Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 43rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia

The Shadow Cabinet of the 43rd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, comprising members of the Conservative Party of British Columbia, was announced by Opposition leader John Rustad on November 20, 2024.^[1]

Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 43rd Parliament of British Columbia
Shadow Cabinet of British Columbia
2024–present
Date formed	November 20, 2024
People and organisations
Opposition Leader	John Rustad
House Leader	A'aliya Warbus
Member party	Conservative
Status in legislature	Official Opposition 41 / 93 (44%)
History
Election	2024
Legislature term	43rd Parliament
Predecessor	Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Legislative Assembly

List

Critic	Portfolio	Constituency	Duration
Caucus Officers
John Rustad	Leader of Official Opposition	Nechako Lakes	October 19, 2024–present
A'aliya Warbus	Leader of the House	Chilliwack-Cultus Lake	November 20, 2024–present
	Caucus Chair
Bruce Banman	Caucus Whip	Abbotsford South	November 20, 2024–present
Sheldon Clare	Deputy Caucus Whip	Prince George-North Cariboo	November 20, 2024–present
Shadow Ministers
Ian Paton	Agriculture, Fisheries and Agricultural Land Commission	Delta South	November 20, 2024–present
Jordan Kealy	Agriculture Expansion and Food Security	Peace River North	November 20, 2024–March 7, 2025
Steve Kooner	Attorney General	Richmond-Queensborough	November 20, 2024–present
Dallas Brodie	Attorney General – Justice Reform	Vancouver-Quilchena	November 20, 2024–March 7, 2025
David Williams	BC Hydro and Electricity Self-Sufficiency	Salmon Arm-Shuswap	November 20, 2024–present
Reann Gasper	Child Care, Children and Youth with Support Needs	Abbotsford-Mission	November 20, 2024–present
Amelia Boultbee	Children and Family Development	Penticton-Summerland	November 20, 2024–present
Heather Maahs	Children and Family Development – Indigenous Self-Government in Child and Family Services	Chilliwack North	November 20, 2024–present
Rosalyn Bird	Citizens' Services	Prince George-Valemount	November 20, 2024–present
Hon Chan	Climate Solutions and Climate Readiness	Richmond Centre	November 20, 2024–present
Bryan Tepper	Community Safety and Integrated Services	Surrey-Panorama	November 20, 2024–present
Lynne Block	Education	West Vancouver-Capilano	November 20, 2024–present
Macklin McCall	Emergency Management	West Kelowna-Peachland	November 20, 2024–present
Trevor Halford	Environment and Parks	Surrey-White Rock	November 20, 2024–present
Peter Milobar	Finance	Kamloops Centre	November 20, 2024–present
Ward Stamer	Forests	Kamloops-North Thompson	November 20, 2024–present
Anna Kindy	Health	North Island	November 20, 2024–present
Linda Hepner	Housing	Surrey-Serpentine River	November 20, 2024–present
Scott McInnis	Indigenous Relations and Reconciliation	Columbia River-Revelstoke	November 20, 2024–present
Misty Van Popta	Infrastructure and Construction	Langley-Walnut Grove	November 20, 2024–present
Gavin Dew	Jobs, Economic Development and Innovation	Kelowna-Mission	November 20, 2024–present
Kiel Giddens	Labour	Prince George-Mackenzie	November 20, 2024–present
Claire Rattée	Mental Health and Addictions	Skeena	November 20, 2024–present
Pete Davis	Mining, Critical Minerals and Columbia Treaty	Kootenay-Rockies	November 20, 2024–present
Tony Luck	Municipal Affairs and Local Government	Fraser-Nicola	November 20, 2024–present
Larry Neufeld	Natural Gas and LNG	Peace River South	November 20, 2024–present
Mandeep Dhaliwal	Parental Rights and Sports	Surrey North	November 20, 2024–present
Korky Neufeld	Post-Secondary Education	Abbotsford West	November 20, 2024–present
Sharon Hartwell	Rural Communities and Rural Development	Bulkley Valley-Stikine	November 20, 2024–present
Brennan Day	Rural Health and Seniors’ Health	Courtenay-Comox	November 20, 2024–present
Kristina Loewen	Rural Housing and Building Code	Kelowna Centre	November 20, 2024–present
Lawrence Mok	Skills Training and International Credentials	Maple Ridge East	November 20, 2024–present
Elenore Sturko	Solicitor General and Public Safety	Surrey-Cloverdale	November 20, 2024–present
Tara Armstrong	Social Development and Poverty Reduction	Kelowna-Lake Country-Coldstream	November 20, 2024–March 7, 2025
Teresa Wat	Tourism, Arts, Culture, Anti-Racism and Trade	Richmond-Bridgeport	November 20, 2024–present
Harman Bhangu	Transportation	Langley-Abbotsford	November 20, 2024–present
Brent Chapman	Transit and ICBC	Surrey South	November 20, 2024–present
Donegal Wilson	Water, Land, Resource Stewardship and Wildlife Management	Boundary-Similkameen	November 20, 2024–present

Shadow cabinet composition and shuffles

On March 7, 2025, the critic for the Attorney General Dallas Brodie was expelled from the Conservative Party caucus and the shadow cabinet after she was recorded mocking victims of residential schools.^[2] Immediately afterwards Tara Armstrong (the critic for Social Development and Poverty Reduction) and Jordan Kealy (the critic for Agriculture Expansion and Food Security) resigned from the Conservative caucus in protest.^[3] The Conservative Party has not yet announced who will be replacing their shadow portfolios.

See also

• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
• Cabinet of Canada
• Official Opposition (Canada)
• Shadow Cabinet
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (British Columbia)