Government House Leader (British Columbia)
| Leader of the Government in the Legislative Assembly | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Seat | British Columbia Parliament Buildings |
| Appointer | Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia on the advice of the premier |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Salary | $0[a] |
The Government House Leader of British Columbia is a frontbench member of the Legislative Assembly from the governing political party, who is tasked with planning and organizing the government's legislative business. The position is modelled on the federal Government House Leader in the House of Commons, and was established to lessen the workload of the Premier of British Columbia, who has executive duties outside of the legislature. The Government House Leader has a responsibility to consult with the house leaders of the opposition parties' caucuses to ensure that legislative business is conducted in an organized manner. The Government House Leader is also responsible for scheduling government bills and managing the daily legislative agenda in the Legislative Assembly. [2]
Since at least 2009, British Columbia's government house leaders are also made members of the provincial executive council while they are serving.[2]
Government house leaders
| Portrait | House Leader | Constituency | Term of office | Party | Premier(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Term start | Term end | ||||||
| Claude Richmond | Kamloops | 1988 | April 1991 | Social Credit | Vander Zalm (cabinet) | ||
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Glen Clark | Vancouver-Kingsway | November 1991 | September 1993 | New Democratic | Mike Harcourt (cabinet) | |
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Moe Sihota | Esquimalt-Metchosin | 1993 | December 1999 | Mike Harcourt (cabinet) | ||
| Gary Collins | Vancouver-Fairview | June 2001 | December 2004 | Liberal | Gordon Campbell (cabinet) | ||
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Mike de Jong | Abbotsford West | June 2005 | October 25, 2010 | |||
| not on record | October 25, 2010 | June 7, 2013 | |||||
|
Mike de Jong | Abbotsford West | June 7, 2013 | July 18, 2017 | Christy Clark (cabinet) | ||
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Mike Farnworth | Port Coquitlam | July 18, 2017 | December 7, 2022 | New Democratic | John Horgan (cabinet) | |
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Ravi Kahlon[3] | Delta North | December 7, 2022 | November 18, 2024 | |||
| David Eby (cabinet) | |||||||
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Mike Farnworth[4] | Port Coquitlam | November 18, 2024 | incumbent | |||
See also
- House Leader
- Government House Leader, for the equivalent position in the federal House of Commons
- Government House Leader (Ontario)
- Government House Leader (Quebec)
References
- ↑ "Remuneration and Allowances". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
- 1 2 "House Leaders". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
- ↑ "New cabinet ready to take action on cost of living, health care, housing, climate" (Press release). Office of the Premier of British Columbia. December 7, 2022. Retrieved December 9, 2022.
- ↑ Dickson, Courtney & DeRosa, Katie (November 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power". CBC News. Retrieved March 15, 2025.
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