The Horgan ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from July 18, 2017, to November 18, 2022. It was chaired by the 36th premier of British Columbia, John Horgan. The Cabinet was made up of members of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (NDP), which commands a majority in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
The ministry replaced the Christy Clark ministry following the aftermath of the 2017 general election. That election resulted in a hung parliament and the Clark ministry attempting to remain in office as a minority government; however, it was defeated by a motion of no confidence on June 29. As the NDP had made a confidence and supply deal with the British Columbia Green Party, enabling them to command a majority in the Legislature, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia Judith Guichon invited Horgan to form government. The Horgan ministry was formally sworn in on July 18, 2017. The ministry governed through all but the first several weeks of the 41st Parliament of British Columbia and part of the 42nd Parliament of British Columbia, until Horgan announced his intention to retire. It was succeeded by the Eby ministry on November 18, 2022.
List of ministers +Horgan ministry by portfolioPortfolioMinisterTenureStartEndPremier of British Columbia John Horgan July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Deputy Premier of British Columbia Carole James July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 vacant November 26, 2020 October 27, 2021 Mike Farnworth October 28, 2021 November 18, 2022Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training Melanie Mark July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Anne Kang November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of Agriculture and Food Lana Popham July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Attorney General David Eby July 18, 2017 July 19, 2022 Murray Rankin July 22, 2022 November 18, 2022Minister of Children and Family Development Katrine Conroy July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Mitzi Dean November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of State for Child Care Katrina Chen July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Minister of Citizens' Services Jinny Sims July 18, 2017 October 8, 2019 Selina Robinson October 8, 2019 January 22, 2020 Anne Kang January 22, 2020 November 26, 2020 Lisa Beare November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Minister of Education and Child Care Rob Fleming July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020Jennifer Whiteside November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (and the Consular Corps) Michelle Mungall July 18, 2017 January 22, 2020 Bruce Ralston January 22, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (including TransLink) George Heyman July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Minister of Finance Carole James July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Selina Robinson November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister responsible for Fisheries Josie Osborne April 1, 2022 November 18, 2022Minister of Forests Doug Donaldson July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Katrine Conroy November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs Adrian Dix November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of Health Adrian Dix July 18. 2017 November 18, 2022Minister responsible for Housing David Eby November 26, 2020 July 19, 2022 Murray Rankin July 22, 2022 November 18, 2022Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation Scott Fraser July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Murray Rankin November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation Bruce Ralston July 18, 2017 January 22, 2020 Michelle Mungall January 22, 2020 November 26, 2020 Ravi Kahlon November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of State for Trade George Chow July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022 Minister of Labour Harry Bains July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022 Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship Josie Osborne February 25, 2022 November 18, 2022 Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations Nathan Cullen November 26, 2020 February 25, 2022Minister of Mental Health and Addictions Judy Darcy July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Sheila Malcolmson November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020Minister of Municipal Affairs Josie Osborne November 26, 2020 February 25, 2022 Nathan Cullen February 25, 2022 November 18, 2022 Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General Mike Farnworth July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Nicholas Simons November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport Lisa Beare July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Melanie Mark November 26, 2020 September 28, 2022Lisa Beare September 28, 2022 November 18, 2022Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Claire Trevena July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Rob Fleming November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of State for Infrastructure Bowinn Ma November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022
+Horgan ministry by ministerPortfolioMinisterTenureStartEnd John Horgan Premier of British Columbia July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022 Harry Bains Minister of Labour July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Lisa Beare Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Minister of Citizens' Services November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport September 28, 2022 November 18, 2022 Katrina Chen Minister of State for Child Care July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022 George Chow Minister of State for Trade July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Katrine Conroy Minister of Children and Family Development July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations November 26, 2020 April 1, 2022 Minister of Forests April 1, 2022 November 18, 2022Nathan Cullen Minister of State for Lands and Natural Resource Operations November 26, 2020 February 25, 2022 Minister of Municipal Affairs February 25, 2022 November 18, 2022 Judy Darcy Minister of Mental Health and Addictions July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Mitzi Dean Minister of Children and Family Development November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Adrian Dix Minister of Health July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022 Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Doug Donaldson Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020David Eby Minister of Justice and Attorney General July 18, 2017 July 19, 2022 Minister responsible for Housing November 26, 2020 July 19, 2022Mike Farnworth Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022 Deputy Premier of British Columbia October 28, 2021 November 18, 2022Rob Fleming Minister of Education July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Scott Fraser Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 George Heyman Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (including TransLink) July 18, 2017 November 18, 2022Carole James Deputy Premier of British Columbia July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Minister of Finance July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Ravi Kahlon Minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Anne Kang Minister of Citizens' Services January 22, 2020 November 26, 2020 Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Bowinn Ma Minister of State for Infrastructure November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Sheila Malcolmson Minister of Mental Health and Addictions November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Melanie Mark Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport November 26, 2020 September 28, 2022Michelle Mungall Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources July 18, 2017 January 22, 2020 Minister of Jobs, Economic Development and Competitiveness January 22, 2020 November 26, 2020Josie Osborne Minister of Municipal Affairs November 26, 2020 February 25, 2022 Minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship February 25, 2022 November 18, 2022 Minister responsible for Fisheries April 1, 2022 November 18, 2022Lana Popham Minister of Agriculture July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Minister of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries November 26, 2020 April 1, 2022 Minister of Agriculture and Food April 1, 2022 November 18, 2022Bruce Ralston Minister of Jobs, Trade and Technology July 18, 2017 January 22, 2020 Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources January 22, 2020 November 26, 2020 Minister of Energy, Mines and Low Carbon Innovation (and the Consular Corps) November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022Murray Rankin Minister of Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Minister of Justice and Attorney General July 22, 2022 November 18, 2022 Minister responsible for Housing July 22, 2022 November 18, 2022Selina Robinson Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Minister of Citizens' Services October 8, 2019 January 22, 2020 Minister of Finance November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Nicholas Simons Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction November 26, 2020 November 18, 2022 Shane Simpson Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020 Jinny Sims Minister of Citizens' Services July 18, 2017 October 8, 2019 Claire Trevena Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure July 18, 2017 November 26, 2020Jennifer Whiteside Minister of Education November 26, 2020 April 1, 2022 Minister of Education and Child Care April 1, 2022 November 18, 2022
Cabinet shuffles
On October 4, 2019, Jinny Sims resigned as minister of Citizens' Services due to an on-going RCMP investigation; Selina Robinson temporarily assumed her portfolio. On January 22, 2020, Horgan appointed Anne Kang to fill the vacancy and had Michelle Mungall (then minister of Energy and Mines) and Bruce Ralston (then minister of Jobs, Economic Recovery and Innovation) swap portfolios.
Following the 2020 election, Horgan initiated a major cabinet shuffle on November 26, 2020. The cabinet expanded from 23 to 25 ministers, including Horgan. On February 25, 2022, Josie Osborne was appointed the first minister of Land, Water and Resource Stewardship; Nathan Cullen took on her prior role as minister of Municipal Affairs.
In 2022, columnist Keith Baldry noted that the Horgan ministry stood apart from its predecessors due to its "no-shuffle approach". Where it was previously unusual for a minister to stay in one portfolio for more than two or three years, the Horgan ministry had eight ministers who had held their posts for the entirety of the ministry to that point: Harry Bains (labour), Katrine Chen (child care), George Chow (trade), Adrian Dix (health), David Eby (attorney general), Mike Farnworth (solicitor general), George Heyman (environment) and Lana Popham (agriculture). Bains, Eby, Farnworth, Heyman and Popham each became the longest-serving minister of their portfolios in several decades.
On July 19, 2022, Eby stepped down from cabinet in order to stand in the 2022 British Columbia New Democratic Party leadership election; Murray Rankin stepped in as attorney general and housing minister, initially on an interim basis before being appointed to the role on an ongoing basis on August 2. On September 28, 2022, Melanie Mark resigned from cabinet to go on medical leave; Lisa Beare assumed responsibility for tourism.
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