Mike Farnworth

Mike Farnworth
Farnworth in 2017
Minister of Transportation and Transit of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 18, 2024
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byRob Fleming
Government House Leader of British Columbia
Assumed office
November 18, 2024
PremierDavid Eby
Preceded byRavi Kahlon
In office
July 18, 2017  December 7, 2022
PremierJohn Horgan
David Eby
Preceded byMike de Jong
Succeeded byRavi Kahlon
Member of the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
for Port Coquitlam
(Port Coquitlam-Burke Mountain; 2005–2009)
Assumed office
May 17, 2005
Preceded byKarn Manhas
In office
October 17, 1991  May 16, 2001
Preceded byRiding established
Succeeded byKarn Manhas
Dean of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
Assumed office
October 24, 2020
Preceded byLinda Reid
Deputy Premier of British Columbia
In office
October 28, 2021  November 18, 2024
Premier
  • John Horgan
  • David Eby
Preceded byCarole James
Succeeded byNiki Sharma
Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia
In office
July 18, 2017  November 18, 2024
Premier
  • John Horgan
  • David Eby
Preceded byMike Morris
Succeeded byGarry Begg
Minister of Social Development and Economic Security of British Columbia
In office
November 1, 2000  June 5, 2001
PremierUjjal Dosanjh
Preceded byJan Pullinger
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Minister of Health & Minister Responsible for Seniors of British Columbia
In office
February 29, 2000  November 1, 2000
PremierUjjal Dosanjh
Preceded byPenny Priddy
Succeeded byCorky Evans
Minister of Employment and Investment & Minister Responsible for Housing of British Columbia
In office
February 18, 1998  February 24, 2000
Premier
Preceded byDan Miller
Succeeded byGordon Wilson
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing of British Columbia
In office
January 6, 1997  February 18, 1998
PremierGlen Clark
Preceded byDan Miller
Succeeded byJenny Kwan
Personal details
Born (1959-07-23) July 23, 1959
Bebington, England
Political partyBC NDP
Residence(s)Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Alma materSimon Fraser University
OccupationPolitician

Michael C. Farnworth MLA (born July 23, 1959) is a Canadian politician who has served as British Columbia's Minister of Transportation and Transit since 2024. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BC NDP), Farnworth represents the riding of Port Coquitlam in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, where he is the NDP's house leader, and the dean of the Legislative Assembly.