Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation

Parliamentary Secretaries


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Twenty-Ninth Ministry

Liberal 1
4 Nov. 2015 - present

Prime Minister
Right Honourable Justin P.J. Trudeau 2

Parliamentary Secretaries
NOT OF THE MINISTRY
Position Title
NameService Date /
Termination Date
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Mr. Jean-Claude Poissant   2 Dec. 2015 - 11 Sept. 2019

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act
Mr. Greg Fergus  3   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage
Mr. Randy Boissonnault   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017
Mr. Stéphane Lauzon  4   3 Dec. 2015 -
Ms. Anju Dhillon  5   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency
Mr. Greg Fergus  3   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Mr. Arif Virani  6   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Mr. Greg Fergus  3   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Social Development
Mr. Terry Duguid  7   3 Dec. 2015 -
Mr. Stéphane Lauzon  4   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment
Mr. Jonathan Wilkinson  8   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance
Mr. François-Philippe Champagne   3 Dec. 2015 - 10 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Mr. Serge Cormier  9   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ms. Pamela Goldsmith-Jones   3 Dec. 2015 -
Mr. Omar Alghabra  10   3 Dec. 2015 -
Hon. Andrew Brooke Leslie  11   30 Jan. 2017 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health
Ms. Kamal Khera   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Ms. Yvonne Jones  12   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry
Mr. Greg Fergus  3   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017
Mr. Terry Beech  13   3 Dec. 2015 -
Ms. Gudrid Hutchings  14   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure, Communities and Intergovernmental Affairs
Mr. Pablo Rodriguez  15   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Development
Ms. Karina Gould  16   3 Dec. 2015 - 10 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for International Trade
Mr. David Lametti  17   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Mr. Sean Casey   3 Dec. 2015 -
Mr. Bill Blair   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour
Mr. Rodger Cuzner  18   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Mr. Kevin Lamoureux   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence
Hon. John McKay   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence
Ms. Karen McCrimmon   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue
Mr. Emmanuel Dubourg   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources
Ms. Kim Rudd   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
Mr. Mark Holland  19   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Ms. Celina Caesar-Chavannes   3 Dec. 2015 -
Mr. Adam Vaughan  20   3 Dec. 2015 -
Mr. Peter Schiefke  21   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Mr. Michel Picard   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Ms. Leona Alleslev  22   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Ms. Kate Young   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board
Ms. Joyce Murray   3 Dec. 2015 -

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Western Economic Diversification
Mr. Greg Fergus  3   3 Dec. 2015 - 27 Jan. 2017

Footnotes

  • [1] After the defeat of the Government in the general election of October 19, 2015, Harper formally tendered his resignation on November 4, 2015. On the same day, the Twenty-Ninth Ministry took office. It was composed of thirty ministers.
  • [2] Prime Minister Trudeau was also assigned additional responsibilities as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister of Youth.
  • [3] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development.
  • [4] Styled Parliamentary Secretary for Sport and Persons with Disabilities.
  • [5] Styled Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women.
  • [6] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
  • [7] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
  • [8] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
  • [9] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
  • [10] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Consular Affairs).
  • [11] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada-U.S. Relations).
  • [12] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
  • [13] Styled Parliamentary Secretary for Science.
  • [14] Styled Parliamentary Secretary for Small Business and Tourism.
  • [15] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
  • [16] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Development.
  • [17] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade.
  • [18] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour.
  • [19] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Democratic Institutions.
  • [20] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Intergovernmental Affairs).
  • [21] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Youth).
  • [22] Styled Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.