PROVINCE OF

ORDER OF LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL

Order in Council No. 084 , Approved and Ordered MAR I if 2011

Lie enant Governor

Executive Council Chambers, Victoria

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that (a) all previous appointments of acting ministers are rescinded, (b) a minister named in Column 3 of the attached Schedule (the "first acting minister") is appointed acting minister for the minister named opposite in Column 2 (the "primary minister") (i) when the primary minister is absent from the capital or is unable through illness to perform the duties of his or her office, or (ii) for a matter with respect to which the primary minister has a conflict of interest or an apparent conflict of interest, and (c) a minister named in Column 4 of the attached Schedule is appointed acting minister for the first acting minister named opposite in Column 3 in relation to the duties of that first acting minister under paragraph (b) (i) when the first acting minister is absent from the capital or is unable through illness to perform those duties, or (ii) those duties relate to a matter with respect to which the first acting minister has a conflict of interest or an apparent conflict of interest.

Presiding Member of e Executive Co ncil

(This part is for administrative purposes only and is not part of the Order.) Authority under which Order is made:

Act and section: Constitution Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 66, s. 11 Other: Members' Conflict of Interest Act, R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 287, s. 11 March 13, 2011 0/165/2011/12 page 1 of 2 SCHEDULE ACTING MINISTERS

Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 Column 4 Portfolio Minister 1st Acting Minister 2nd Acting Minister

Premier

Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation Michael de Jong

Advanced Education George Abbott

Agriculture Don McRae Steve Thomson

Attorney General Barry Penner Michael de Jong

Children and Family Development Mary McNeil Mary Polak George Abbott

Community, Sport and Cultural Development Ida Chong George Abbott

Education George Abbott Shirley Bond Naomi Yamamoto

Energy and Mines and Minister Responsible Rich Coleman Steve Thomson for Housing

Environment Barry Penner Steve Thomson

Finance and Deputy Premier Kevin Falcon Shirley Bond Rich Coleman

Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Steve Thomson Pat Bell Rich Coleman Operations

Health Michael de Jong George Abbott Kevin Falcon

Jobs, Tourism and Innovation Pat Bell Blair Lekstrom Steve Thomson

Labour, Citizens' Services and Stephanie Cadieux Mary McNeil Open Government

Public Safety and Solicitor General Shirley Bond Barry Penner Rich Coleman

Social Development and Minister Harry Bloy Stephanie Cadieux Mary Polak Responsible for Multiculturalism

Transportation and Infrastructure Blair Lekstrom Shirley Bond Pat Bell

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