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The minister of mental health and addictions (French: ministre de la santé mentale et des dépendances) is a minister of the Crown and a member of the Canadian Cabinet tasked with supporting the Government of Canada's mental health and addictions related priorities. The office is associated with the Department of Health.
On November 26, 2020, Whiteside was appointed Minister of Education in the second cabinet of Premier John Horgan. [11] [12] On December 7, 2022 she was named Minister of Mental Health and Addictions by Premier David Eby. [13] In the 2024 British Columbia general election, she stood in the new district of New Westminster-Coquitlam. [14]
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions; In office November 26, 2020 – December 7, 2022: Premier: John Horgan David Eby: Preceded by: Judy Darcy: Succeeded by: Jennifer Whiteside: Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Nanaimo
Under John Horgan, a separate Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions was established. [9] The administration of Premier David Eby ended the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions and folded it back into the Ministry of Health on Nov. 18, 2024.
Shah emigrated from Malaysia to Canada with her parents and two siblings during her teenage years. She later attended Johnston Heights Secondary School. [3]Prior to the 2024 provincial election, Shah was a board member of the Surrey Food Bank [4] and also formerly worked as Director of Outreach and Stakeholder Relations for the BC NDP caucus.
Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia (2017–2020) George Heyman: Vancouver-Fairview: May 14, 2013: Incumbent: NDP [70] Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy (2017–present) Selina Robinson: Coquitlam-Maillardville: May 14, 2013: Incumbent: Independent [71] [72] Minister of Post-Secondary Education and ...
Darcy was the first Minister of Mental Health and Addictions of British Columbia. She was the fourth National President of the Canadian Union of Public Employees from 1991 until 2003, making her the second woman and second Jewish-Canadian to hold the post, [ 2 ] and business manager of the Hospital Employees' Union from 2005 to 2011.
Ya'ara Saks PC MP (Hebrew: יערה זקס; born March 9, 1973 [citation needed]) is a Canadian politician who serves as the Minister of Mental Health and Addictions and Associate Minister of Health. She was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on October 26, 2020, [ 2 ] following the resignation of Michael Levitt , and ...