Premier of British Columbia

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The Premier of British Columbia is the province’s chief political leader who heads the provincial government and oversees the executive branch and public policy.

Observed surface forms (1)

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Premiers of British Columbia 0 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf head of government
political office
appliesToJurisdiction British Columbia
appointedBy Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
category Politics of British Columbia
Premier of British Columbia self-linksurface differs
surface form: Premiers of British Columbia
constitutionalBasis Constitution Act (British Columbia)
surface form: Constitution Act of British Columbia

constitutional conventions of Canada
country Canada
eligibleVoters residents of British Columbia voting in provincial elections
equivalentOffice Premier of Alberta
Premier of Ontario
Prime Minister of Canada
firstHolder John Foster McCreight
hasPart Office of the Premier of British Columbia
heads Executive Council of British Columbia
Government of British Columbia
surface form: provincial government of British Columbia
inception 1871
jurisdiction Government of British Columbia
surface form: provincial government of British Columbia
languageOfTitle English
French
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity British Columbia
surface form: Province of British Columbia
memberOf Executive Council of British Columbia
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
nominatedBy governing political party of British Columbia
officeCreated 1871
officeHierarchyLevel senior political office in British Columbia
officeHolderTitle Premier
officeScope executive branch of the Government of British Columbia
officeType provincial premier
oversees Crown agencies of the Government of British Columbia
provincial ministries of British Columbia
partOf Government of British Columbia
positionHeldIn Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
residence Vancouver
surface form: Vancouver, British Columbia
responsibleFor appointment of provincial cabinet ministers
intergovernmental relations with other Canadian provinces and territories
intergovernmental relations with the Government of Canada
leadership of the Executive Council of British Columbia
overall direction of the provincial public service
provincial budget of British Columbia
public policy in British Columbia
seat Victoria, British Columbia
selectedBy members of the governing party in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
styleOfAddress Premier
The Honourable
subordinateTo Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia
termDeterminedBy ability to command confidence of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
termLength no fixed term
serves at pleasure of the Lieutenant Governor

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Premier of British Columbia category Premier of British Columbia self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Premiers of British Columbia
Premier of Alberta equivalentOffice Premier of British Columbia
Premier of Saskatchewan equivalentOffice Premier of British Columbia
British Columbia headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of British Columbia
BC headOfGovernmentTitle Premier of British Columbia
subject surface form: British Columbia
British Columbia Parliament Buildings occupant Premier of British Columbia