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) that has governed

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since November 18, 2022. It is chaired by the 37th

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. The Cabinet is made up of members of the

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(NDP), which commands a majority in the

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. The ministry replaced the Horgan ministry after

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stepped down as premier and NDP leader and Eby was selected to succeed him. Eby was sworn into office on November 18, 2022, and appointed his first cabinet on December 7, 2022. In November 2024, he revealed his new cabinet following the

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List of ministers

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, ,

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, November 18, 2022 , Present , - , , , Kootenay Central , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2" , , ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , , Vancouver-Hastings , November 18, 2024 , {{dts, Present , - , rowspan="2" , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Agriculture and Food , {{sortname, Pam, Alexis , Abbotsford-Mission , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Lana, Popham ,

Saanich South Saanich South is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It was created by 1990 legislation dividing the previous two-member district of Saanich and the Islands which came into effect for the 1 ...

, November 18, 2024 , Present , - ,

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, {{sortname, Niki, Sharma , Vancouver-Hastings , December 7, 2022 , Present , - , rowspan="3" , {{sortname, Minister of, Children and Family Development, Ministry of Children and Family Development (British Columbia) , {{sortname, Mitzi, Dean ,

Esquimalt-Metchosin Esquimalt-Metchosin is a former provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. It existed with this name from 1991 to 2009, and again from 2017 to 2024. In the gap, the overlapping electoral district was ...

, December 7, 2022 , January 15, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Grace, Lore , Victoria-Beacon Hill , January 15, 2024 , December 10, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Jodie, Wickens ,

Coquitlam-Burke Mountain Coquitlam-Burke Mountain is a provincial electoral district in British Columbia, Canada. It was established by the ''Electoral Districts Act, 2008'', created out of parts of Port Moody-Westwood, Coquitlam-Maillardville, and Port Coquitlam-Burk ...

, December 10, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2" , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Citizens' Services , {{sortname, Lisa, Beare ,

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, December 7, 2022 , February 20, 2024 , - , {{sortname, George, Chow ,

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, February 20, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Education and Child Care , {{sortname, Rachna, Singh , Surrey-Green Timbers , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Lisa, Beare ,

, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2" , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, State for Child Care , {{sortname, Grace, Lore , Victoria-Beacon Hill , December 7, 2022 , January 15, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Mitzi, Dean ,

, January 15, 2024 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs , {{sortname, Jodie, Wickens ,

, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Emergency Management and Climate Readiness , {{sortname, Bowinn, Ma ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Kelly, Greene , Richmond-Steveston , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Energy and Climate Solutions , {{sortname, Adrian, Dix , Vancouver-Renfrew , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation , {{sortname, Josie, Osborne , Mid Island-Pacific Rim , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Minister of, Environment and Climate Change Strategy, Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (British Columbia) , {{sortname, George, Heyman ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Environment and Parks , {{sortname, Tamara, Davidson , North Coast-Haida Gwaii , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Finance , {{sortname, Katrine, Conroy ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Brenda, Bailey , Vancouver-South Granville , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Forests , {{sortname, Bruce, Ralston , Surrey-Whalley , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Ravi, Parmar , Langford-Highlands , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, State for Sustainable Forestry Innovation , {{sortname, Andrew, Mercier , Langley , January 15, 2024 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister responsible for, Francophone Affairs , {{sortname, Adrian, Dix , Vancouver-Kingsway , December 7, 2022 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, Minister of, Health, Ministry of Health (British Columbia) , {{sortname, Adrian, Dix , Vancouver-Kingsway , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Josie, Osborne , Mid Island-Pacific Rim , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Housing , {{sortname, Ravi, Kahlon ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Housing and Municipal Affairs , {{sortname, Ravi, Kahlon ,

, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation , {{sortname, Murray, Rankin , Oak Bay-Gordon Head , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Christine, Boyle , Vancouver-Little Mountain , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Infrastructure , {{sortname, Bowinn, Ma ,

, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation , {{sortname, Brenda, Bailey , Vancouver-False Creek , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Diana, Gibson, dab=politician , Oak Bay-Gordon Head , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, State for Trade , {{sortname, Jagrup, Brar ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Rick, Glumac ,

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, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Labour , {{sortname, Harry, Bains , Surrey-Newton , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Jennifer, Whiteside , New Westminster-Coquitlam , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Mental Health and Addictions , {{sortname, Jennifer, Whiteside ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Mining and Critical Minerals , {{sortname, Jagrup, Brar ,

, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Municipal Affairs , {{sortname, Anne, Kang , Burnaby-Deer Lake , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , rowspan="3" , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills , {{sortname, Selina, Robinson ,

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, December 7, 2022 , February 5, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Lisa, Beare ,

, February 20, 2024 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Anne, Kang , Burnaby Centre , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, State for Workplace Development , {{sortname, Andrew, Mercier , Langley , December 7, 2022 , January 15, 2024 , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, Minister of, Public Safety and Solicitor General, Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (British Columbia) , {{sortname, Mike, Farnworth ,

, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Garry, Begg ,

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, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, State for Community Safety and Integrated Services , {{sortname, Terry, Yung , Vancouver-Yaletown , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Social Development and Poverty Reduction , {{sortname, Sheila, Malcolmson ,

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{{small, (2024–present) , December 7, 2022 , Present , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport , {{sortname, Lana, Popham ,

, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Spencer, Chandra Herbert , Vancouver-West End , November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Transportation and Infrastructure , {{sortname, Rob, Fleming , Victoria-Swan Lake , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Transportation and Transit , {{sortname, Mike, Farnworth ,

, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, State for Infrastructure and Transit , {{sortname, Dan, Coulter ,

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, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , rowspan="2", {{sortname, nolink=1, Minister of, Water, Land and Resource Stewardship , {{sortname, Nathan, Cullen , Stikine , December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Randene, Neill ,

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, November 18, 2024 , Present , - , rowspan="2", Government House Leader , {{sortname, Ravi, Kahlon ,

, December 7, 2022 , November 18, 2024 , - , {{sortname, Mike, Farnworth ,

, November 18, 2024 , Present

Cabinet composition and shuffles

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 Katrine Conroy (' Thor-Larsen; born 1957) is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2005 provincial election and served until 2024. She represented the electoral district of Kootenay West a ...

was named the new finance minister;

Ravi Kahlon Ravinder "Ravi" Kahlon (born May 15, 1979) is a Canadian politician and athlete. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia, representing the riding of Delta North as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Pa ...

, 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 Niki Sharma (born ) is a Canadian politician and lawyer, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Hastings as a member of ...

, former parliamentary secretary for community development, was promoted to

. A total of eight ministers were elevated from parliamentary secretary or the backbenches — Sharma,

Pam Alexis Pam Alexis is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represented the electoral district of Abbotsford-Mission as a member of the British Columbi ...

, Brenda Bailey,

Jagrup Brar Jagrup Brar is a Canadian politician. He is a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in British Columbia, representing the riding of Surrey-Panorama Ridge from 2004 to 2009, then Surrey-Fleetwood from 2009 to 2013 and since 2017. A member o ...

Dan Coulter Daniel Alexander Coulter (February 23, 1975 – December 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. He represented the electoral district of ...

Grace Lore Grace Lore is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Victoria-Beacon Hill as a member of the British Columb ...

Andrew Mercier Andrew Mercier (born 1985) is a Canadian politician and trade unionist who served as a member the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA) from 2020 to 2024. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, represented the riding of ...

and Rachna Singh — while eight ministers kept the portfolios they held under Horgan: Harry Bains,

Lisa Beare Lisa Marie Beare (born 1975 or 1976) is a Canadian politician who has represented the electoral district of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic P ...

, Mitzi Dean, Adrian Dix,

Mike Farnworth Michael C. Farnworth (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Transit since 2024. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), Farnworth represents the ...

Rob Fleming Rob Fleming (born November 11, 1971) is a Canadian politician who sat in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2005 provincial election, when he defeated one-term Liberal Party incumbent, Sheila Orr, until 2024. Initially represen ...

, George Heyman and

Murray Rankin Murray Rankin (born January 26, 1950) is a Canadian lawyer, politician and public law expert who served as British Columbia's Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation from 2020 until 2024. A member of the New Democratic Party, Ranki ...

. After the shuffle, Eby's cabinet included more women than men.{{Cite news , date=2022-12-07 , title=B.C. Premier David Eby unveils new cabinet of 23 ministers , work=

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, url=https://vancouverisland.ctvnews.ca/b-c-premier-david-eby-to-reveal-new-cabinet-with-health-safety-housing-priorities-1.6184506 , access-date=2022-12-07 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. 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. 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. 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:

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Garry Begg Garry Begg is a Canadians, Canadian politician who has served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia since 2017, representing the electoral district of Surrey-Guildford. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party ...

Christine Boyle Christine Boyle is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Vancouver-Little Mountain as a member of the Britis ...

, Spencer Chandra Herbert,

Tamara Davidson Tamara Davidson (also known by her Haida name Laanas) is a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (MLA), representing the electoral district of North Coast-Haida Gwaii as a member of the BC New Democratic Party. A member of the ...

, Diana Gibson,

Rick Glumac Rick Glumac is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election. As an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) for the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he represent ...

Kelly Greene Kelly Greene is a Canadian politician who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2020 British Columbia general election. She represents the electoral district of Richmond-Steveston as a member of the British Columb ...

, Randene Neill, Ravi Parmar,

Jodie Wickens Jodie Wickens is a Canadian politician, who is serving in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as a British Columbia New Democratic Party MLA for the Coquitlam-Burke Mountain electoral district since November 2024. Career Wickens wa ...

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. On December 10, 2024, Lore resigned from cabinet due to health issues; Wickens took over as minister of children and family development.{{Cite web , date=2024-12-06 , title=Grace Lore steps down as minister following cancer diagnosis , url=https://www.timescolonist.com/local-news/grace-lore-steps-down-as-minister-following-cancer-diagnosis-9913675 , access-date=2024-12-13 , website=Times Colonist , language=en

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