Deputy Premier of British Columbia

Deputy Premier of British Columbia
Incumbent
Niki Sharma
since November 18, 2024
StatusDeputy head of government
Member of
Reports to
SeatVictoria, British Columbia
NominatorPremier of British Columbia
AppointerLieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
FormationSeptember 15, 1972
First holderEileen Dailly
SalaryCA$59,766.37[a][1]

The deputy premier of British Columbia is the representative of the premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current premier is unable to attend functions executed by the premier.

Niki Sharma has been the deputy premier since November 18, 2024.[2]

Although the position was only formally established in 1972, many MLAs have served as de facto deputy premiers or acting premiers prior to 1972. This includes John Robson, who served as acting premier in 1888 when Alexander Edmund Batson Davie was ill, as well as Royal Maitland and Herbert Anscomb, who were the Progressive Conservative Party leaders during the coalition governments of John Hart and Boss Johnson from 1941 to 1952.

Deputy premiers of British Columbia

No. Name Time in office Party Ministry Constituency Notes
1 Eileen Dailly September 26, 1972 December 22, 1975 █ New Democratic Barrett Burnaby North [3]
2 Grace McCarthy December 22, 1975 May 26, 1983 █ Social Credit B. Bennett Vancouver-Little Mountain [3]
– Vacant May 26, 1983 August 6, 1986 – – [3]
– Vacant August 6, 1986 August 14, 1986 – Vander Zalm –
(2) Grace McCarthy August 14, 1986 November 6, 1986 █ Social Credit Vancouver-Little Mountain [4]
– Vacant November 6, 1986 August 8, 1990 – – [4]
3 Rita Johnston August 8, 1990 April 2, 1991 █ Social Credit Surrey-Newton [4]
– Vacant April 2, 1991 November 5, 1991 – Johnston –
4 Anita Hagen November 5, 1991 September 15, 1993 █ New Democratic Harcourt New Westminster
5 Elizabeth Cull September 15, 1993 February 22, 1996 █ New Democratic Oak Bay-Gordon Head
6 Dan Miller February 28, 1996 August 25, 1999 █ New Democratic G. Clark North Coast
7 Lois Boone August 25, 1999 February 24, 2000 █ New Democratic Miller Prince George-Mount Robson
8 Joy MacPhail February 29, 2000 June 5, 2001 █ New Democratic Dosanjh Vancouver-Hastings
9 Christy Clark June 5, 2001 September 20, 2004 █ Liberal Campbell Port Moody-Westwood
10 Shirley Bond December 15, 2004 June 10, 2009 █ Liberal Prince George-Mount Robson
11 Colin Hansen June 10, 2009 March 14, 2011 █ Liberal Vancouver-Quilchena
12 Kevin Falcon March 14, 2011 August 29, 2012 █ Liberal C. Clark Surrey-Cloverdale
13 Rich Coleman September 5, 2012 July 18, 2017 █ Liberal Fort Langley-Aldergrove
Langley East
14 Carole James July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 █ New Democratic Horgan Victoria-Beacon Hill
– Vacant November 26, 2020 October 28, 2021 – –
15 Mike Farnworth October 28, 2021 November 18, 2024 █ New Democratic Horgan Port Coquitlam [5]
Eby
16 Niki Sharma November 18, 2024 Incumbent █ New Democratic Eby Vancouver-Hastings [2]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ This number does not include the base salary received by all BC MLAs.

References

  1. ^ "MLA Remuneration and Expenses". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  2. ^ a b Dickson, Courtney; DeRosa, Katie (Nov 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power". cbc.ca. Retrieved Nov 20, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Executive Council Appointments, 1871-1986" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-02-20.
  4. ^ a b c "Bill Vander Zalm Cabinet, 1986-1991" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-02-20.
  5. ^ Judd, Amy (October 28, 2021). "B.C. Premier John Horgan to undergo surgery to remove growth in throat". Global News. Retrieved October 28, 2021.