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John Joseph Horgan (August 7, 1959 – November 12, 2024) was a Canadian politician and diplomat who served as the 36th premier of British Columbia (BC) from 2017 to 2022 and the Canadian ambassador to Germany from 2023 to 2024.
The premier is British Columbia's head of government, and the king of Canada is its head of state and is represented by the lieutenant governor of British Columbia. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of British Columbia and presides over that body. [3] Members are first elected to the legislature ...
The Horgan ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from July 18, 2017, to November 18, 2022. It was chaired by the 36th premier of British Columbia, John Horgan.
Contemporary elections in British Columbia use a relatively unique system of handling absentee ballots. [10] While all jurisdictions in Canada allow for absentee voting through advance communication with the appropriate federal or provincial election agency, British Columbia is unique in allowing same-day absentee voting at any polling station in the province; ballots so cast are not counted ...
The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The election was the first to be held since a significant redistribution of electoral boundaries was finalised in 2023. The Legislative ...
The election resulted in an absolute majority for the BC NDP, and after a judicial recount in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky the final results had 57 BC NDP members, 28 BC Liberals, and 2 BC Greens being certified. [24] As leader of the BC NDP, John Horgan continued from the previous parliament as premier.
Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia (with the confidence of the British Columbia Legislature) Term length: At His Majesty's pleasure (contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the Legislative Assembly) Formation: November 13, 1871: First holder: John Foster McCreight: Deputy: Deputy premier of British Columbia: Salary ...
John Hart 23rd Premier of British Columbia In office December 9, 1941 – December 29, 1947 Monarch George VI Lieutenant Governor William C. Woodward Charles Arthur Banks Preceded by Thomas Dufferin Pattullo Succeeded by Byron Ingemar Johnson MLA for Victoria City In office September 14, 1916 – June 20, 1924 Serving with George Bell, Harlan Carey Brewster, Henry Charles Hall, Joseph ...