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VICTORIA – Premier Gordon
Campbell today announced the interim appointment of John van Dongen as acting
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.
“I want to thank Attorney General Wally Oppal
for stepping in immediately and filling the role of Solicitor General for the
past few days,” Campbell said. “Given the important and separate
responsibilities of the Ministry of Attorney General and the Ministry of Public
Safety and Solicitor General, we are keeping these two ministries separate and
distinct. John van Dongen has provided tremendous service to the people of
British Columbia as both an MLA and cabinet minister, and I thank him for
taking on this position.”
The Ministry of Attorney General is
responsible for criminal justice and family law; administrative law policy;
court administration; legal aid and public legal education; alternate dispute
resolution; family maintenance; legal services to government; immigration and
multiculturalism services; and the Child and Youth Officer.
The Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor
General is responsible for police and correctional services; provincial
emergency preparedness; crime prevention programs; criminal record check and
protection order registry; emergency social services; victim assistance; liquor
control and licensing; gaming policy and enforcement; consumer services; and
the Superintendent of Motor Vehicles. The ministry is also responsible for
three Crown corporations and agencies: ICBC, BC Lottery Corporation, and Liquor
Distribution Branch.
Van Dongen will remain as acting Minister of
Public Safety and Solicitor General pending the resolution of the matter
involving MLA John Les, who stepped aside as Solicitor General Friday, March
28. Van Dongen will remain Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations
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