The Chair of the BCUC is a commissioner who has been designated as the Chair by the Lieutenant Governor in Council after a “merit-based process” (section 2 of the Utilities Commission Act).
The Chair is also the chief executive officer of the BCUC and has “supervision over and direction of the work of the other commissioners and the chief operating officer.”
The Chair has the power to appoint commissioners to panels (known as “divisions” in the Act) and to appoint the chair of a panel.
Chairs of the BCUC from 1992:
| Name | Appointed | Rescinded |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Kenneth Jaccard | September 14, 2023 | |
| David Michael Morton | December 31, 2015 | September 14, 2023 |
| Leonard Kelsey | July 16, 2008 | |
| Robert Hobbs | August 25, 2003 | July 16, 2008 |
| Peter Ostergaard | January 19, 1998 | August 25, 2003 |
| Mark Kenneth Jaccard | August 7, 1992 |