New Provincial Cabinet Sworn-In, Langley Chamber to Engage with New Ministers Ahead of Critical Budget
New Provincial Cabinet Sworn-In, Langley Chamber to Engage with New Ministers Ahead of Critical Budget
BC Premier David Eby has revealed the new provincial Cabinet, Ministers who will be responsible for overseeing the various departments of the provincial government.
The new cabinet includes 23 ministers and four ministers of state, and will be supported by 14 parliamentary secretaries.
Langley MLAs Andrew Mercier and Megan Dykeman both received new posts as Minister of State for Workforce Development and Parliamentary Secretary for Community Development and Non-profits.
The Langley Chamber is connecting with the new cabinet ministers to engage on key issues important to our business community, including labour shortages, cost of doing business, transportation and transit, and more.
The new provincial cabinet is:
- 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 (including foreign credentials recognition): 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