| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | |
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| Status | Deputy head of government |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Seat | Victoria, British Columbia |
| Nominator | Premier of British Columbia |
| Appointer | Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Formation | September 15, 1972 |
| First holder | Eileen Dailly |
| Salary | CA$59,766.37[a][1] |
The deputy premier of British Columbia is the representative of the premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current premier is unable to attend functions executed by the premier.
Niki Sharma has been the deputy premier since November 18, 2024.[2]
Although the position was only formally established in 1972, many MLAs have served as de facto deputy premiers or acting premiers prior to 1972. This includes John Robson, who served as acting premier in 1888 when Alexander Edmund Batson Davie was ill, as well as Royal Maitland and Herbert Anscomb, who were the Progressive Conservative Party leaders during the coalition governments of John Hart and Boss Johnson from 1941 to 1952.
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- ^ "MLA Remuneration and Expenses". www.leg.bc.ca. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Dickson, Courtney; DeRosa, Katie (Nov 18, 2024). "27 cabinet ministers sworn in as B.C.'s new NDP government takes power". cbc.ca. Retrieved Nov 20, 2024.