Sunday November 17, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
This page will be updated through the day on November 18, 2024.
The new BC Government cabinet posts will be known starting at 1 pm on Monday November 18, as the appointed BC NDP MLAs cross the stage at Government House.
The swearing-in ceremony will be officiated by Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin.
Cabinet decisions are Premier David Eby’s to make.
Media scrum will be held at 2:30 pm.
Appointments not mandates:
Of course there’s been speculation about all of the appointments, and to some degree some analysis about content of the mandates for Ministers in leading their ministries.
What’s interesting is that in recent days the premier’s office announced that new cabinet ministers will get only appointment letters, not mandate letters.
Eby and his transition team are taking time to reflect the government’s new, strengthened or otherwise realigned priorities. Full mandate letters won’t be coming until January, as was announced on Friday November 16.
Naming the BC NDP cabinet ministers:
Here is a list of the 47 BC NDP MLAs who were sworn-in on November 13, with notations as to possible expectations for cabinet positions, listed alphabetically in two sections (Mainland & Vancouver Island). [UPDATES on NOVEMBER 18 as appointments are confirmed]
MAINLAND (NDP holds 34 of 78 ridings, mostly in urban areas)
Notes ahead of November 18:
- Choosing MLAs for cabinet from the mainland list will be a challenge for Eby who needs to balance urban-rural together with previous cabinet experience.
- Likely to end up in cabinet again are these strong performers: Brenda Bailey, Lisa Beare, Adrian Dix, Mike Farnworth, Ravi Kahlon, Anne Kang, Bowinn Ma and Jennifer Whiteside.
Full list of NDP MLAs from mainland ridings:
- Premier David Eby (Vancouver-Point Grey)
- Brittny Anderson (Kootenay Central)
- George Anderson (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
- Reah Arora (Burnaby East)
- Brenda Bailey (Vancouver-South Granville)
- Lisa Beare (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows)
- Garry Begg (Surrey-Guildford)
- Jennifer Blatherwick (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- Christine Boyle (Vancouver-Little Mountain)
- Jagrup Brar (Surrey-Fleetwood)
- Spencer Chandra Herbert (Vancouver-West End)
- Susie Chant (North Vancouver-Seymour)
- Paul Choi (Burnaby South-Metrotown)
- Raj Chouhan (Burnaby-New Westminster)
- George Chow (Vancouver-Fraserview)
- Sunita Dhir (Vancouver-Langara)
- Adrian Dix (Vancouver-Renfrew)
- Mable Elmore (Vancouver-Kensington)
- Mike Farnworth (Port Coquitlam)
- Rick Glumac (Port Moody-Burquitlam)
- Kelly Greene (Richmond-Steveston)
- Ravi Kahlon (Delta North)
- Anne Kang (Burnaby Centre)
- Bowinn Ma (North Vancouver-Lonsdale)
- Steve Morissette (Kootenay-Monashee)
- Randene Neill (Powell River – Sunshine Coast)
- Joan Phillip (Vancouver-Strathcona)
- Janet Routledge (Burnaby North)
- Hardinwder Sandhu (Vernon-Lumby)
- Amna Shah (Surrey City Centre)
- Jessie Sunner (Surrey-Newton)
- Jennifer Whiteside (New Westminster-Coquitlam)
- Jodie Wickens (Coquitlam-Burke Mountain)
- Terry Yung (Vancouver-Yaletown)
VANCOUVER ISLAND (NDP holds 13 of 15 ridings)
Notes ahead of November 18:
- Former Premier John Horgan worked hard to build the BC NDP stronghold on Vancouver Island, and that strength was maintained for Eby in the October 19, 2024 election. Hopefully the rock-solid NDP support on Vancouver Island is reflected in Eby’s new cabinet.
- Several experienced cabinet ministers herald from the Vancouver Island list, notably Grace Lore, Sheila Malcolmson, Josie Osborne, and Lana Popham. Ravi Parmar held a Parliamentary Secretary position in 2024.
- Eby could make strong in-roads in Oak Bay if he puts Diana Gibson in cabinet.
- As he struggles to deal with the urban-rural divide, Eby could assign Dana Lajeunesse (in the area of John Horgan’s old riding) to the rural front.
Full list of NDP MLAs from Vancouver Island ridings:
- Michele Babchuk (North Island)
- Tamara Davidson (North Coast-Haida Gwaii)
- Diana Gibson (Oak Bay-Gordon Head)
- Stephanie Higginson (Ladysmith-Oceanside)
- Nina Krieger (Victoria-Swan Lake)
- Dana Lajeunesse (Juan de Fuca-Malahat)
- Grace Lore (Victoria-Beacon Hill)
- Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo-Gabriola Island)
- Josie Osborne (Mid Island-Pacific Rim)
- Ravi Parmar (Langford-Highlands)
- Lana Popham (Saanich South)
- Darlene Rotchford (Esquimalt-Colwood)
- Debra Toporowski (Cowichan Valley)
===== RELATED:
- Book of Condolences for John Horgan in the west shore (November 15, 2024)
- BC NDP Caucus sworn in on November 13 (November 13, 2024)
- Remembering John Horgan: book of condolences (November 13, 2024)
- John Horgan passed away at age 65 (November 12, 2024)
- New BC NDP Cabinet to be sworn-in Nov 18 (November 6, 2024)
- Elections BC admits to ballot box errors (November 6, 2024)
- Choosing a Speaker can be tricky (October 30, 2024)
- Cabinet possibilities in slim 47-seat BC NDP majority (October 28, 2024)
- First day on the new job for Eby & Rustad (October 29, 2024)
- New Eby Cabinet announcement Dec 7, 2022 (December 7, 2022)