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Eby ministry

37th ministry of British Columbia
David Eby in 2022
Date formedNovember 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
People and organisations
MonarchCharles III
Lieutenant governor
PremierDavid Eby
Deputy premier
No. of ministers28
Ministers removed1
Total no. of members41
Member party  New Democratic
Status in legislatureMajority
(2022–2024)
(2024–present)
Opposition cabinet
  • 42nd (2022–2024)
  • 43rd (2024–present)
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Election2024
Legislature terms
Incoming formation2022 NDP leadership election
PredecessorHorgan ministry

The Eby ministry is the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that has governed British Columbia since November 18, 2022. It is chaired by the 37th premier of British Columbia, David Eby. The Cabinet is made up of members of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), which commands a majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.

The ministry replaced the Horgan ministry after John Horgan stepped down as premier and NDP leader and Eby was selected to succeed him.[1] Eby was sworn into office on November 18, 2022,[2] and appointed his first cabinet on December 7, 2022.[3][b]

In November 2024, he revealed his new cabinet following the 2024 British Columbia general election.[5]

List of ministers

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Eby ministry by portfolio
Portfolio Minister Tenure
Start End
Premier of British Columbia David Eby November 18, 2022 Present
Minister of State for Local Government and Rural Communities Brittny Anderson November 18, 2024 Present
Deputy Premier of British Columbia Mike Farnworth December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Niki Sharma November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Agriculture and Food Pam Alexis December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Lana Popham November 18, 2024 Present
Attorney General Niki Sharma December 7, 2022 Present
Minister of Children and Family Development Mitzi Dean December 7, 2022 January 15, 2024
Grace Lore January 15, 2024 December 10, 2024
Jodie Wickens December 10, 2024 Present
Minister of Citizens' Services Lisa Beare December 7, 2022 February 20, 2024
George Chow February 20, 2024 July 17, 2025
Diana Gibson July 17, 2025 Present
Minister of Education and Child Care Rachna Singh December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Lisa Beare November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of State for Child Care Grace Lore December 7, 2022 January 15, 2024
Mitzi Dean January 15, 2024 November 18, 2024
Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs Jodie Wickens November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Bowinn Ma December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Kelly Greene November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions Adrian Dix November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation Josie Osborne December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy George Heyman December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Minister of Environment and Parks Tamara Davidson November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Finance Katrine Conroy December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Brenda Bailey November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Forests Bruce Ralston December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Ravi Parmar November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation Andrew Mercier January 15, 2024 November 18, 2024
Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs Adrian Dix December 7, 2022 Present
Minister of Health Adrian Dix December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Josie Osborne November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Housing Ravi Kahlon December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Minister of Housing and Municipal Affairs Ravi Kahlon November 18, 2024 July 17, 2025
Christine Boyle July 17, 2025 Present
Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Murray Rankin December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Christine Boyle November 18, 2024 July 17, 2025
Spencer Chandra Herbert July 17, 2025 Present
Minister of Infrastructure Bowinn Ma November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation Brenda Bailey December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Diana Gibson November 18, 2024 July 17, 2025
Ravi Kahlon July 17, 2025 Present
Minister of State for Trade Jagrup Brar December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Rick Glumac November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Labour Harry Bains December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Jennifer Whiteside November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Jennifer Whiteside December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Minister of Mining and Critical Minerals Jagrup Brar November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Municipal Affairs Anne Kang December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills Selina Robinson December 7, 2022 February 5, 2024
Lisa Beare February 20, 2024 November 18, 2024
Anne Kang November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of State for Workplace Development Andrew Mercier December 7, 2022 January 15, 2024
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Garry Begg November 18, 2024 July 17, 2025
Nina Krieger July 17, 2025 Present
Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services Terry Yung November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Sheila Malcolmson December 7, 2022 Present
Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lana Popham December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Spencer Chandra Herbert November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Rob Fleming December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Minister of Transportation and Transit Mike Farnworth November 18, 2024 Present
Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit Dan Coulter December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship Nathan Cullen December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Randene Neill November 18, 2024 Present
Government House Leader Ravi Kahlon December 7, 2022 November 18, 2024
Mike Farnworth November 18, 2024 Present

Cabinet composition and shuffles

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After being sworn in on November 18, 2022, Eby announced his new cabinet on December 7, 2022. His cabinet consisted of 23 ministers and four ministers of state, and established two new ministries: a standalone Ministry of Housing and the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. Among the changes, former forests minister Katrine Conroy was named the new finance minister; Ravi Kahlon, former jobs minister and a close ally of Eby's, became the inaugural housing minister; Bowinn Ma, formerly minister of state for infrastructure, moved to the new emergency management ministry; and Niki Sharma, former parliamentary secretary for community development, was promoted to Attorney General. A total of eight ministers were elevated from parliamentary secretary or the backbenches — Sharma, Pam Alexis, Brenda Bailey, Jagrup Brar, Dan Coulter, Grace Lore, Andrew Mercier and Rachna Singh — while eight ministers kept the portfolios they held under Horgan: Harry Bains, Lisa Beare, Mitzi Dean, Adrian Dix, Mike Farnworth, Rob Fleming, George Heyman and Murray Rankin. After the shuffle, Eby's cabinet included more women than men.[3][6][7]

Two cabinet ministers were replaced in 2024. On January 15, Mitzi Dean was dropped as minister of children and family development, with Grace Lore appointed as her replacement. Dean took Lore's old position as minister of state for child care. Additionally, Andrew Mercier's responsibility changed from workplace development to sustainable forestry innovation.[8] On February 5, Selina Robinson was dismissed as minister of post-secondary education after comments about Palestine; Brenda Bailey assumed the duties of the ministry until a full replacement was named.[9] Two weeks later, on February 20, Lisa Beare was named the new post-secondary minister, and George Chow took over Beare's old portfolio of citizens' services.[10]

Following the 2024 election, Eby shuffled his cabinet. At 27 ministers (including four ministers of state), it was the same size as the previous cabinet. As only 15 ministers had been re-elected, 12 members joined cabinet: Brittny Anderson, Garry Begg, Christine Boyle, Spencer Chandra Herbert, Tamara Davidson, Diana Gibson, Rick Glumac, Kelly Greene, Randene Neill, Ravi Parmar, Jodie Wickens and Terry Yung. Among the returning ministers, Sharma was promoted to deputy premier while remaining attorney general, Bailey was named the new minister of finance, Dix became minister of energy and climate solutions, Farnworth took over transportation and transit as well as house leader, and Kahlon retained the housing portfolio but gained responsibility for municipal affairs. Several responsibilities were shifted around, merged or split to new ministries, including transportation and infrastructure being split in two and municipal affairs being combined with housing. Two new ministry of state were created, one for mining and one for local governments and rural communities, while the ministry of mental health and addictions was abolished and the responsibility returned to the purview of the minister of health.[11]

On December 10, 2024, Lore resigned from cabinet due to health issues; Wickens took over as minister of children and family development.[12]

On July 17, 2025, Eby announced a small cabinet shuffle. Three ministers changed portfolios: Kahlon moved from housing to jobs, Gibson moved from jobs to citizens' services; Boyle moved from Indigenous relations to housing. Spencer Chandra Herbert and Nina Krieger joined cabinet, as the new minister of Indigenous relations and the new minister of public safety, respectively, while Beggs and Chow returned to the backbenches.[13]

Notes

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  1. ^ Known as the British Columbia Liberal Party until April 12, 2023
  2. ^ Horgan's outgoing cabinet continued in their roles until Eby announced his own cabinet. However, those ministers are not considered to have been part of the Eby ministry.[4]

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ "David Eby sworn in as B.C. premier". CBC News. November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ Katie, DeRosa (November 18, 2022). "'Historic and heartwarming': B.C.'s 37th Premier David Eby sworn in on Musqueam lands". The Province. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet of 23 ministers". CTV News. December 7, 2022. Archived from the original on December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "David Eby Cabinet 2022–Present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  5. ^ "David Eby makes some significant shakeups to his cabinet | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
  6. ^ "B.C. Premier David Eby's new cabinet mixes veterans with 1st-time ministers faces in key portfolios". CBC News. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  7. ^ DeRosa, Katie (December 7, 2012). "B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet with Niki Sharma, Katrine Conroy and Ravi Kahlon in top posts". The Province. Retrieved December 7, 2022.
  8. ^ Meissner, Dirk (January 15, 2014). "Eby drops children's minister Mitzi Dean from job; Grace Lore appointed as replacement". CBC News. The Canadian Press. Retrieved January 16, 2024.
  9. ^ Brougham, Laura (February 5, 2024). "Selina Robinson to step down as minister of advanced education". CHEK. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  10. ^ Brougham, Laura (February 20, 2024). "Eby announces new roles for three B.C. MLAs". CHEK. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  11. ^ Dickson, Courtney; DeRosa, Katie (November 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power". CBC News.
  12. ^ "Grace Lore steps down as minister following cancer diagnosis". Times Colonist. December 6, 2024. Retrieved December 13, 2024.
  13. ^ "Eby reshuffles B.C. cabinet, switching up heads of housing, public safety and jobs". CBC News. July 17, 2025. Retrieved July 18, 2025.

Sources

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"David Eby Cabinet 2022–present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved December 14, 2022.

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