Premier Campbell shuffled his cabinet on Wednesday making room for new MLAs with a surprising 7 positions going to new incoming MLAs and 2 positions going to former backbenchers. The Legislature will be recalled later this summer on August 25th, which will be followed by the budget speech on Sept. 01.
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Here’s a list of the new cabinet members:
Premier – Hon. Gordon Campbell
Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations – Hon. Naomi Yamamoto
Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Hon. George Abbott
Advanced Education and Labour Market Development – Hon. Moira Stilwell
Agriculture and Lands – Hon. Steve Thomson
Attorney General – Hon. Mike de Jong
Children and Family Development and Minister Responsible for Child Care – Hon. Mary Polak
Citizens’ Services and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism and the Public Affairs Bureau – Hon. Ben Stewart
Community and Rural Development – Hon. Bill Bennett
Education and Minister Responsible for Early Learning and Literacy – Hon. Margaret MacDiarmid
Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Hon. Blair Lekstrom
Minister of State for Mining – Hon. Randy Hawes
Environment – Hon. Barry Penner
Minister of State for Climate Action – Hon. John Yap
Finance and Deputy Premier – Hon. Colin Hansen
Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for the Integrated Land Management Bureau – Hon. Pat Bell
Health Services – Hon. Kevin Falcon
Healthy Living and Sport – Hon. Ida Chong
Minister of State for the Olympics and ActNow BC – Hon. Mary McNeil
Housing and Social Development – Hon. Rich Coleman
Labour – Hon. Murray Coell
Public Safety and Solicitor General – Hon. Kash Heed
Small Business, Technology and Economic Development – Hon. Iain Black
Tourism, Culture and the Arts – Hon. Kevin Krueger
Transportation and Infrastructure – Hon. Shirley Bond
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Take a look at the BC News release and accompanying Backgrounder here