Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation

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Twenty-Ninth Ministry

Liberal 1
4 Nov. 2015 - present

Prime Minister
Right Honourable Justin P.J. Trudeau 2

Ministers of State
Position Title
NameService Date /
Termination Date
Minister of State
Hon. Marie-Claude Bibeau  3   4 Nov. 2015 - 18 July 2018
Hon. Carla Qualtrough  4   4 Nov. 2015 - 28 Aug. 2017
Hon. Kirsty Duncan  5   4 Nov. 2015 - 18 July 2018
Hon. Patricia A. Hajdu  6   4 Nov. 2015 - 10 Jan. 2017
Hon. Bardish Chagger  7   4 Nov. 2015 - 18 July 2018
Hon. Maryam Monsef  8   10 Jan. 2017 - 18 July 2018
Hon. Jane Philpott  9   28 Aug. 2017 - 14 Jan. 2019
Hon. Kent Hehr  10   28 Aug. 2017 - 29 Jan. 2018
Hon. Dominic LeBlanc  11   18 July 2018 - 20 Nov. 2019
Hon. Carla Qualtrough  12   18 July 2018 - 20 Nov. 2019
Hon. Seamus Thomas Harris O'Regan  13   14 Jan. 2019 - 20 Nov. 2019
Hon. Bernadette Jordan  14   14 Jan. 2019 - 20 Nov. 2019
Hon. Maryam Monsef  15   20 Nov. 2019 - 26 Oct. 2021
Hon. Bardish Chagger  16   20 Nov. 2019 - 26 Oct. 2021
Hon. Mary F.Y. Ng  17   20 Nov. 2019 - 26 Oct. 2021
Hon. Joyce Catherine Murray  18   20 Nov. 2019 - 26 Oct. 2021
Hon. Mona Fortier  19   20 Nov. 2019 - 26 Oct. 2021
Hon. Deborah Schulte  20   20 Nov. 2019 - 26 Oct. 2021

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] Bibeau was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2015-1229 of November 4, 2015, as Minister of State to be styled Minister of La Francophonie, to assist the Minister of Foreign Affairs.
  • [4] Qualtrough was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2015-1227 of November 4, 2015, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister of State to assist the Minister of Employment and Social Development, styled Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities.
  • [5] Duncan was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2015-1225 of November 4, 2015, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Industry, styled Minister of Science.
  • [6] Hajdu was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2015-1228 of November 4, 2015, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage, styled Minister of Status of Women.
  • [7] Chagger was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2015-1226 of November 4, 2015, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Industry, styled Minister of Small Business and Tourism.
  • [8] Monsef was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2017-3 of January 10, 2017, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage, styled Minister of Status of Women.
  • [9] Philpott was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2017-1106 of August 28, 2017, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, styled Minister of Indigenous Services.
  • [10] Hehr was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2017-1106 of August 28, 2017, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Employment and Social Development, styled Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities.
  • [11] LeBlanc was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2018-1007 of July 18, 2018, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, styled Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and International Trade.
  • [12] Qualtrough was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2018-1008 of July 18, 2018, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Employment and Social Development, styled Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility.
  • [13] O'Regan was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-4 of January 14, 2019, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, styled Minister of Indigenous Services.
  • [14] Jordan was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-4 of January 14, 2019, as Minister of State to assist the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, styled Minister of Rural Economic Development.
  • [15] Monsef was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-1350 of November 20, 2019, as Minister of State (Rural Economic Development), to assist the Minister of Industry and the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities, styled Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development.
  • [16] Chagger was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-1344 of November 20, 2019, as Minister of State (Diversity and Inclusion and Youth), to assist the Minister of Canadian Heritage, styled Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth.
  • [17] Ng was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-1351 of November 20, 2019, as Minister of State (Small Business), to be styled Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade, to assist the Minister of Industry.
  • [18] Murray was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-1348 of November 20, 2019, as Minister of State (Digital Government), to assist the President of the Treasury Board, styled Minister of Digital Government.
  • [19] Fortier was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-1347 of November 20, 2019, as Minister of State (Middle Class Prosperity), to assist the Minister of Finance, styled Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance.
  • [20] Schulte was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 2019-1349 of November 20, 2019, as Minister of State (Seniors), to assist the Minister of Employment and Social Development, styled Minister of Seniors.

The Canadian Ministry was prepared using an earlier publication (Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation) and new information compiled by the Orders in Council Division of the Privy Council Office.

Any inaccuracy or general inquiries should be brought to the attention of the Orders in Council Division at oica-ndec@pco-bcp.gc.ca.