Sunday November 17, 2024 | VICTORIA, BC [Posted at 12:59 pm | last update Nov 18 at 10.50 pm]
by Mary P Brooke | Island Social Trends
Click here to see Full list of Cabinet posts & photos from November 18, 2024.
Also see analysis: Eby’s cabinet: tight at the top along with cross-ministry combos
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 for the 43rd Parliament. Full mandate letters won’t be coming until January, as was announced on Friday November 16.
The first full session of the 43 Parliament is expected to come mid-February, with delivery of Budget 2025.
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: (20 have been appointed to cabinet)
- Premier David Eby (Vancouver-Point Grey)
- Brittny Anderson (Kootenay Central) – MINISTER OF STATE FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND RURAL COMMUNITIES
- George Anderson (Nanaimo-Lantzville)
- Reah Arora (Burnaby East)
- Brenda Bailey (Vancouver-South Granville) / was jobs & innovation minister in 42nd parliament – FINANCE
- Lisa Beare (Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows) / was post-secondary minister in 2024 in the 42nd parliament – EDUCATION AND CHILD CARE
- Garry Begg (Surrey-Guildford) – PUBLIC SAFETY AND SOLICITOR GENERAL
- Jennifer Blatherwick (Coquitlam-Maillardville)
- Christine Boyle (Vancouver-Little Mountain) – INDIGENOUS RELATIONS AND RECONCILIATION
- Jagrup Brar (Surrey-Fleetwood) – MINING AND CRITICAL MINERALS
- Spencer Chandra Herbert (Vancouver-West End) – TOURISM ARTS CULTURE AND SPORT
- Susie Chant (North Vancouver-Seymour)
- Paul Choi (Burnaby South-Metrotown)
- Raj Chouhan (Burnaby-New Westminster)
- George Chow (Vancouver-Fraserview) – CITIZENS’ SERVICES
- Sunita Dhir (Vancouver-Langara)
- Adrian Dix (Vancouver-Renfrew) / has been health minister for seven years – ENERGY AND CLIMATE SOLUTIONS
- Mable Elmore (Vancouver-Kensington)
- Mike Farnworth (Port Coquitlam) / was solicitor general & public safety minister in 42nd parliament – TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT AND HOUSE LEADER
- Rick Glumac (Port Moody-Burquitlam) – MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRADE
- Kelly Greene (Richmond-Steveston) – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE READINESS
- Ravi Kahlon (Delta North) / was housing minister in Eby’s 42nd parliament – HOUSING AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS
- Anne Kang (Burnaby Centre) – POST SECONDARY EDUCATION AND FUTURE SKILLS
- Bowinn Ma (North Vancouver-Lonsdale) / was emergency preparedness minister in 42nd parliament – INFRASTRUCTURE
- Steve Morissette (Kootenay-Monashee)
- Randene Neill (Powell River – Sunshine Coast) – WATER LAND AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- Joan Phillip (Vancouver-Strathcona)
- Janet Routledge (Burnaby North)
- Hardinwder Sandhu (Vernon-Lumby)
- Amna Shah (Surrey City Centre)
- Niki Sharma – ATTORNEY GENERAL AND DEPUTY PREMIER
- Jessie Sunner (Surrey-Newton)
- Jennifer Whiteside (New Westminster-Coquitlam) / was mental health & addictions minister in Eby’s 42nd parliament – LABOUR
- Jodie Wickens (Coquitlam-Burke Mountain) – MINISTER of STATE FOR CHILD CARE AND CHILDREN AND YOUTH WITH SUPPORT NEEDS
- Terry Yung (Vancouver-Yaletown) – MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNITY SAFETY AND INTEGRATED SERVICES
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: (7 have been appointed to cabinet)
- Michele Babchuk (North Island)
- Tamara Davidson (North Coast-Haida Gwaii) – ENVIRONMENT AND PARKS
- Diana Gibson (Oak Bay-Gordon Head) – JOBS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION
- Stephanie Higginson (Ladysmith-Oceanside)
- Nina Krieger (Victoria-Swan Lake)
- Dana Lajeunesse (Juan de Fuca-Malahat)
- Grace Lore (Victoria-Beacon Hill) / was minister for children & families in 2024 – CHILDREN AND FAMILY DEVELOPMENT
- Sheila Malcolmson (Nanaimo-Gabriola Island) – SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION
- Josie Osborne (Mid Island-Pacific Rim) / was minister for energy & low carbon innovation in 2023-2024 – HEALTH
- Ravi Parmar (Langford-Highlands) – FORESTS
- Lana Popham (Saanich South) / was minister for tourism, sports, arts & culture in 2023-2024 – AGRICULTURE and FOOD
- 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)