Heads of State of British Columbia
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
Albert Norton Richards
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1821; d. March 6 1897.
1876 – 1881
Thomas Robert McInnes
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1840; d. March 15 1904.
1897 – 1900
Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 5 1829; d. November 16 1908.
1900 – 1906
James Dunsmuir
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1851; d. June 6 1920.
1906 – 1909
Francis Stillman Barnard
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 16 1856; d. April 11 1936.
1914 – 1919
Edward Gawler Prior
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1853; d. December 12 1920.
1919 – 1920
Walter Cameron Nichol
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1866; d. December 19 1928.
1920 – 1926
Robert Randolph Bruce
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1863; d. February 21 1942.
1926 – 1931
John William Fordham Johnson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1866; d. November 28 1938.
1931 – 1936
Frank Mackenzie Ross
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1891; d. December 11 1971.
1955 – 1960
George Randolph Pearkes
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1888; d. May 30 1984.
1960 – 1968
John Robert “Jack” Nicholson
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1901; d. October 8 1983.
1968 – 1973
Robert Gordon Rogers
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 19 1919; d. May 21 2010.
1983 – 1988
Iona Victoria Campagnolo
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1932; d. April 4 2024.
2001 – 2007
Heads of Government of British Columbia
Premier of British Columbia
Robert Beaven
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1836; d. September 18 1920.
Independent
1882 – 1883
Theodore Davie
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1852; d. March 7 1898.
Independent
1892 – 1895
John Herbert Turner
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1834; d. December 9 1923.
Independent
1895 – 1898
James Dunsmuir
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1851; d. June 6 1920.
Independent
1900 – 1902
Edward Gawler Prior
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1853; d. December 12 1920.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1902 – 1903
Sir Richard McBride
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1870; d. August 6 1917
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1903 – 1915
William John Bowser
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1867; d. October 25 1933.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1915 – 1916
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1918 – 1927
John Duncan MacLean
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1873; d. March 28 1948.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1927 – 1928
Simon Fraser Tolmie
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1867; d. October 13 1937.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1928 – 1933
Thomas Dufferin “Duff” Pattullo
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1873; d. March 30 1956.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1933 – 1941
William Andrew Cecil Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1900; d. February 23 1979.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1952 – 1972
William Nicholas “Bill” Vander Zalm
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1934.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1986 – 1991
Ujjal Dev Dosanjh
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1947.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
2000 – 2001
Leader of the Official Opposition of British Columbia
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1909 – 1912
William John Bowser
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1867; d. October 25 1933.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1916 – 1924
Thomas Dufferin “Duff” Pattullo
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1873; d. March 30 1956.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1929 – 1933
Thomas Rodney Berger
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1933; d. April 28 2021.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
1969
William Andrew Cecil Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1900; d. February 23 1979.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1972 – 1973
Cabinet of British Columbia
Ministry of Attorney General
Attorney General of British Columbia
William John Bowser
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1867; d. October 25 1933.
1907 – 1916
Gordon Sylvester Wismer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1888; d. December 28 1968.
1937 – 1941
Norman William Whittaker
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1893; d. June 12 1985.
1941
Gordon Sylvester Wismer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1888; d. December 28 1968.
1946 – 1952
Louis Allan Williams
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1922; d. February 28 2011.
1979 – 1983
Ujjal Dev Dosanjh
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1947.
1995 – 2000
Minister of Children and Family Development
Gordon “Gordie” Hogg
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1946.
2001 – 2004
Minister of Deregulation
Robert Samuel “Sam” Bawlf
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1944; d. August 20 2016.
1978 – 1979
Ministry of Education
Minister of Education of British Columbia
Richard McBride
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1870; d. August 6 1917
1903 – 1905
John Duncan MacLean
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1873; d. March 28 1948.
1916 – 1924
William Nicholas “Bill” Vander Zalm
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1934.
1982 – 1983
Ministry of the Environment
Minister of the Environment
Charles Stephen Rogers
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
1986 – 1987
John Douglas Reynolds
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.
1989 – 1991
Ministry of Finance
Minister of Finance
Simeon Duck
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1834; d. February 5 1905.
1885 – 1886
John Herbert Turner
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1834; d. December 9 1923.
1887 – 1895
John Duncan MacLean
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1873; d. March 28 1948.
1924 – 1927
William Andrew Cecil Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1900; d. February 23 1979.
1952 – 1972
Ministry of Government Services
Minister of Government Services
Ujjal Dev Dosanjh
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1947.
1995
Minister of Intergovernmental Relations
Charles Stephen Rogers
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
1987
Minister of Lands, Parks, and Housing
Robert Samuel “Sam” Bawlf
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1944; d. August 20 2016.
1978
Minister of Mines of British Columbia
Richard McBride
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1870; d. August 6 1917
1900 – 1901
Edward Gawler Prior
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1853; d. December 12 1920.
1902
Richard McBride
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1870; d. August 6 1917
1903 – 1915
William Sloan
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1867; d. March 2 1928.
1916 – 1928
Minister of Municipal Affairs
Nathan Paul Cullen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1972.
2022
Minister of Public Works
William Neelands Chant
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1895; d. September 25 1976.
1955 – 1972
Minister of Recreation and Conservation
Robert Samuel “Sam” Bawlf
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1944; d. August 20 2016.
1976 – 1978
Minister of Transportation
Charles Stephen Rogers
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
1987 – 1988
Minister of Water, Land, and Resource Stewardship
Nathan Paul Cullen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1972.
2022 – 2024
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Leadership of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Norman William Whittaker
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1893; d. June 12 1985.
Non-Partisan
1937 – 1947
Kenneth Walter Davidson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1937.
Non-Partisan
1982 – 1986
John Douglas Reynolds
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.
Non-Partisan
1987 – 1989
Charles Stephen Rogers
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
Non-Partisan
1990 – 1991
Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Thomas Rodney Berger
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1933; d. April 28 2021.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
1969
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Current Constituencies)
Navigation: Bulkley Valley—Stikine | Surrey South | Surrey—White Rock | Vancouver—Kensington | Vancouver—Point Grey | West Vancouver—Capilano.
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Bulkley Valley—Stikine (Stikine, 2009 – 2024)
Nathan Paul Cullen
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1972.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
2020 – 2024
Surrey South
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey South
Brent Chapman
Date of birth/date of death: unknown.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
2024 – present
Surrey—White Rock
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey—White Rock
Gordon “Gordie” Hogg
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1946.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1997 – 2017
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver—Kensington
Ujjal Dev Dosanjh
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1947.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
1991 – 2001
Vancouver—Point Grey
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver – Point Grey
Arthur Laing
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1904; d. February 13 1975.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1953 – 1956
Avril Phaedra Douglas “Kim” Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1947.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1986 – 1988
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for West Vancouver—Capilano
Jeremy Dalton
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 22 1942; d. May 28 2005.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1991 – 2001
Members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia (Defunct Constituencies)
Navigation: Comox | Cowichan | Cowichan—Alberni | Delta | Dewdney | Greenwood | The Islands | Nanaimo | Nelson | New Westminster | North Vancouver | North Vancouver—Capilano | Prince Rupert | Saanich | South Nanaimo | Vancouver City | Vancouver South | Victoria | Victoria City | West Vancouver—Howe Sound | Westminster—Delta | Yale.
Comox
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Comox
James Dunsmuir
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1851; d. June 6 1920.
Independent
1898 – 1900
Cowichan
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Cowichan
Theodore Davie
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1852; d. March 7 1898.
Independent
1890 – 1894
Cowichan—Alberni
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Cowichan—Alberni
Theodore Davie
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1852; d. March 7 1898.
Independent
1894 – 1895
Delta
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Delta
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1903 – 1909
Kenneth Walter Davidson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1937.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1975 – 1991
Dewdney
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Dewdney
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1916 – 1920
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Greenwood
John Duncan MacLean
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1873; d. March 28 1948.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1916 – 1924
The Islands
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for The Islands
Albert Edward McPhillips
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1861; d. January 24 1938.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1907 – 1912
Nanaimo
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Nanaimo
William Sloan
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 10 1867; d. March 2 1928.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1916 – 1928
Nelson
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Nelson
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1924 – 1927
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for New Westminster
Joyce C. Murray
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1954.
British Columbia Liberal Party
2001 – 2005
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for North Vancouver
Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1928 – 1930
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for North Vancouver—Capilano
Raymond Joseph “Ray” Perrault
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1926; d. November 24 2008.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1960 – 1968
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Prince Rupert
Thomas Dufferin “Duff” Pattullo
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1873; d. March 30 1956.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1916 – 1945
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Richmond
William Nicholas “Bill” Vander Zalm
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1934.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1986 – 1991
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Saanich
Thomas George Coventry
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1885; d. December 9 1972.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1924 – 1928
Simon Fraser Tolmie
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1867; d. October 13 1937.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1928 – 1933
Norman William Whittaker
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 18 1893; d. June 12 1985.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1933 – 1947
South Nanaimo
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for South Nanaimo
James Dunsmuir
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 8 1851; d. June 6 1920.
Independent
1900 – 1903
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for South Okanagan
William Andrew Cecil Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1900; d. February 23 1979.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1941 – 1948
William Andrew Cecil Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1900; d. February 23 1979.
Conservative Party of British Columbia (1949 – 1951); British Columbia Social Credit Party (1951 – 1973)
1949 – 1973
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Surrey
William Nicholas “Bill” Vander Zalm
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1934.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1975 – 1983
Vancouver—Burrard
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver—Burrard
Thomas Rodney Berger
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1933; d. April 28 2021.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
1966 – 1969
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver Centre
Gordon Sylvester Wismer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1888; d. December 28 1968.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1933 – 1941
Gordon Sylvester Wismer
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1888; d. December 28 1968.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1945 – 1952
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver City
William John Bowser
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1867; d. October 25 1933.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1903 – 1924
Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1920 – 1928
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver South
Charles Stephen Rogers
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 28 1942.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1975 – 1991
Victoria
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Victoria
William Neelands Chant
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1895; d. September 25 1976.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1966 – 1972
Waldo McTavish Skillings
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1906; d. November 6 1981.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1966 – 1972
David A. Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1937.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1972 – 1975
Newell Orrin Ruston Morrison
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 28 1924; d. July 31 2013.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1972 – 1975
Charles Frederick Barber
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1949.
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
1975 – 1983
Robert Samuel “Sam” Bawlf
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1944; d. August 20 2016.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1975 – 1979
Victoria City
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Victoria City
Robert Beaven
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1836; d. September 18 1920.
Independent
1871 – 1894
Simeon Duck
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1834; d. February 5 1905.
Independent
1871 – 1875
Theodore Davie
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 22 1852; d. March 7 1898.
Independent
1882 – 1890
Simeon Duck
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1834; d. February 5 1905.
Independent
1882 – 1886
Montague William Tyrwhitt-Drake
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 20 1830; d. April 19 1908.
Independent
1882 – 1886
Edward Gawler Prior
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1853; d. December 12 1920.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1886 – 1888
John Herbert Turner
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1834; d. December 9 1923.
Independent
1886 – 1903
Simeon Duck
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1834; d. February 5 1905.
Independent
1888 – 1890
Henry Dallas “Harry” Helmcken
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 23 1859; d. July 6 1912.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1894 – 1903
Richard Hall
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1855; d. March 29 1918.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1898 – 1907
Albert Edward McPhillips
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1861; d. January 24 1938.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1898 – 1903
Edward Gawler Prior
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 21 1853; d. December 12 1920.
Conservative Party of British Columbia
1902 – 1903
James Dugald McNiven
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 11 1859; d. July 17 1936.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1903 – 1907
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1920 – 1924
William Neelands Chant
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 13 1895; d. September 25 1976.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1953 – 1966
Waldo McTavish Skillings
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1906; d. November 6 1981.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1960 – 1966
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for West Vancouver—Howe Sound
Louis Allan Williams
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1922; d. February 28 2011.
British Columbia Liberal Party (1966 – 1975); British Columbia Social Credit Party (1975 – 1983)
1966 – 1983
John Douglas Reynolds
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 19 1942.
British Columbia Social Credit Party
1983 – 1991
Westminster—Delta
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Westminster—Delta
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1900 – 1903
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Yale
John Duncan MacLean
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1873; d. March 28 1948.
British Columbia Liberal Party
1924 – 1928
Political Parties of British Columbia
Conservative Party of British Columbia
Leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia
Sir Richard McBride
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1870; d. August 6 1917
1903 – 1915
William John Bowser
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 3 1867; d. October 25 1933.
1915 – 1924
Simon Fraser Tolmie
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1867; d. October 13 1937.
1926 – 1933
Edmund Davie Fulton
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1916; d. May 22 2000.
1963
John Martin Cummins
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1942; d. March 2 2025.
2011 – 2013
British Columbia Liberal Party
Leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
1909 – 1912
John Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1856; d. August 17 1927.
1918 – 1927
John Duncan MacLean
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1873; d. March 28 1948.
1927 – 1928
Thomas Dufferin “Duff” Pattullo
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1873; d. March 30 1956.
1929 – 1941
Arthur Laing
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1904; d. February 13 1975.
1953 – 1956
Raymond Joseph “Ray” Perrault
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1926; d. November 24 2008.
1959 – 1968
David A. Anderson
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1937.
1972 – 1976
New Democratic Party of British Columbia
Leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia
Thomas Rodney Berger
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1933; d. April 28 2021.
1969
Ujjal Dev Dosanjh
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1947.
2000 – 2001
British Columbia Social Credit Party
Leader of the British Columbia Social Credit Party
William Andrew Cecil Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1900; d. February 23 1979.
1952 – 1973
William Nicholas “Bill” Vander Zalm
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1934.
1986 – 1991