The Christy Clark ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from March 14, 2011, to July 18, 2017. It was led by Christy Clark, the 35th premier of British Columbia, and consisted of members of the British Columbia Liberal Party.
Christy Clark ministry | |
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 35th ministry of British Columbia | |
.jpg) Christy Clark in 2011 | |
| Date formed | March 14, 2011 |
| Date dissolved | July 18, 2017 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Premier | Christy Clark |
| Deputy Premier |
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| Member party | Liberal Party |
| Status in legislature | |
| Opposition cabinet | 40th (2013–2017) |
| Opposition party | New Democratic Party |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Elections | 2013, 2017 |
| Legislature terms | |
| Incoming formation | 2011 Liberal leadership election |
| Outgoing formation | 2017 motion of no confidence |
| Predecessor | Campbell ministry |
| Successor | Horgan ministry |
The ministry replaced the Campbell ministry when Gordon Campbell stepped down as premier during the 39th Parliament of British Columbia and was replaced as premier by Clark.[1] It maintained power in the 40th Parliament of British Columbia after the 2013 general election. After the 2017 general election resulted in a hung parliament, it attempted to stay in power as a minority government but fell less than two months later as a result of a successful non-confidence motion on June 29, 2017. It was replaced by the Horgan ministry.[2]
List of ministers
edit| Portfolio | Minister | Tenure |
|---|---|---|
| Premier of British Columbia | Christy Clark | March 14, 2011 – July 18, 2017 |
| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | Kevin Falcon | March 14, 2011 – August 29, 2012 |
| vacant | August 29, 2012 – September 5, 2012 | |
| Rich Coleman | September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation | Mary Polak | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| Ida Chong | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 | |
| John Rustad | June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Advanced Education | Naomi Yamamoto | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| John Yap | September 5, 2012 – March 4, 2013 | |
| Ralph Sultan | March 4, 2013 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Amrik Virk | June 10, 2013 – December 18, 2014 | |
| Andrew Wilkinson | December 18, 2014 – June 12, 2017 | |
| Linda Reid | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Don McRae | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| Norm Letnick | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Pat Pimm | June 10, 2013 – April 11, 2014 | |
| Norm Letnick | April 11, 2014 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Children and Family Development | Mary McNeil | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| Stephanie Cadieux | September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Citizens' Services and Open Government | Ben Stewart | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 |
| Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development | Ida Chong | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| Bill Bennett | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Coralee Oakes | June 10, 2013 – July 30, 2015 | |
| Peter Fassbender | July 30, 2015 – June 12, 2017 | |
| Sam Sullivan | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Education | George Abbott | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| Don McRae | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Peter Fassbender | June 10, 2013 – July 30, 2015 | |
| Mike Bernier | July 30, 2015 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Energy and Mines | Rich Coleman | March 14, 2011 – June 10, 2013 |
| Bill Bennett | June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017 | |
| Rich Coleman | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Environment | Terry Lake | March 14, 2011 – June 10, 2013 |
| Mary Polak | June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017 | |
| Jordan Sturdy | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Finance | Kevin Falcon | March 14, 2011 – August 29, 2012 |
| Shirley Bond | August 29, 2012 – September 5, 2012 | |
| Mike de Jong | September 5, 2012 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations | Steve Thomson | March 14, 2011 – June 22, 2017 |
| John Rustad | June 22, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Health | Mike de Jong | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| Margaret MacDiarmid | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Terry Lake | June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017 | |
| Mary Polak | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister responsible for Housing | Rich Coleman | March 14, 2011 – June 12, 2017 |
| Ellis Ross | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of International Trade (and Asia Pacific Strategy) | Teresa Wat | June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 |
| Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training | Pat Bell | March 14, 2011 – June 10, 2013 |
| Shirley Bond | June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General[a] | Barry Penner | March 14, 2011 – August 18, 2011 |
| Shirley Bond | August 18, 2011 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Suzanne Anton | June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017 | |
| Andrew Wilkinson | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Labour, Citizens' Services and Open Government | Stephanie Cadieux | March 14, 2011 – September 26, 2011 |
| Margaret MacDiarmid | September 26, 2011 – September 5, 2012 | |
| Minister responsible for Labour | Pat Bell | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 |
| Shirley Bond | June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of State for Multiculturalism | Harry Bloy | March 14, 2011 – March 16, 2012 |
| John Yap | March 24, 2012 – September 5, 2012 | |
| Minister responsible for Multiculturalism | Harry Bloy | March 14, 2011 – September 26, 2011 |
| John Yap | September 5, 2012 – March 4, 2013 | |
| Ralph Sultan | March 4, 2013 – March 21, 2013 | |
| Mike de Jong | March 21, 2013 – June 10, 2017 | |
| Teresa Wat | June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Natural Gas Development | Rich Coleman | June 10, 2013 – June 12, 2017 |
| Ellis Ross | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General | Shirley Bond | March 14, 2011 – February 8, 2012 |
| Mike Morris | December 11, 2015 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of State for Rural Economic Development | Donna Barnett | October 21, 2015 – July 18, 2017 |
| Minister of State for Seniors | Ralph Sultan | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 |
| Minister of State for Small Business | Naomi Yamamoto | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 |
| Coralee Oakes | July 30, 2015 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Social Development | Harry Bloy | March 14, 2011 – September 26, 2011 |
| Stephanie Cadieux | September 26, 2011 – September 5, 2012 | |
| Moira Stilwell | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Don McRae | June 10, 2013 – February 2, 2015 | |
| Michelle Stilwell | February 2, 2015 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens' Services | Andrew Wilkinson | June 10, 2013 – December 18, 2014 |
| Amrik Virk | December 18, 2014 – June 12, 2017 | |
| Jas Johal | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business | Naomi Yamamoto | June 10, 2013 – July 30, 2015 |
| Minister responsible for TransLink | Peter Fassbender | July 30, 2015 – June 12, 2017 |
| Sam Sullivan | June 12, 2017 – July 18, 2017 | |
| Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure | Blair Lekstrom | March 14, 2011 – September 5, 2012 |
| Mary Polak | September 5, 2012 – June 10, 2013 | |
| Todd Stone | June 10, 2013 – July 18, 2017 |
Cabinet shuffles
editOn August 18, 2011, Barry Penner stepped down as attorney general after announcing his impending retirement from politics. Shirley Bond was appointed to replace him, holding dual roles as attorney general and solicitor general.[3]
Clark first shuffled her cabinet on September 26, 2011, demoting Harry Bloy from Minister of Social Development to Minister of State for Multiculturalism, and moving Stephanie Cadieux into Bloy's old portfolio and Margaret MacDiarmid into Cadieux's.[4]
Clark initiated her first major shuffle on September 5, 2012. The shuffle was prompted by several veteran Liberals deciding not to seek election in the then-upcoming 2013 election. Among the ministers departing were Kevin Falcon and George Abbott, while those taking on new portfolios included Rich Coleman (deputy premier) and Mike de Jong (finance).[5]
Following the ministry's re-election in the 2013 election, Clark again shuffled her cabinet. The 19-member cabinet consisted of nine members who were already in cabinet, seven newly elected members, and two prior-elected members from the backbenches. Among those joining were Suzanne Anton (justice) and Peter Fassbender (education). Coleman, in addition to retaining his position as deputy premier, took the additional role as Minister of Housing and the first Minister of Natural Gas Development.[6] Columnist Keith Baldry noted that many of the ministries that receive the most media attention and coverage would be helmed by new ministers, allowing the government to present a "fresh face" and move on from the Campbell era.[7]
Following the 2017 election, on June 12, Clark appointed a new cabinet. The shuffle was prompted, in part, by the defeat of five ministers in the election and the retirement of a sixth. Five rookie ministers joined cabinet, including Ellis Ross, BC's first elected indigenous cabinet minister with a portfolio.[b] Several existing ministers were shuffled to different portfolios; Clark downplayed the changes, describing the government as being in "caretaker mode" and that it wouldn't pursue any new policies, but added "the team reflects the results of listening to what voters told us in the last election."[8][9]
Notes
edit- ^ "Attorney General" from March 14, 2011 to February 2, 2012
- ^ Ross was the third indigenous cabinet minister overall, after Frank Calder and Edward John. Calder was a minister without portfolio in the Barrett ministry from 1972 to 1973. John was the minister of children and families in the Dosanjh ministry from 2000 to 2001; however, John was not a member of the legislature.
References
editCitations
edit- ^ "B.C. Premier Christy Clark sworn in, unveils cabinet". CTV News. March 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kines, Lindsay (August 19, 2011). "Attorney general cites family reasons, to stay on as MLA until next vote". Times Colonist. pp. A1.
- ^ "CityNews". vancouver.citynews.ca. September 26, 2011. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ Hunter, Justine (September 5, 2011). "Clark shuffles cabinet to 'set the foundation' ahead of 2013 election". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012.
- ^ "B.C. Premier Christy Clark, cabinet sworn in". CBC News. June 10, 2013. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
- ^ "Premier proves adept at cabinet shuffle". Richmond News. Retrieved July 18, 2022.
- ^ Meissner, Dirk (June 12, 2017). "B.C. Liberal cabinet sworn in as defeat looms for minority government". CTVNews. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Scott (June 12, 2017). "B.C. Premier Christy Clark introduces new cabinet". vancouversun. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
Sources
edit"Christy Clark Cabinet 2011–2017" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Retrieved July 13, 2022.