Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson has named Angelo Isidorou as principal secretary and Allie Blades as deputy chief of staff.
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Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson has filled two senior roles in the premier’s office, naming Angelo Isidorou as his principal secretary and Allie Blades as his deputy chief of staff, according to the appointment announcement published Monday.
The appointments place Isidorou, described in the source as central to the development of the BC Conservative movement and later a key figure in the party’s organizing and campaign work, into a principal secretary role. The source says Isidorou served as executive director of the party, worked as campaign director in 2024, and was brought in during the months after the 2024 election to help the caucus “calm” and refocus on the party’s values. It also says Isidorou was involved in organizing rules for the party’s leadership race in 2026.
The source further links Isidorou’s work to internal party developments after John Rustad was removed in 2025 and says Isidorou helped put together the snap-election campaign after Kerry-Lynne Findlay resigned.
Isidorou’s role as principal secretary is described in the source as Doerkson’s chief strategist and political conscience within the premier’s office.
Blades was named deputy chief of staff. The source describes her as the party’s top organizer and says she previously held a senior role in the B.C. operation of Pierre Poilievre’s leadership campaign for the federal Conservatives.
According to the source, after Rustad was removed, Blades was called in to reorganize the Opposition Conservative office, rebuild what it describes as a battered opposition, and impose structure on a caucus. The source says the Conservatives produced their strongest session in opposition in spring 2026 under her organizing work.
The source says Doerkson also hired Dimitri Pantazopoulos, described as a veteran pollster and former principal secretary to Christy Clark, as chief of staff last week.
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