Changes in Ministry announced

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien announced today changes in the Ministry.

The Prime Minister announced the appointment of the Honourable Douglas Young as Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs, the Honourable Pierre Pettigrew as Minister of Human Resources Development, and the Honourable Don Boudria as Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for Francophonie.

The Ministers will be sworn in by the Governor General in a private ceremony at Rideau Hall at 2 p.m. today. The Prime Minister will be available to the media following the swearing-in ceremony.

Attached are biographical notes on Mr. Boudria, a list of the Ministry according to precedence, and the new Cabinet committee membership list.

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Minister for International Cooperation and Minister responsible for Francophonie

Constituency: Glengarry-Prescott-Russell (Ontario)

Don Boudria was first elected to Parliament in 1984 and has served as Chief Government Whip and Chair of the Ontario Liberal Caucus.

Mr. Boudria is a former Councillor for Cumberland Township and represented Prescott-Russell in the Ontario Legislature from 1981-1984. He is the founding President of the Ontario section of the International Association of French-speaking Parliamentarians.

Mr. Boudria was educated at the University of Waterloo. Prior to political life, he spent 15 years as a federal government employee, holding various positions, including Chief Purchasing Agent.

Mr. Boudria was born in Hull, Quebec in 1949. He and his wife have two children.

October 1996
Octobre 1996

Economic Development Policy/Politique du développement économique

Chair/Président: The Hon./L'hon. Ralph Goodale

Vice-Chair/Vice-président: The Hon./L'hon. Douglas Young

Members/Membres:

The Hon./L'hon. Lloyd Axworthy
The Hon./L'hon. David Anderson
The Hon./L'hon. Sergio Marchi The Hon./L'hon. John Manley
The Hon./L'hon. Diane Marleau
The Hon./L'hon. Arthur Eggleton
The Hon./L'hon. Marcel Massé
The Hon./L'hon. Anne McLellan
The Hon./L'hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L'hon. Lucienne Robillard
The Hon./L'hon. Fred Mifflin
The Hon./L'hon. Don Boudria

Social Development Policy/Politique du développement social

Chair/Présidente: The Hon./L'hon. Anne McLellan

Vice-Chair/Vice-président: The Hon./L'hon. Allan Rock

Members/Membres:

The Hon./L'hon. Herbert Gray
The Hon./L'hon. David Dingwall
The Hon./L'hon. Ron Irwin
The Hon./L'hon. Joyce Fairbairn
The Hon./L'hon. Sheila Copps
The Hon./L'hon. Douglas Young
The Hon./L'hon. Lucienne Robillard
The Hon./L'hon. Jane Stewart
The Hon./L'hon. Stéphane Dion
The Hon./L'hon. Pierre Pettigrew

Special Committee of Council/Comité spécial du Conseil

Chair/Président: The Hon./L'hon. Herbert Gray

Vice-Chair/Vice-président: The Hon./L'hon. Allan Rock

Members/Membres:

The Hon./L'hon. David Anderson
The Hon./L'hon. David Dingwall
The Hon./L'hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L'hon. Fred Mifflin
The Hon./L'hon. Jane Stewart
The Hon./L'hon. Stéphane Dion
The Hon./L'hon. Don Boudria

Treasury Board/Conseil du Trésor

Chair/Président: The Hon./L'hon. Marcel Massé

Vice-Chair/Vice-président: The Hon./L'hon. Paul Martin

Members/Membres

The Hon./L'hon. Sergio Marchi
The Hon./L'hon. Diane Marleau
The Hon./L'hon. Douglas Young
The Hon./L'hon. Anne McLellan

Alternates/Suppléants:

The Hon./L'hon. Jane Stewart
The Hon./L'hon. Pierre Pettigrew

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

Economic Development Policy/Politique du développement économique
Social Development Policy/Politique du développement social
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 Economic Development Policy Committee/le leader du gouvernement à la Chambre des communes est membre ex-officio du comité chargé de la Politique du développement économique.