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Prime Minister announces new Parliamentary Secretaries
October 07, 2005
NEWS RELEASE
Prime Minister Paul Martin announced today the appointment of three new Parliamentary Secretaries to assist Ministers with their parliamentary duties.
Mr. Navdeep Bains (Mississauga - Brampton South) has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister. Mr. Charles Hubbard (Miramichi) will assist the Minister of Transport, the Honourable Jean-C. Lapierre. Ms. Anita Neville (Winnipeg South Centre) has been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for the Status of Women, the Honourable Liza Frulla, with special emphasis on status of women.
In addition, two current Parliamentary Secretaries have been re-assigned. The Honourable Gurbax Malhi (Bramalea - Gore - Malton) will now support the Minister of National Revenue, the Honourable John McCallum. The Honourable Jim Karygiannis (Scarborough - Agincourt) has been asked to support the Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development and Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal, the Honourable Belinda Stronach.
“Parliamentary Secretaries play an essential role in government, particularly in the minority context,” said the Prime Minister. “I am very pleased to welcome these colleagues to their new assignments and look forward to their contribution in support of the parliamentary process.”
The Prime Minister also expressed his thanks to the outgoing Parliamentary Secretaries, the Honourable Paul DeVillers and the Honourable Marlene Jennings, for the support and counsel that they have provided during their tenure.
Biographical notes are attached.
Full list of Parliamentary Secretaries
Biographical Notes
THE HONOURABLE NAVDEEP BAINS
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister
Member of Parliament for Mississauga - Brampton South (Ontario)
Navdeep Bains was first elected to the House of Commons in June, 2004. He has served on the Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Human Rights and International Development and, in April 2005, was elected Chair. He has also been a member of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. Mr. Bains is a member of the Canada-U.S., Canada-Croatia, Canada-India, and Canada-Taiwan Friendship Groups.
THE HONOURABLE CHARLES HUBBARD
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport
Member of Parliament for Miramichi (New Brunswick)
Charles Hubbard was first elected to the House of Commons in 1993. He has served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and has served on several committees, including: as Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food and of the Standing Committee on Fisheries and Oceans; and as a member of the Standing Committee on Finance, the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development, the Standing Committee on Transport, and the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources.
THE HONOURABLE ANITA NEVILLE
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage and Minister responsible for the Status of Women with special emphasis on status of women
Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre (Manitoba)
Anita Neville was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000. Since 2004, she has served as Chair of both the Standing Committee on the Status of Women and the Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee of the Status of Women. Prior to that, she had been Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources and was a member of several other Standing Committees including: Citizenship and Immigration, Human Resources Development, National Defence and Veterans Affairs, Environment and Sustainable Development, and Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
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