PROVINCE OF

ORDER OF THE LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR IN COUNCIL

Order in Council No. 592 , Approved and Ordered SEP - 5 2012

bout ant 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Council, orders that (a) all previous designations of officials under section 9 (2) of the Constitution Act are rescinded, (b) the designations of officials in the Schedule to this order are made, (c) all previous appointments of parliamentary secretaries under section 12 of the Constitution Act are rescinded, and (d) the appointments of parliamentary secretaries in the Schedule to this order are made.

Presiding Member of the Exe utive Counc I

(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. 9 and 12 Other:

September 4, 2012 0/891/2012/12

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From among those persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to compose the Executive Council, the following persons are designated as officials with portfolio and the portfolio designated for each official is that shown opposite the name of the official:

The Honourable Premier The Honourable Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation The Honourable Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism The Honourable Agriculture The Honourable Children and Family Development The Honourable Citizens' Services and Open Government The Honourable Bill Bennett Community, Sport and Cultural Development The Honourable Don McRae Education The Honourable Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier The Honourable Environment The Honourable Michael de Jong Finance The Honourable Steve Thomson Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations The Honourable Margaret MacDiarm id Health The Honourable Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour The Honourable Justice The Honourable Social Development The Honourable Transportation and Infrastructure

2 From among those persons appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to compose the Executive Council, the following persons are designated as officials without portfolio with the title for each that is shown opposite the name of the official:

The Honourable Minister of State for Seniors The Honourable Minister of State for Small Business

page 2 of 3 3 The following Members of the Legislative Assembly are appointed as Parliamentary Secretaries:

Doug Horne_ Parliamentary Secretary to the Premier Parliamentary Secretary for Innovation and Technology to the Minister of Advanced Education, Innovation and Technology and Minister Responsible for Multiculturalism Parliamentary Secretary for Rural Communities to the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development Marc Dalton Parliamentary Secretary for the Independent School Sector to the Minister of Education Jane Thornthwaite Parliamentary Secretary for Student Support and Parent Engagement to the Minister of Education Parliamentary Secretary for Northeast BC to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Natural Gas and Minister Responsible for Housing and Deputy Premier Parliamentary Secretary for Forestry to the Minister of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Richard Lee Parliamentary Secretary for Asia Pacific to the Minister of Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training and Minister Responsible for Labour Gordon Hogg Parliamentary Secretary for Non-profit Partnerships to the Minister of Social Development

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