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BC Government's New Ministers and Deputy Ministers

MEMBERS OF THE EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

Premier – Hon. Gordon Campbell

Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations – Hon. John van Dongen

Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation – Hon. Tom Christensen

Minister of Advanced Education (and Minister responsible for Research and Technology) – Hon. Murray Coell

Minister of Agriculture and Lands – Hon. Pat Bell

Attorney General (and Minister responsible for Multiculturalism) – Hon. Wally Oppal

Minister of Children and Family Development – Hon. Stan Hagen

Minister of State for Childcare – Hon. Linda Reid

Minister of Community Services (and Minister responsible for Seniors' and Women's Issues) – Hon. Ida Chong

Minister of Economic Development (and Minister responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative and the Olympics) – Hon. Colin Hansen

Minister of Education and Deputy Premier (and Minister responsible for Early Learning and Literacy) – Hon. Shirley Bond

Minister of Employment and Income Assistance – Hon. Claude Richmond

Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources – Hon. Richard Neufeld

Minister of State for Mining – Hon. Bill Bennett

Minister of Environment (and Minister responsible for Water Stewardship and Sustainable Communities) – Hon. Barry Penner

Minister of Finance – Hon. Carole Taylor

Minister of Forests and Range (and Minister responsible for Housing) – Hon. Rich Coleman

Minister of Health – Hon. George Abbott

Minister of Labour and Citizens' Services and Government House Leader – Hon. Mike De Jong

Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General – Hon. John Les

Minister of Small Business and Revenue (and Minister responsible for Deregulation) – Hon. Rick Thorpe

Minister of Tourism, Sports and the Arts – Hon. Olga Ilich

Minister of Transportation – Hon. Kevin Falcon

The Premier also appointed three Parliamentary Secretaries today: Dave Hayer (MLA, Surrey-Tynehead) will be Parliamentary Secretary for Multicultural and Immigration; Richard Lee (MLA, Burnaby North) will be Parliamentary Secretary for the Asia-Pacific Initiative; and Val Roddick (MLA, Delta South) will be Parliamentary Secretary for Agricultural Planning.

DEPUTY MINISTER LIST

Office of the Premier
Jessica McDonald, Deputy Minister to the Premier and Cabinet Secretary
Dana Hayden, Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Natural Resources and the Economy
Philip Steenkamp, Deputy Minister, Strategic Policy, Social Development
Athana Mentzelopoulos, Deputy Minister, Intergovernmental Relations

Ministry of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation
Lorne Brownsey, Deputy Minister
Joy Illington, Associate Deputy Minister

Ministry of Advanced Education
Moura Quayle, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Agriculture and Lands
Laurence Pedersen, Deputy Minister
Mike Lambert, Associate Deputy Minister, Integrated Land Management Agency

Ministry of Attorney General
Allan Seckel, Deputy Attorney General

Ministry of Children and Family Development
Alison MacPhail, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Community Services
Sheila Wynn, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Economic Development
Andrew Wilkinson, Deputy Minister
Annette Antoniak, Associate Deputy Minister, Olympics

Ministry of Education
Emery Dosdall, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Employment and Income Assistance
Cairine MacDonald, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources
Greg Reimer, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Environment
Chris Trumpy, Deputy Minister
Joan Hesketh, Associate Deputy Minister, Environmental Assessment Office

Ministry of Finance
Tamara Vrooman, Deputy Minister and Secretary to Treasury Board
Bob de Faye, Associate Deputy Minister, Public Sector Employers' Council

Ministry of Forests and Range
Doug Konkin, Deputy Minister
Lori Wanamaker, Associate Deputy Minister, Housing

Ministry of Health
Penny Ballem, Deputy Minister
David Woodward, Associate Deputy Minister

Ministry of Labour and Citizens' Services
Gord Macatee, Deputy Minister
Rick Connolly, Associate Deputy Minister, Labour
James Gorman, Associate Deputy Minister, Public Service Operations Agency
Diane Rabbani, Associate Deputy Minister, Public Service Agency

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
David Morhart, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Small Business and Revenue
Robin Ciceri, Deputy Minister

Ministry of Tourism, Sport and the Arts
Andrew Wilkinson, Acting Deputy Minister

Ministry of Transportation
John Dyble, Deputy Minister