Ted Patterson

Assistant Deputy Minister, Primary Care Division, Ministry of Health, Province of BC

Ted Patterson is the Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) of the Primary Care Division at the Ministry of Health. Prior to this appointment, Ted led a number of ADM portfolios in the Ministry, including Primary and Community Care Policy, as well as Health Sector Workforce. Previously, Ted was Executive Director at the Public Sector Employers’ Council (PSEC) Secretariat in the Ministry of Finance where he was responsible for collective bargaining and compensation strategies for the Health, K-12 and University sectors. In this role, Ted also served as a member of the Board of Directors for the BC Public School Employers’ Association and represented government at a number of major negotiation tables. Ted holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts in Political Studies, both from the University of Saskatchewan.