Executive Council of British Columbia
{{Short description|Overview of the executive council of the Canadian province of British Columbia}}
{{Further|Government of British Columbia}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2016}}
{{Infobox organization
| name = Executive Council of British Columbia
| image = Coat of arms of British Columbia.svg
| caption = Arms of His Majesty the King in right of British Columbia
| nickname = Cabinet of British Columbia
| formation = {{start date and age|1871|7|20|p=1|br=1}}
| membership = *Lieutenant governor of British Columbia
| leader_title = Monarch of Canada
| leader_name = {{Canadian monarch, current|nameonly=1}}
| leader_title2 = Represented by
| leader_name2 = Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia, lieutenant governor
| leader_title3 = Chair
| leader_name3 = David Eby, premier
| staff = Government of British Columbia
| website = {{URL|https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/governments/organizational-structure/cabinet/cabinet-ministers}}
| formerly =
}}
The Executive Council of British Columbia (the Cabinet) is the Cabinet of the Canadian province of British Columbia. Almost always composed of members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role as the federal Cabinet of Canada is to the Canadian House of Commons.
Executive power is vested in the Crown; the lieutenant governor of British Columbia, as representative of the Crown, exercises executive power on behalf of the Cabinet, acting as the lieutenant governor in Council. Members of the Cabinet are selected by the premier of British Columbia, who chairs the Cabinet.
History
Prior to their union in 1866, the Executive Councils of the separate crown colonies of British Columbia and Vancouver Island were largely appointed by the governor and included military and judicial officials, their role that of the governor's cabinet, similar to the present except that the governor took part in cabinet meetings and political decisions, whereas the modern-day lieutenant governor does not. The colonial Legislative Assemblies were subordinate to the governor and the Council and served more as a sounding-board than a legislative body.
Cabinet
{{main|Eby ministry}}
The current Cabinet consists of members of the Legislative Assembly representing the province's governing party, the British Columbia New Democratic Party. David Eby was sworn in as premier of British Columbia by Lieutenant Governor Janet Austin on November 13, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Vinca |first=Maria |last2=Meissner |first2=Dirk |date=2024-11-14 |title=B.C. Premier David Eby, 46 NDP MLAs sworn-in at Legislature |url=https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2024/11/13/bc-premier-david-eby-ndp-mla-sworn-in/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=CityNews Vancouver |language=en}} His cabinet was sworn in on November 18, 2024.{{Cite web |last=Dickson |first=Courtney |last2=DeRosa |first2=Katie |date=Nov 18, 2024 |title=27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/bc-ndp-cabinet-swearing-in-2024-1.7386565 |website=cbc.ca}}
| class="wikitable" | |
| colspan="2" | Lieutenant governor
! Viceregent since | |
|---|---|
| colspan="2" | Wendy Lisogar-Cocchia
| 2025 | |
| Portfolio
! Minister ! Minister since | |
| Premier of British Columbia
|2022 | |
| Attorney General of British Columbia and Deputy Premier
|2022 | |
| Minister of Agriculture and Food
|2024 | |
| Minister of State for Child Care and Youth with Support Needs
|2024 | |
| Minister of Children and Family Development
|2024 | |
| Minister of Citizens' Services
|2024 | |
| Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services
|2024 | |
| Minister of Education and Child Care | Lisa Beare
|2024 |
| Minister of Energy and Climate Solutions (and Francophone Affairs)
|2024 | |
| Minister of Environment and Parks
|2024 | |
| Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
|2024 | |
| Minister of Finance
|2024 | |
| Minister of Forests
|2024 | |
| Minister of Health
|2024 | |
| Minister of Housing
|2022 | |
| Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation
|2024 | |
| Minister of Infrastructure
|2024 | |
| Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation
|2024 | |
| Minister of State for Trade
|2024 | |
| Minister of Labour
|2024 | |
| Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities
|2024 | |
| Minister of Mining and Critical Materials
|2024 | |
| Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills
|2024 | |
| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General
|2024 | |
| Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction
|2022 | |
| Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport
|2024 | |
| Minister of Transportation and Transit
|2024 | |
| Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
|2024 |
List of historical cabinets
{{main|List of British Columbian ministries}}