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Banman named whip as Rustad announces B.C. Conservatives shadow cabinet

Shadow cabinet is 'committed to restoring prosperity, public safety, and affordability': Rustad
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Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad addresses supporters at the party headquarters on election night in Vancouver Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. Rustad named his shadow cabinet on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024.

Conservative Party of B.C. Leader John Rustad has named his shadow cabinet.

Rustad unveiled his shadow cabinet Wednesday (Nov. 20), describing it as a "diverse and experience group, committed to restoring prosperity, public safety, and affordability for every British Columbian," the Conservative caucus said in the news release.

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Abbotsford South MLA Bruce Banman, who was the first to join the B.C. Conservatives with Rustad, was named as the party whip.

In the two other leadership positions, Chilliwack-Cultus Lake MLA Aaliya Warbus is the house leader and Prince George-North Cariboo MLA Sheldon Clare is the deputy whip. 

All but two of the B.C. Conservative MLAs were given portfolios. Cariboo-Chilcotin MLA Lorne Doerkson and Langley-Willowbrook MLA Jody Toor were not named along with portfolios in the news release. 

Rustad's shadow cabinet includes the following portfolios:

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Fraser Nicola MLA Tony Luck has the municipal affairs and local government portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Bulkley Valley-Stikine MLA Sharon Hartwell with the rural communities and rural development portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Delta South MLA Ian Patonhas the agriculture, fisheries and agricultural land commission portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Peace River North MLA Jordan Kealy with the agriculture expansion and food security portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Richmond Queensborough MLA Steve Kooner has the attorney general portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Vancouver-Quilchena MLA Dallas Brodie has the justice reform portfolio, a part of the attorney general portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee has the children and family development portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Chilliwack North MLA Heather Maahs has the Indigenous self-government in child and family services portfolio, which is within the children and family development portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Prince Goerge-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird with the citizens' services portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Lynne Block has the education portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Surrey North MLA Mandeep Dhaliwal has the parental rights and sports portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Abbotsford-Mission MLA Reanne Gasper has the child care, children and youth with support needs portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan has the climate solutions and climate readiness portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Peace River South MLA Larry Neufeld has the natural gas and LNG portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Salmon Arm-Shuswap MLA David Williams has the BC Hydro and electricity self-sufficiency portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ West Kelowna-Peachland MLA Macklin McCall has the emergency management portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford has the environment and parks portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has the finance portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer has the forests portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ North Island MLA Anna Anna Kindy has the health portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Skeena MLA Claire Rattée has the mental health and addictions portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day has the rural health and seniors91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ™ health portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Surrey-Serpentine River MLA Linda Hepner has the housing portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Kelowna Centre MLA Kristina Loewen has the rural housing and building code portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis has the Indigenous relations and reconciliation portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Langley-Walnut Grove MLA Misty Van Popta has the infrastructure and construction portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Kelowna-Mission MLA Gavin Dew has the jobs, economic development and innovation portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens with the labour portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Kootenay-Rockies MLA Pete Davis has the mining, critical minerals and Columbia Treaty portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Abbotsford West MLA Korky Neufeld has the post-secondary education portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Maple Ridge East MLA Lawrence Mok has the skills Training and international credentials portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko has the solicitor general and public safety portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Surrey-Panorama MLA Bryan Tepperhas the community safety and integrated services portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong has the social development and poverty reduction portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Richmond-Bridgeport MLA Teresa Wat has the tourism, arts, culture, anti-racism and trade portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Langley-Abbotsford MLA Harman Bhangu has the transportation portfolio

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Surrey South MLA Brent Chapman has the transit and ICBC portfolios

91ÂãÁÄÊÓƵ¢ Boundary-Similkameen MLA Donegal Wilson has the water, land, resource stewardship and wildlife management portfolios

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Lauren Collins

About the Author: Lauren Collins

I'm a provincial reporter for Black Press Media's provincial team, after my journalism career took me around B.C. since I was 19 years old.
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