Premier shuffles cabinet

Premier David Eby has shuffled his cabinet in the wake of his narrow election win in October.

The biggest move involves a change for former Health Ministry Adrian Dix.

Dix, who led BC’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, will be the new minister responsible for energy.

Josie Osborne, the former energy minister, moves over into health.

Eby says the new cabinets’ top priorities will be to bring downs costs for families, strengthen health care, make communities safer, and grow the economy.

Mike Farnworth, public safety minister since 2017, will be be BC’s transportation minister.

He will also return to his role as house leader, one he held from 2017 to 2022.

And Garry Begg, a former RCMP officer in Surrey, is the new public safety minister.

The full cabinet is as follows:

* Premier: David Eby
* Minister of State for Local Governments and Rural Communities: Brittny Anderson

* Agriculture and Food: Lana Popham

* Attorney General and Deputy Premier: Niki Sharma

* Children and Family Development: Grace Lore

* Citizens’ Services: George Chow

* Education and Child Care: Lisa Beare
* Minister of State for Child Care and Children and Youth with Support Needs: Jodie Wickens

* Emergency Management and Climate Readiness: Kelly Greene

* Energy and Climate Solutions: Adrian Dix

* Environment and Parks: Tamara Davidson

* Finance: Brenda Bailey

* Forests: Ravi Parmar

* Health: Josie Osborne

* Housing and Municipal Affairs: Ravi Kahlon

* Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation: Christine Boyle

* Infrastructure: Bowinn Ma

* Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation: Diana Gibson
* Minister of State for Trade: Rick Glumac

* Labour: Jennifer Whiteside

* Mining and Critical Minerals: Jagrup Brar

* Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills: Anne Kang

* Public Safety and Solicitor General: Garry Begg
* Minister of State for Community Safety and Integrated Services: Terry Yung

* Social Development and Poverty Reduction: Sheila Malcolmson

* Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport: Spencer Chandra Herbert

* Transportation and Transit and House Leader: Mike Farnworth

* Water, Land and Resource Stewardship: Randene Neill