Prince George-Valemount MLA Shirley Bond was announced today as the new Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training. Prior to the election Bond was Minister of Justice and Attorney General which has been turned over to MLA Suzanne Anton.
Reporting to Bond, is Naomi Yamamoto, the Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business.
The Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training (formerly Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and Innovation) was recently held by former Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Pat Bell, who did not run for re-election.
Bond has held a cabinet position since she was first elected to provincial office in 2001. She has held a number of portfolios during her years in cabinet, including health and education.
Other northern/interior MLAs with cabinet posts include John Rustad (Nechako Lakes) as Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation; Pat Pimm (Peace River North) as Minister of Agriculture; Coralee Oakes (Cariboo North) as the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development; and Terry Lake (Kamloops-North Thompson) as Minister of Health.
Premier Christy Clark named several new ministries such as the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services and a new ministry for natural gas.
Full list of cabinet ministers:
– The Deputy Premier and the Minister of Natural Gas Development and Minister Responsible for Housing will be Rich Coleman.
– The Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation will be John Rustad.
– The Minister of Advanced Education will be Amrik Virk.
– The Minister of Agriculture will be Pat Pimm.
– The Minister of Children and Family Development will be Stephanie Cadieux.
– The Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development will be Coralee Oakes.
– The Minister of Education will be Peter Fassbender.
– The Minister of Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible for Core Review will be Bill Bennett.
– The Minister of Environment will be Mary Polak.
– The Minister of Finance and Government House Leader will be Michael de Jong.
– The Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations will be Steve Thomson.
– The Minister of Health will be Terry Lake.
– The Minister of International Trade, Minister Responsible for Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism will be Teresa Wat.
– The Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour will be Shirley Bond.
– Reporting to Bond, the Minister of State for Tourism and Small Business will be Naomi Yamamoto.
– The Minister of Justice and Attorney General will be Suzanne Anton.
– The Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation will be Don McRae.
– The Minister of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services will be Andrew Wilkinson.
– The Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure and Deputy House Leader will be Todd Stone.
