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Horgan ministry
36th ministry of British Columbia
John Horgan in 2017
Date formed	July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)
Date dissolved	November 18, 2022 (2022-11-18)
People and organisations
Monarch	Elizabeth II (2017–2022) Charles III (2022)
Lieutenant governor	Judith Guichon (2017–2018) Janet Austin (2018–2022)
Premier	John Horgan
Deputy premier	Carole James (2017–2020) vacant (2020–2021) Mike Farnworth (2021–2022)
Member party	New Democratic Party
Status in legislature	Minority (2017–2020) 41 / 87 (47%) Majority (2020–2022) 57 / 87 (66%)
Opposition party	Liberal Party
Opposition leader	Christy Clark (2017) Rich Coleman (2017–2018) Andrew Wilkinson (2018–2020) Shirley Bond (2020–2022) Kevin Falcon (2022)
History
Elections	2017, 2020
Legislature terms	41st Parliament of British Columbia 42nd Parliament of British Columbia
Incoming formation	2017 government formation
Outgoing formation	2022 NDP leadership election
Predecessor	Christy Clark ministry
Successor	Eby ministry

The Horgan ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from July 18, 2017, to November 18, 2022. It was chaired by the 36th premier of British Columbia, John Horgan. The Cabinet was 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 Christy Clark ministry following the aftermath of the 2017 general election. That election resulted in a hung parliament and the Clark ministry attempting to remain in office as a minority government; however, it was defeated by a motion of no confidence on June 29. As the NDP had made a confidence and supply deal with the British Columbia Green Party, enabling them to command a majority in the Legislature, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Judith Guichon invited Horgan to form government. The Horgan ministry was formally sworn in on July 18, 2017. The ministry governed through all but the first several weeks of the 41st Parliament of British Columbia and part of the 42nd Parliament of British Columbia, until Horgan announced his intention to retire. It was succeeded by the Eby ministry on November 18, 2022.

List of ministers

Cabinet shuffles

On October 4, 2019, Jinny Sims resigned as minister of Citizens' Services due to an on-going RCMP investigation; Selina Robinson temporarily assumed her portfolio. On January 22, 2020, Horgan appointed Anne Kang to fill the vacancy and had Michelle Mungall (then minister of Energy and Mines) and Bruce Ralston (then minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation) swap portfolios.

Following the 2020 election, Horgan initiated a major cabinet shuffle on November 26, 2020. The cabinet expanded from 23 to 25 ministers, including Horgan. On February 25, 2022, Josie Osborne was appointed the first minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship; Nathan Cullen took on her prior role as minister of Municipal Affairs.

In 2022, columnist Keith Baldry noted that the Horgan ministry stood apart from its predecessors due to its "no-shuffle approach". Where it was previously unusual for a minister to stay in one portfolio for more than two or three years, the Horgan ministry had eight ministers who had held their posts for the entirety of the ministry to that point: Harry Bains (labour), Katrine Chen (child care), George Chow (trade), Adrian Dix (health), David Eby (attorney general), Mike Farnworth (solicitor general), George Heyman (environment) and Lana Popham (agriculture). Bains, Eby, Farnworth, Heyman and Popham each became the longest-serving minister of their portfolios in several decades.

On July 19, 2022, Eby stepped down from cabinet in order to stand in the 2022 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election; Murray Rankin stepped in as attorney general and housing minister, initially on an interim basis before being appointed to the role on an ongoing basis on August 2. On September 28, 2022, Melanie Mark resigned from cabinet to go on medical leave; Lisa Beare assumed responsibility for tourism.

Notes

1. ^ As cabinet ministers serve at His Majesty's pleasure and Eby did not immediately rescind their appointments upon his swearing in, the ministers appointed by Horgan remained in office until Eby named a new cabinet on December 7; this has led some sources, such as the Legislative Library of British Columbia, to list December 7 as the final date of service for members of Horgan's cabinet. However, Horgan's own time in the Executive Council ended on November 18.
2. Confidence & supply agreement with the Green Party of British Columbia.
3. "Advanced Education, Skills and Training" from July 18, 2017, to November 26, 2020
4. "Agriculture" from July 18, 2017, to November 26, 2020; "Agriculture, Food and Fisheries" from November 26, 2020, to March 1, 2022
5. "Education" from July 18, 2017, to April 1, 2022
6. "Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources" from July 18, 2017, to November 26, 2020
7. "Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations" from July 18, 2017, to April 1, 2022
8. "Jobs, Trade and Technology" from July 18, 2017, to January 22, 2020; "Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness from January 22, 2020, to November 26, 2020
9. "Tourism, Arts, Culture" from July 18, 2017, to November 26, 2020

References

Citations

1. Keller, James; Hunter, Justine; Hager, Mike (June 29, 2017). "B.C. NDP to take power following confidence vote, ending 16 years of Liberal rule". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on July 6, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
2. McElroy, Justin (June 29, 2017). "B.C.'s new NDP government sworn into office". CBC News. Archived from the original on October 9, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
3. 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.
4. "B.C. cabinet minister Jinny Sims resigns amid RCMP investigation". October 4, 2019. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
5. "B.C. premier fills Jinny Sims vacancy, swaps jobs in cabinet tweak". January 22, 2020. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
6. Coyne, Todd (November 26, 2020). "B.C. premier announces new NDP cabinet, replaces education minister". CTV News. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
7. Zussman, Richard (February 25, 2022). "Josie Osborne named B.C.'s first minister of land, water and resource stewardship | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved July 11, 2022.
8. "Keith Baldrey: Horgan's 'no-shuffle approach' to cabinet ministers differs from predecessors". North Shore News. May 16, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
9. "B.C.'s Attorney General David Eby puts hat in ring to replace John Horgan as NDP leader - Victoria News". www.vicnews.com. July 19, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
10. "B.C.'s Indigenous relations minister 'honoured' to assume attorney general role - Grand Forks Gazette". www.grandforksgazette.ca. July 22, 2022. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
11. "John Horgan Cabinet 2017–Present" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 1, 2022. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
12. "B.C. Tourism Minister Melanie Mark resigns from cabinet to take medical leave". CBC News. September 28, 2022. Retrieved October 1, 2022.

Sources

"John Horgan Cabinet 2017–2022" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved December 13, 2022.

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