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| B.C. Liberal Party Whip |
Long-time B.C. cabinet minister Mike de Jong has been given the finance portfolio in a front-bench overhaul aimed at putting a new team in place for next year's provincial election.
Premier
Christy Clark has also given promotions to Mary Polak, who now takes on
transportation and Margaret MacDiarmid, who becomes the minister of
health.Don MacRae was elevated from agriculture minister to education. Rich Coleman is now Clark's deputy premier and retains his job in
energy and mines after declaring yesterday that he would be staying to
fight in the next election. Stephanie Cadieux will take on the tough job of overseeing the
Ministry of Children and Family Development, while Shirley Bond retains
her job as minister of Justice and Attorney General. Vernon Monashee MLA Eric Foster is not on cabinet, but did get promoted from deputy party whip, to party whip. Three Kelowna-area MLA's are on cabinet including Steve Thomson
(Kelowna-Mission) remaining as Minister of Forests, Natural Resources
and Lands, Ben Stewart (Kelowna Westside), staying as Minister of
Citizen's Services, and Norm Letnick from Kelowna Lake Country, the new
Minister of Agriculture. The cabinet shuffle was necessary after several ministers announced
last week they wouldn't be running in the 2013 election, including
high-profile members Kevin Falcon and George Abbott.---------
Effective April 1, 2009, the annual basic compensation per member is $101,859.00
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| Salary increase for Local MLA $5,092.95 |
By The Canadian Press September 5, 2012 2:02 PM
VICTORIA - B.C. Premier Christy Clark shuffled her cabinet Wednesday to replace ministers who have announced they will not run in next year's election. Here is a list of the cabinet members:
Premier: Hon. Christy Clark
Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier: Rich Coleman
Minister of Finance and House Leader: Mike de Jong
Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation: Ida Chong
Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism: John Yap
Minister of Agriculture: Norm Letnick
Minister of Children and Family Development: Stephanie Cadieux
Minister of Citizens' Services and Open Government: Ben Stewart
Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development: Bill Bennett
Minister of Education: Don McRae
Minister of Environment: Terry Lake
Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations: Steve Thomson
Minister of Health: Margaret MacDiarmid
Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour: Pat Bell
Minister of Justice and Attorney General: Shirley Bond
Minister of Social Development: Moira Stilwell
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure: Mary Polak
Minister of State for Seniors: Hon. Ralph Sultan
Minister of State for Small Business: Naomi Yamamoto
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