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PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO THE MINISTRY
May 26, 2002
Ottawa,Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today the following changes in the
Ministry:
- the Honourable Ralph E. Goodale becomes Minister of Public Works and
Government Services, while retaining his duties as Minister responsible for
the Canadian Wheat Board and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status
Indians;
- the Honourable Don Boudria becomes Leader of the Government in the House
of Commons;
- the Honourable Rey Pagtakhan, Minister of Veterans Affairs, takes on the
additional duties of Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development);
- the Honourable John McCallum has been appointed Minister of National
Defence;
- the Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua becomes Secretary of State
(International Financial Institutions); and
- the Honourable Jean Augustine has been sworn to the Privy Council and
appointed Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women).
The Prime Minister accepted the resignation of the Honourable Arthur C.
Eggleton as Minister of National Defence.
Attached is the list of the full Ministry according to
precedence and biographical notes on Ms. Augustine. The list of Cabinet
committee membership will be announced shortly.
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PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
THE HONOURABLE JEAN AUGUSTINE
Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)
Etobicoke – Lakeshore, Ont.
Jean Augustine was first elected to Parliament in 1993 and was re-elected in
1997 and 2000. She is the first African-Canadian woman to hold a seat in
Parliament. She served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister from
1993 to 1996, chaired the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and
International Trade, and has served on numerous other parliamentary committees.
She also chaired the Ministerial Task Force on Social Security Reforms.
Prior to her election, Ms. Augustine was an elementary school principal with
the Metropolitan Toronto District Catholic School Board. She also served as
Chair of the Metropolitan Toronto Housing Authority. She holds a B.A., M.Ed. and
an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Toronto.
Ms. Augustine has a deep interest in social justice issues and has received
numerous community service awards, including the Canadian Black Achievement
Award, the YWCA Woman of Distinction Award, and the Rubena Willis Special
Recognition Award. She has served as National President of the Congress of Black
Women of Canada, as a member of the York University Board of Governors and has
contributed to the work of many other boards and community groups.
Ms. Augustine was born in Grenada in 1937. She has two daughters – Valerie
and Cheryl.
THE CANADIAN MINISTRY
(in order of precedence)
The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien
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 Public Works and Government Services,
Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board and
Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
The Honourable Sheila Copps
Minister of Canadian Heritage
The Honourable John Manley
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Infrastructure and
Crown Corporations
The Honourable Paul Martin
Minister of Finance
The Honourable Anne McLellan
Minister of Health
The Honourable Allan Rock
Minister of Industry
The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay
Solicitor General of Canada
The Honourable Lucienne Robillard
President of the Treasury Board
The Honourable Martin Cauchon
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
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 Natural Resources
The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw
Minister of Labour
The Honourable Robert Daniel Nault
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
The Honourable Elinor Caplan
Minister of National Revenue
The Honourable Denis Coderre
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
The Honourable Sharon Carstairs
Leader of the Government in the Senate
The Honourable Robert G. Thibault
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Rey Pagtakhan
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Science,
Research and Development)
The Honourable Susan Whelan
Minister for International Cooperation
The Honourable William Graham
Minister of Foreign Affairs
The Honourable Gerry Byrne
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
The Honourable John McCallum
Minister of National Defence
The Honourable Ethel Blondin-Andrew
Secretary of State (Children and Youth)
The Honourable David Kilgour
Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)
The Honourable Andrew Mitchell
Secretary of State (Rural Development) (Federal Economic
Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
The Honourable Maurizio Bevilacqua
Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)
The Honourable Paul DeVillers
Secretary of State (Amateur Sport) and Deputy Leader of
the Government in the House of Commons
The Honourable Gar Knutson
Secretary of State (Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East)
The Honourable Denis Paradis
Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa) (Francophonie)
The Honourable Claude Drouin
Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of
Canada for the Regions of Quebec)
The Honourable Stephen Owen
Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification)
(Indian Affairs and Northern Development)
The Honourable Jean Augustine
Secretary of State (Multiculturalism) (Status of Women)
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