Prime Minister Announces Changes to the Ministry

PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES
TO THE MINISTRY

October 17, 2000
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced changes to the Ministry, and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to continue providing Canadians with forward-looking policies and programs for the 21^st century.

The Prime Minister expressed his deep gratitude for the long and distinguished service and the exceptional contribution made to Canada and to the government’s achievements at home and abroad by the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, who is leaving the Cabinet.

The Prime Minister also thanked the Honourable George Baker for his efforts as Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and for his contribution to the government and the country.

The Prime Minister welcomed the following new members of his Cabinet:

The Honourable Brian Tobin as Minister of Industry;
The Honourable Ronald J. Duhamel becomes Minister of Veterans Affairs and retains his responsibilities as Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie).

The Prime Minister also announced that:

The Honourable John Manley, previously Minister of Industry, becomes Minister of Foreign Affairs;
The Honourable J. Bernard Boudreau, in addition to being Leader of the Government in the Senate, becomes Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency).

A list of the full Ministry according to precedence and biographical note and the Cabinet Committee membership list are attached.

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THE HONOURABLE BRIAN TOBIN

Minister of Industry

Brian Tobin was Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1996 until the present. Mr. Tobin won two consecutive majority governments since entering provincial politics.

Prior to that, Mr. Tobin was a Member of Parliament for Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte from 1980 to 1996. In 1981, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and was elected Chair of the national Liberal caucus in 1989. He served as a member of the 1993 Liberal national campaign and national platform committees. Mr. Tobin served as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from November 1993 to January 1996.

Mr. Tobin, who studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is married to Jodean Smith and they have three children.

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THE CANADIAN MINISTRY (in order of precedence)

The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien
Prime Minister

The Honourable Herbert Eser Gray
Deputy Prime Minister

The Honourable David Michael Collenette
Minister of Transport

The Honourable David Anderson
Minister of the Environment

The Honourable Ralph E. Goodale
Minister of Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board

The Honourable Brian Tobin
Minister of Industry

The Honourable Sheila Copps
Minister of Canadian Heritage

The Honourable John Manley
Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Honourable Paul Martin
Minister of Finance

The Honourable Arthur C. Eggleton
Minister of National Defence

The Honourable Anne McLellan
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

The Honourable Allan Rock
Minister of Health

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay
Solicitor General of Canada

The Honourable Alfonso Gagliano
Minister of Public Works and Government Services

The Honourable Lucienne Robillard
President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

The Honourable Martin Cauchon
Minister of National Revenue and Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)

The Honourable Jane Stewart
Minister of Human Resources Development

The Honourable Stéphane Dion
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew
Minister for International Trade

The Honourable Don Boudria
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons

The Honourable Lyle Vanclief
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Ronald J. Duhamel
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie)

The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw
Minister of Labour

The Honourable Robert Daniel Nault
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

The Honourable Maria Minna
Minister for International Cooperation

The Honourable Elinor Caplan
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

The Honourable J. Bernard Boudreau
Leader of the Government in the Senate and
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)

The Honourable Ethel Blondin-Andrew
Secretary of State (Children and Youth)

The Honourable Raymond Chan
Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)

The Honourable Hedy Fry
Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)

The Honourable David Kilgour
Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)

The Honourable James Scott Peterson
Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)

The Honourable Andrew Mitchell
Secretary of State (Rural Development) (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)

The Honourable Gilbert Normand
Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)

The Honourable Denis Coderre
Secretary of State (Amateur Sport)

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CABINET COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP/
COMPOSITION DES COMITÉS DU CABINET

Economic Union/Union économique

Chair/Président The Hon./L’hon. Ralph Goodale
Vice-Chair/Vice-président The Hon./L’hon. Arthur Eggleton

Members/Membres

The Hon./L’hon. David Collenette
The Hon./L’hon. David Anderson
The Hon./L’hon. Brian Tobin
The Hon./L’hon. Sheila Copps
The Hon./L’hon. John Manley
The Hon./L’hon. Anne McLellan
The Hon./L’hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L’hon. Martin Cauchon
The Hon./L’hon. Jane Stewart
The Hon./L’hon. Pierre Pettigrew
The Hon./L’hon. Don Boudria
The Hon./L’hon. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon./L’hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon./L’hon. Ronald Duhamel
The Hon./L’hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon./L’hon. Bernard Boudreau

Social Union/Union sociale

Chair/Présidente The Hon./L’hon. Anne McLellan
Vice-Chair/Vice-président The Hon./L’hon. Allan Rock

Members/Membres

The Hon./L’hon. David Anderson
The Hon./L’hon. Ralph Goodale
The Hon./L’hon. Sheila Copps
The Hon./L’hon. Lawrence MacAulay
The Hon./L’hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L’hon. Jane Stewart
The Hon./L’hon. Stéphane Dion
The Hon./L’hon. Pierre Pettigrew
The Hon./L’hon. Ronald Duhamel
The Hon./L’hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon./L’hon. Robert Nault
The Hon./L’hon. Maria Minna
The Hon./L’hon. Elinor Caplan

Special Committee of Council/Comité spécial du Conseil

Chair/Président The Hon./L’hon. Herb Gray
Vice-Chair/Vice-présidente The Hon./L’hon. Anne McLellan

Members/Membres

The Hon./L’hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L’hon. Lucienne Robillard
The Hon./L’hon. Don Boudria
The Hon./L’hon. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon./L’hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon./L’hon. Ronald Duhamel
The Hon./L’hon. Robert Nault
The Hon./L’hon. Bernard Boudreau

Treasury Board/Conseil du Trésor

Chair/Présidente The Hon./L’hon. Lucienne Robillard
Vice-Chair/Vice-président The Hon./L’hon. Paul Martin

Members/Membres

The Hon./L’hon. Brian Tobin
The Hon./L’hon. Arthur Eggleton
The Hon./L’hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L’hon. Herb Dhaliwal

Alternates/Suppléants

The Hon./L’hon. Herb Gray
The Hon./L’hon. Ralph Goodale
The Hon./L’hon. Anne McLellan
The Hon./L’hon. Lawrence MacAulay
The Hon./L’hon. Don Boudria
The Hon./L’hon. Elinor Caplan
The Hon./L’hon. Bernard Boudreau

The Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the President of the Treasury Board are ex-officio members of the following Committees/le vice-Premier ministre, le ministre des Finances et le président du Conseil du Trésor sont membres ex-officio des comités suivants:

Economic Union/Union économique
Social Union/Union sociale
Special Committee of Council/Comité spécial du Conseil

The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons is an ex-officio member of the Social Union Committee/le leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes est membre ex-officio du comité chargé de l’Union sociale.

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