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By Aaron Schulze

New Cabinet

New finance minister, two new ministries a part of Premier Eby’s cabinet

Dec 7, 2022 | 11:29 AM

VICTORIA — New B.C. Premier David Eby has his first cabinet sworn in by Lieutenant-Governor Janet Austin at Government House in Victoria Wednesday (Dec. 7) morning.

Among the most notable changes, Kootenay West MLA Katrine Conroy is the province’s new Minister of Finance, transitioning from the Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development portfolio. She takes over for Selina Robinson – MLA for Coquitlam-Mailardville – who’s now the Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills. Surrey-Whalley MLA Bruce Ralston is now the Minister of Forests.

Adrian Dix, MLA for Vancouver Kingsway, retained his portfolio as Minister of Health. Additionally, Port Coquitlam MLA Mike Farnworth retained his duties as Minister of Public Safety, Solicitor General and Deputy Premier.

Two new ministries were formed to devote more attention and resources to major issues in B.C. Bowinn Ma is the first Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness, while Ravi Kahlon is the Minister of Housing as well as House Leader. Vancouver-False Creek MLA Brenda Bailey takes the Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation portfolio from Kahlon.

The full cabinet is as follows:

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• Premier: David Eby
• Agriculture and Food: Pam Alexis
• Attorney General: Niki Sharma
• Children and Family Development: Mitzi Dean
• Citizens’ Services: Lisa Beare
• Education and Child Care: Rachna Singh; Minister of State for Child Care: Grace Lore
• Emergency Management and Climate Readiness: Bowinn Ma
• Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation: Josie Osborne
• Environment and Climate Change Strategy: George Heyman
• Finance (includes Columbia River Treaty): Katrine Conroy
• Forests, and Minister Responsible for Consular Corps: Bruce Ralston
• Health, and Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs: Adrian Dix
• Housing, and Government House Leader: Ravi Kahlon
• Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: Murray Rankin
• Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation: Brenda Bailey; Minister of State for Trade: Jagrup Brar
• Labour: Harry Bains
• Mental Health and Addictions: Jennifer Whiteside
• Municipal Affairs: Anne Kang
• Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills (includes immigration/foreign credentials): Selina Robinson; Minister of State for Workforce Development: Andrew Mercier
• Public Safety and Solicitor General (ICBC), and Deputy Premier: Mike Farnworth
• Social Development and Poverty Reduction: Sheila Malcolmson
• Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport: Lana Popham
• Transportation and Infrastructure (BC Transit and Translink): Rob Fleming; Minister of State for Infrastructure and Transit: Dan Coulter
• Water, Land and Resource Stewardship (Fisheries): Nathan Cullen