# Barrett ministry

The Barrett ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from September 15, 1972, to December 22, 1975. It was led by Dave Barrett, the 26th premier of British Columbia, and consisted of members of the New Democratic Party.
The Barrett ministry was established after the 1972 British Columbia general election when long-time premier W. A. C. Bennett was defeated in the general election and Dave Barrett was elected as his successor. The cabinet governed through the 30th Parliament of British Columbia, until the New Democratic Party was defeated in the 1975 British Columbia general election. It was succeeded by the Bill Bennett ministry.

## List of ministers

Barrett ministry by portfolio :
| Portfolio | Minister | Tenure | Tenure |
| Portfolio | Minister | Start | End |
| Premier of British Columbia | Dave Barrett | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Deputy Premier of British Columbia | Eileen Dailly | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Agriculture | David Stupich | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Attorney General | Alexander Macdonald | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Consumer Services | Phyllis Young | November 8, 1973 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Economic Development | Alexander Macdonald | September 15, 1972 | May 18, 1973 |
| Minister of Economic Development | Gary Lauk | May 18, 1973 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Education | Eileen Dailly | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Finance | Dave Barrett | September 15, 1972 | October 3, 1975 |
| Minister of Finance | David Stupich | October 3, 1975 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Health | Dennis Cocke | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Highways | Robert Strachan | September 15, 1972 | May 18, 1973 |
| Minister of Highways | Graham Lea | May 18, 1973 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Housing | Lorne Nicolson | November 8, 1973 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Human Resources | Norman Levi | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Labour | Bill King | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Lands, Forests, Water Resources | Robert Williams | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources | Leo Nimsick | September 15, 1972 | October 3, 1975 |
| Minister of Mines and Petroleum Resources | Gary Lauk | October 3, 1975 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs | Jim Lorimer | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Provincial Secretary | Ernest Hall | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Public Works | Bill Hartley | September 15, 1972 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Recreation and Conservation | Robert Arthur Williams | September 15, 1972 | May 18, 1973 |
| Minister of Recreation and Conservation | Jack Radford | May 18, 1973 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Jim Lorimer | September 15, 1972 | May 18, 1973 |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Robert Strachan | May 18, 1973 | October 3, 1975 |
| Minister of Transport and Communications | Carl Liden | October 3, 1975 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister of Travel Industry | Ernest Hall | September 15, 1972 | October 3, 1975 |
| Minister of Travel Industry | Leo Nimsick | October 3, 1975 | December 22, 1975 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Frank Calder | September 15, 1972 | July 31, 1973 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Lorne Nicolson | May 18, 1973 | November 8, 1973 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Phyllis Young | May 18, 1973 | November 8, 1973 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Alf Nunweiler | June 25, 1974 | December 22, 1975 |