Cabinet of British Columbia
The Executive Council of British Columbia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of British Columbia) is the cabinet of the Canadian province.
Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.
The cabinet is selected by the Premier of British Columbia and sworn in by the Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.
As at the federal level the most important cabinet post after that of the leader is Minister of Finance. Today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education and Energy.
Current Cabinet
The current cabinet, with minor alterations, has been in place since soon after the 2001 British Columbia election with the formation of a government by the British Columbia Liberal Party. This list is current as of August 2004.
| Portfolio |
Minister |
| Premier of British Columbia |
(List) |
Gordon Campbell |
(2001-) |
Deputy Premier of British Columbia,
Minister of Children and Family Development |
(List) |
Christy Clark |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries |
(List) |
John van Dongen |
(2001-) |
Attorney General of British Columbia,
Minister responsible for Treaty Negotiations |
(List) |
Geoff Plant |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Advanced Education |
(List) |
Shirley Bond |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services |
(List) |
Murray Coell |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Education |
(List) |
Tom Christensen |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Energy and Mines |
(List) |
Richard Neufeld |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Finance |
(List) |
Gary Collins |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Health Services |
(List) |
Colin Hansen |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Forests |
(List) |
Michael DeJong |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Human Resources |
(List) |
Stan Hagen |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Management Services |
(List) |
Joyce Murray |
(2004-) |
Minister of Public Safety,
and Solicitor-General |
(List) |
Rich Coleman |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Provincial Revenue |
(List) |
Rick Thorpe |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Skills Development and Labour |
(List) |
Graham Bruce |
(2001-) |
| Minister of Small Business and Economic Development |
(List) |
John Les |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Sustainable Resource Management |
(List) |
George Abbott |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Transportation |
(List) |
Kevin Falcon |
(2004-) |
| Minister of Water, Land and Air Protection |
(List) |
Bill Barisoff |
(2004-) |
| Minister of State for Early Childhood Development |
(List) |
Linda Reid |
(2001-) |
| Minister of State for Forestry Operations |
(List) |
Roger Harris |
(2004-) |
| Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations |
(List) |
Sindi Hawkins |
(2004-) |
| Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Services |
(List) |
Susan Brice |
(2004-) |
| Minister of State for Mining |
(List) |
Pat Bell |
(2004-) |
| Minister of State for Resort Development |
(List) |
Sandy Santori |
(2004-) |
| Minister of State for Women's and Seniors' Services |
(List) |
Ida Chong |
(2004-) |
