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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.

鈥淲ith experts in every field, we are focused on delivering real solutions for the challenges our province faces.鈥

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:

鈥 Fraser Nicola MLA Tony Luck has the municipal affairs and local government portfolios

鈥 Bulkley Valley-Stikine MLA Sharon Hartwell with the rural communities and rural development portfolios

鈥 Delta South MLA Ian Patonhas the agriculture, fisheries and agricultural land commission portfolios

鈥 Peace River North MLA Jordan Kealy with the agriculture expansion and food security portfolios

鈥 Richmond Queensborough MLA Steve Kooner has the attorney general portfolio

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

鈥 Penticton-Summerland MLA Amelia Boultbee has the children and family development portfolio

鈥 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

鈥 Prince Goerge-Valemount MLA Rosalyn Bird with the citizens' services portfolio

鈥 West Vancouver-Capilano MLA Lynne Block has the education portfolio

鈥 Surrey North MLA Mandeep Dhaliwal has the parental rights and sports portfolio

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

鈥 Richmond Centre MLA Hon Chan has the climate solutions and climate readiness portfolios

鈥 Peace River South MLA Larry Neufeld has the natural gas and LNG portfolios

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

鈥 West 91大黄鸭-Peachland MLA Macklin McCall has the emergency management portfolio

鈥 Surrey-White Rock MLA Trevor Halford has the environment and parks portfolio

鈥 Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has the finance portfolio

鈥 Kamloops-North Thompson MLA Ward Stamer has the forests portfolio

鈥 North Island MLA Anna Anna Kindy has the health portfolio

鈥 Skeena MLA Claire Ratt茅e has the mental health and addictions portfolio

鈥 Courtenay-Comox MLA Brennan Day has the rural health and seniors鈥 health portfolios

鈥 Surrey-Serpentine River MLA Linda Hepner has the housing portfolio

鈥 91大黄鸭 Centre MLA Kristina Loewen has the rural housing and building code portfolios

鈥 Columbia River-Revelstoke MLA Scott McInnis has the Indigenous relations and reconciliation portfolio

鈥 Langley-Walnut Grove MLA Misty Van Popta has the infrastructure and construction portfolios

鈥 91大黄鸭-Mission MLA Gavin Dew has the jobs, economic development and innovation portfolio

鈥 Prince George-Mackenzie MLA Kiel Giddens with the labour portfolio

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

鈥 Abbotsford West MLA Korky Neufeld has the post-secondary education portfolio

鈥 Maple Ridge East MLA Lawrence Mok has the skills Training and international credentials portfolios

鈥 Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Elenore Sturko has the solicitor general and public safety portfolio

鈥 Surrey-Panorama MLA Bryan Tepperhas the community safety and integrated services portfolios

鈥 91大黄鸭-Lake Country-Coldstream MLA Tara Armstrong has the social development and poverty reduction portfolio

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

鈥 Langley-Abbotsford MLA Harman Bhangu has the transportation portfolio

鈥 Surrey South MLA Brent Chapman has the transit and ICBC portfolios

鈥 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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