | Penny Priddy | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for Housing | Mike Farnworth | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for ICBC | Dale Lovick | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Intergovernmental Relations | Andrew Petter | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Labour | Joan Smallwood | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Immigration | Ujjal Dosanjh | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Municipal Affairs | Jim Doyle | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for Northern Development | Dan Miller | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for the Public Service | Helmut Giesbrecht | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for Seniors | Penny Priddy | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Tourism, Small Business and Culture | Ian Waddell | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Social Development and Economic Security | Moe Sihota | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Transportation and Highways | Harry Lali | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister of Women's Equality | Jenny Kwan | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
Minister responsible for Youth | Andrew Petter | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 |
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