| Cabinet Name: | Bill Bennett ministry |
| Cabinet Type: | ministry |
| Cabinet Number: | 27th |
| Jurisdiction: | British Columbia |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Government Head Title: | Premier |
| Government Head: | Bill Bennett |
| Deputy Government Head Title: | Deputy Premier |
| Deputy Government Head: |
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| State Head Title: | Monarch |
| State Head: | Elizabeth II |
| Represented By Title: | Lieutenant Governor |
| Represented By: |
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| Political Party: | Social Credit |
| Opposition Party: | New Democratic Party |
| Opposition Leader: |
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| Election: | 1975, 1979, 1983 |
| Legislature Status: | Majority |
| Predecessor: | Barrett ministry |
| Successor: | Vander Zalm ministry |
The Bill Bennett ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from December 22, 1975, to August 6, 1986. It was led by Bill Bennett, the 27th premier of British Columbia, and consisted of members of the Social Credit Party.
The Bill Bennett ministry was established after the 1975 British Columbia general election, when Premier Dave Barrett was defeated in the general election and Bill Bennett was elected as his successor. Following the 1979 election and 1983 election, it continued to govern through the 34th Parliament of British Columbia, until Bennett retired as premier in 1986.[1] It was succeeded by the Vander Zalm ministry.[2]
| Minister | Tenure | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | |||
| Premier of British Columbia | Bill Bennett | December 22, 1975 | August 6, 1986 | |
| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | Grace McCarthy | December 22, 1975 | May 26, 1983 | |
| Vacant | May 26, 1983 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | Donald M. Phillips | December 22, 1975 | October 29, 1976 | |
| Jim Hewitt | October 29, 1976 | December 5, 1978 | ||
| Cyril Morley Shelford | December 5, 1978 | June 5, 1979 | ||
| Jim Hewitt | June 5, 1979 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Harvey Schroeder | August 10, 1982 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Thomas Waterland | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Attorney General | Garde Gardom | December 22, 1975 | November 23, 1979 | |
| Allan Williams | November 23, 1979 | May 26, 1983 | ||
| Brian Smith | May 26, 1983 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | Rafe Mair | December 22, 1975 | December 5, 1978 | |
| Jim Nielsen | December 5, 1978 | January 6, 1981 | ||
| Peter Hyndman | January 6, 1981 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Jim Hewitt | August 10, 1982 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Elwood Veitch | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Deregulation | Sam Bawlf | December 5, 1978 | June 5, 1979 | |
| Evan Wolfe | June 5, 1979 | November 24, 1979 | ||
| Minister of Economic Development | Donald Phillips | December 22, 1975 | November 24, 1979 | |
| Minister of Education | Pat McGeer | December 22, 1975 | December 5, 1978 | |
| Brian Smith | November 24, 1979 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Bill Vander Zalm | August 10, 1982 | May 26, 1983 | ||
| Jack Heinrich | May 26, 1983 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Jim Hewitt | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Education, Science and Technology | Pat McGeer | December 5, 1978 | November 24, 1979 | |
| Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources | Jim Hewitt | December 5, 1978 | November 24, 1979 | |
| Robert McClelland | November 24, 1979 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Brian Smith | August 10, 1982 | May 26, 1983 | ||
| Stephen Rogers | May 26, 1983 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Anthony Brummet | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Energy, Transport and Communications | Jack Davis | October 29, 1976 | April 3, 1978 | |
| Bill Bennett | April 3, 1978 | December 5, 1978 | ||
| Minister of Environment | Jim Nielsen | December 22, 1975 | December 5, 1978 | |
| Rafe Mair | December 5, 1978 | November 24, 1979 | ||
| Stephen Rogers | November 24, 1979 | May 26, 1983 | ||
| Anthony Brummet | May 26, 1983 | February 27, 1985 | ||
| Austin Pelton | February 27, 1985 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Finance | Evan Wolfe | December 22, 1975 | November 24, 1979 | |
| Hugh Curtis | November 24, 1979 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Forests | Thomas Waterland | December 22, 1975 | January 17, 1986 | |
| Donald M. Phillips | January 17, 1986 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Jack Heinrich | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Health | Robert McClelland | December 22, 1975 | November 24, 1979 | |
| Rafe Mair | November 24, 1979 | January 6, 1981 | ||
| Jim Nielsen | January 6, 1981 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Stephen Rogers | February 11, 1986 | April 3, 1986 | ||
| Jim Nielsen | April 3, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Highways and Public Works | Alex Fraser | December 22, 1975 | December 5, 1978 | |
| Minister of Housing | Hugh Curtis | December 22, 1975 | October 29, 1976 | |
| Minister of Human Resources | Bill Vander Zalm | December 22, 1975 | December 5, 1978 | |
| Grace McCarthy | December 5, 1978 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Jim Nielsen | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Industry and Small Business Development | Donald M. Phillips | November 24, 1979 | February 27, 1985 | |
| Robert McClelland | February 27, 1985 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Intergovernmental Relations | Garde Gardom | November 24, 1979 | August 6, 1986 | |
| Minister of International Trade, Science and Investment | Donald M. Phillips | February 27, 1985 | February 11, 1986 | |
| Pat McGeer | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Labour | Allan Williams | December 22, 1975 | November 24, 1979 | |
| Jack Heinrich | November 24, 1979 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Robert McClelland | August 10, 1982 | February 27, 1985 | ||
| Terry Segarty | February 27, 1985 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Lands, Parks and Housing | Sam Bawlf | October 29, 1976 | December 5, 1978 | |
| James Chabot | December 5, 1978 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Anthony Brummet | August 10, 1982 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Jack Kempf | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | Hugh Curtis | December 22, 1975 | December 5, 1978 | |
| Bill Vander Zalm | December 5, 1978 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Jack Heinrich | August 10, 1982 | May 26, 1983 | ||
| Bill Ritchie | May 26, 1983 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Post-Secondary Education | Russell Fraser | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | |
| Provincial Secretary | Grace McCarthy | December 22, 1975 | December 5, 1978 | |
| Hugh Curtis | December 5, 1978 | November 24, 1979 | ||
| Evan Wolfe | November 24, 1979 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| James Chabot | August 10, 1982 | February 11, 1986 | ||
| Grace McCarthy | February 11, 1986 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Tourism | Grace McCarthy | December 22, 1975 | October 29, 1976 | |
| Vacant | October 29, 1976 | January 11, 1980 | ||
| Patricia Jordan | January 11, 1980 | August 10, 1982 | ||
| Claude Richmond | August 10, 1982 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Transportation and Highways | Jack Davis | December 22, 1975 | October 29, 1976 | |
| Vacant | October 29, 1976 | December 5, 1978 | ||
| Alex Fraser | December 5, 1978 | August 6, 1986 | ||
| Minister of Universities, Science and Communications | Pat McGeer | November 24, 1979 | February 11, 1986 | |
Web site: British Columbia Executive Council Appointments (1871-1986) . January 14, 2023. Legislative Library of British Columbia.