Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today the appointment of the
Honourable Steven W. Mahoney as Secretary of State (Selected Crown
Corporations). Mr. Mahoney will provide support to the Minister of
Transport, the Honourable David Collenette, in carrying out his responsibilities
for five Crown corporations: the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation, the
Canada Post Corporation, the Royal Canadian Mint, the Canada Lands Company
Limited and the Queens Quay West Land Corporation.
A list of the full Ministry according to precedence and biographical notes on
Mr. Mahoney are attached.
Secretary of State (Selected Crown Corporations)
Mississauga West (Ontario)
Steven Mahoney was first elected to Parliament in 1997 and re-elected in
2000. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and then
to the Minister of Transport, assisting them in their responsibilities for
several Crown corporations. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he
was a member of the Ontario Legislature, where he served as Parliamentary
Assistant to the Minister of International Trade and Technology and the Small
Business Advocate. From 1978 to 1987, he was a member of the Mississauga City
Council and the Peel Region Council.
Mr. Mahoney and his wife Katie have three sons and two grandsons.
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 Finance
The Honourable Anne McLellan
Minister of Health
The Honourable Allan Rock
Minister of Industry
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 Arnold Wayne Easter
Solicitor General of Canada
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)
The Honourable Steven W. Mahoney
Secretary of State (Selected Crown Corporations)
