Executive Council of British Columbia
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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.
In colonial British Columbia and Vancouver Island, the Executive Councils were largely appointed by the Governor and included military and judicial officials. Their role was that of the Governor's cabinet. The colonial Legislative Assemblies were subordinate to the Governor and the Council and served more as a sounding-board than a legislative body.
Current Cabinet
The current ministry has been in place since June 6 2001, with the formation of a government by the BC Liberals after the 2001 BC election. This last cabinet shuffle occurred on June 16 2005, to reflect the reduction in the Liberal caucus caused by the preceding election.
| Portfolio | Minister
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| Premier of British Columbia | (List) | Gordon Campbell | (2001-)
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| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | (List) | Shirley Bond | (2004-)
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| Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation | (List) | Tom Christensen | (2005-)
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| Minister of Advanced Education and Minister responsible for Research and Technology | (List) | Murray Coell | (2005-)
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| Minister of Agriculture and Lands | (List) | Pat Bell | (2005-)
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| Attorney General of British Columbia and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism | (List) | Wally Oppal | (2005-)
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| Minister of Children and Family Development | (List) | Stan Hagen | (2004-)
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| Minister of Community Services and Minister responsible for Seniors' and Women's Issues | (List) | Ida Chong | (2005-)
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| Minister of Economic Development Minister responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative and Minister responsible for the Olympics | (List) | Colin Hansen | (2005-)
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| Minister of Education and Minister responsible for Early Learning and Literacy | (List) | Shirley Bond | (2005-)
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| Minister of Employment and Income Assistance | (List) | Claude Richmond | (2005-)
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| Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources | (List) | Richard Neufeld | (2001-)
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| Minister of Environment Minister responsible for Water Stewardship and Minister responsible for Sustainable Communities | (List) | Barry Penner | (2005-)
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| Minister of Finance | (List) | Carole Taylor | (2005-)
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| Minister of Forests and Range and Minister responsible for Housing | (List) | Rich Coleman | (2005-)
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| Minister of Health | (List) | George Abbott | (2005-)
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| Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services and Government House Leader | (List) | Mike de Jong | (2005-)
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| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor-General of British Columbia | (List) | John Les | (2005-)
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| Minister of Small Business and Revenue and Minister responsible for Deregulation | (List) | Rick Thorpe | (2005-)
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| Minister of Tourism, Sports and the Arts | (List) | Olga Ilich | (2005-)
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| Minister of Transportation | (List) | Kevin Falcon | (2004-)
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| Minister of State for Childcare | Linda Reid | (2005-)
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| Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations | John van Dongen | (2005-)
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| Minister of State for Mining | Bill Bennett | (2005-) | |||
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