| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | |
|---|---|
 IncumbentNiki Sharma since November 18, 2024 | |
| Status | Deputy head of government |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Seat | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nominator | Premier of British Columbia |
| Appointer | Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | September 15, 1972 |
| First holder | Eileen Dailly |
| Salary | CA$59,766.37 |
The deputy premier of British Columbia is the representative of the premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current premier is unable to attend functions executed by the premier.
Niki Sharma has been the deputy premier since November 18, 2024.
Although the position was only formally established in 1972, many MLAs have served as de facto deputy premiers or acting premiers prior to 1972. This includes John Robson, who served as acting premier in 1888 when Alexander Edmund Batson Davie was ill, as well as Royal Maitland and Herbert Anscomb, who were the Progressive Conservative Party leaders during the coalition governments of John Hart and Boss Johnson from 1941 to 1952.
Deputy premiers of British Columbia
| No. | Name | Time in office | Party | Ministry | Constituency | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eileen Dailly | September 26, 1972 | December 22, 1975 | █ New Democratic | Barrett | Burnaby North | |
| 2 | Grace McCarthy | December 22, 1975 | May 26, 1983 | █ Social Credit | B. Bennett | Vancouver-Little Mountain | |
| – | Vacant | May 26, 1983 | August 6, 1986 | – | – | ||
| – | Vacant | August 6, 1986 | August 14, 1986 | – | Vander Zalm | – | |
| (2) | Grace McCarthy | August 14, 1986 | November 6, 1986 | █ Social Credit | Vancouver-Little Mountain | ||
| – | Vacant | November 6, 1986 | August 8, 1990 | – | – | ||
| 3 | Rita Johnston | August 8, 1990 | April 2, 1991 | █ Social Credit | Surrey-Newton | ||
| – | Vacant | April 2, 1991 | November 5, 1991 | – | Johnston | – | |
| 4 | Anita Hagen | November 5, 1991 | September 15, 1993 | █ New Democratic | Harcourt | New Westminster | |
| 5 | Elizabeth Cull | September 15, 1993 | February 22, 1996 | █ New Democratic | Oak Bay-Gordon Head | ||
| 6 | Dan Miller | February 28, 1996 | August 25, 1999 | █ New Democratic | G. Clark | North Coast | |
| 7 | Lois Boone | August 25, 1999 | February 24, 2000 | █ New Democratic | Miller | Prince George-Mount Robson | |
| 8 | Joy MacPhail | February 29, 2000 | June 5, 2001 | █ New Democratic | Dosanjh | Vancouver-Hastings | |
| 9 | Christy Clark | June 5, 2001 | September 20, 2004 | █ Liberal | Campbell | Port Moody-Westwood | |
| 10 | Shirley Bond | December 15, 2004 | June 10, 2009 | █ Liberal | Prince George-Mount Robson | ||
| 11 | Colin Hansen | June 10, 2009 | March 14, 2011 | █ Liberal | Vancouver-Quilchena | ||
| 12 | Kevin Falcon | March 14, 2011 | August 29, 2012 | █ Liberal | C. Clark | Surrey-Cloverdale | |
| 13 | Rich Coleman | September 5, 2012 | July 18, 2017 | █ Liberal | Fort Langley-Aldergrove Langley East |
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| 14 | Carole James | July 18, 2017 | November 26, 2020 | █ New Democratic | Horgan | Victoria-Beacon Hill | |
| – | Vacant | November 26, 2020 | October 28, 2021 | – | – | ||
| 15 | Mike Farnworth | October 28, 2021 | November 18, 2024 | █ New Democratic | Horgan | Port Coquitlam | |
| Eby | |||||||
| 16 | Niki Sharma | November 18, 2024 | Incumbent | █ New Democratic | Eby | Vancouver-Hastings | |
See also
Notes
- This number does not include the base salary received by all BC MLAs.
References
- "MLA Remuneration and Expenses". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Dickson, Courtney; DeRosa, Katie (Nov 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power". cbc.ca. Retrieved Nov 20, 2024.
- ^ "Executive Council Appointments, 1871-1986" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-02-20.
- ^ "Bill Vander Zalm Cabinet, 1986-1991" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-02-20.
- Judd, Amy (October 28, 2021). "B.C. Premier John Horgan to undergo surgery to remove growth in throat". Global News. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
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