Six Vancouver NDP MLAs have been given cabinet posts in Premier John Horgan’s government.
Horgan announced his entire cabinet Tuesday.
The six Vancouver ministers are:
· David Eby (Vancouver-Point Grey), attorney general.
· George Heyman (Vancouver-Fairview), minister of environment and climate change strategy.
· Adrian Dix (Vancouver-Kingsway), minister of health.
· Shane Simpson (Vancouver-Hastings), minister of social development and poverty reduction.
· George Chow (Vancouver-Fraserview), minister of state for trade.
· Melanie Mark (Vancouver-Mount Pleasant), minister of advanced education, skills and training.
Mable Elmore (Vancouver-Kensington) was appointed parliamentary secretary for poverty reduction and will work closely with Simpson on the portfolio.
The new cabinet comprises 20 ministers and two ministers of state. In addition, six MLAs have been named parliamentary secretaries. Horgan’s cabinet is the first in B.C. history to achieve gender parity, with 10 women named to cabinet and one named minister of state.
New ministries include the ministry of Indigenous relations and reconciliation led by Scott Fraser (Alberni-Pacific Rim) and the ministry of mental health and addictions, which will be overseen by Judy Darcy (New Westminster).
In a news release, Horgan promised to "put people at the heart of everything we do. And we'll work hard to deliver on our commitments to British Columbians."
Outgoing Housing Minister Rich Coleman, the Liberal MLA for Fort Langley-Aldergrove, took to Twitter shortly after Horgan announced his cabinet, saying "This #GreeNDP government was not recognized by the majority BC & will pander to minority interest at the expense of the majority."
The full cabinet list:
* Premier - Hon. John Horgan
* Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training - Hon. Melanie Mark
* Minister of Agriculture - Hon. Lana Popham
* Attorney General - Hon. David Eby
* Minister of Children and Family Development - Hon. Katrine Conroy
* Minister of State for Child Care - Hon. Katrina Chen
* Minister of Citizens' Services - Hon. Jinny Sims
* Minister of Education - Hon. Rob Fleming
* Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources - Hon. Michelle Mungall
* Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy - Hon. George Heyman
* Minister of Finance and Deputy Premier - Hon. Carole James
* Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations, and Rural Development - Hon. Doug Donaldson
* Minister of Health - Hon. Adrian Dix
* Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation - Hon. Scott Fraser
* Minister of Jobs, Trade, and Technology - Hon. Bruce Ralston
* Minister of State for Trade - Hon. George Chow
* Minister of Labour - Hon. Harry Bains
* Minister of Mental Health and Addictions - Hon. Judy Darcy
* Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing - Hon. Selina Robinson
* Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General - Hon. Mike Farnworth
* Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction - Hon. Shane Simpson
* Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture - Hon. Lisa Beare
* Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure - Hon. Claire Trevena
Parliamentary secretaries
* Parliamentary Secretary for Emergency Preparedness - Jennifer Rice
* Parliamentary Secretary for Poverty Reduction - Mable Elmore
* Parliamentary Secretary for Seniors - Anne Kang
* Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Multiculturalism - Ravi Kahlon
* Parliamentary Secretary for Technology - Rick Glumac
* Parliamentary Secretary for TransLink - Bowinn Ma
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