Article 33 Appointment of Ministers

The Governor shall appoint as the Premier the elected member of the Legislative Assembly who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Governor that he or she commands the confidence of a majority of the elected members of the Assembly.

The other Ministers shall be appointed by the Governor in accordance with the advice of the Premier from among the elected members of the Legislative Assembly, and one of them shall be appointed as Deputy Premier.

If occasion arises for making an appointment under subsection (2) while the Legislative Assembly is dissolved, a person who was an elected member of the Assembly immediately before the dissolution may be appointed as if he or she were still a member of the Assembly.

Appointments under this section shall be made by instrument under the public seal.