Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced a renewed Ministry that will lead the government and Canadians into the 21st Century.
In announcing the changes, the Prime Minister highlighted his government's significant achievements since 1993, emphasizing that his government has maintained the confidence of Canadians throughout this period. "Our renewed team is well placed to meet the challenges facing us in the years to come," said the Prime Minister.
The Prime Minister also expressed his gratitude for the distinguished service and the contribution made to Canada and to the government's achievements by the following Ministers who are leaving the Cabinet:
The Honourable Gilbert Normand, who was previously Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food)(Fisheries and Oceans), becomes Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development).
A list of the full Ministry according to precedence, the amended Cabinet committee membership list and biographical notes are attached.
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THE HONOURABLE GEORGE BAKER
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
Constituency: Gander–Grand Falls (Newfoundland)
George Baker was first elected to the House of Commons in 1974, and has been re-elected at every subsequent federal election. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Environment from 1975 to 1976, and as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue in 1976. In Opposition, he served as Party Critic for Atlantic Development in 1989, and Associate Party Critic for the Treasury Board in 1990. Since 1993, he has served on the House Standing Committees on Finance, Trade and Economic Affairs, Fisheries and Oceans, Miscellaneous Estimates, Transport, Government Operations, and Procedure and House Affairs.
Mr. Baker studied political science and economics at Memorial University of Newfoundland and at the University of New Brunswick. He was formerly Chief Clerk of the Newfoundland Legislative Assembly, and worked as radio and television announcer and producer for CBC, Newfoundland.
THE HONOURABLE ELINOR CAPLAN
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Constituency: Thornhill (Ontario)
Elinor Caplan entered the federal arena after an extensive and successful career at the provincial level from 1985 to 1997. In the Government of Ontario, she served as Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet, Minister of Government Services, and Minister of Health. Elected as a Member of Parliament in 1997, Mrs. Caplan has served on the House Standing Committees on Health and on Procedure and House Affairs. In 1998, she was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.
Mrs. Caplan also served for almost seven years as Alderman in the City of North York. From 1973 to 1978, she was President of Elinor Caplan and Associates, a firm specializing in real estate title searching and conveyancing.
THE HONOURABLE DENIS CODERRE
Secretary of State (Amateur Sport)
Constituency: Bourassa (Quebec)
Denis Coderre was elected to the House of Commons in 1997. He has served on the Standing Joint Committee on Official Languages, the House Standing Committees on Agriculture and Agri-Food, Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, and Canadian Heritage, including the Sub-Committee on the Study of Sport in Canada.
Mr. Coderre's political experience has included senior posts within the Liberal Party of Canada in Quebec, and he also worked in the office of the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs. He was a radio host on CKVL from 1990 to 1993, and was Vice President of Public Affairs for Groupe Polygone éditeurs, an organization involved in hunting and fishing in Quebec. Mr. Coderre has a B.A. in Political Science from the University of Montreal.
THE HONOURABLE MARIA MINNA
Minister for International Cooperation
Constituency: Beaches–East York (Ontario)
First elected to the House of Commons in 1993, Maria Minna served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration from 1996 to 1998. She has also served on the House Standing Committees on Citizenship and Immigration, Health, and Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities, including the Sub-Committee on Children & Youth at Risk.
Before her election as Member of Parliament, Ms. Minna was Vice President of MacBain Public Affairs, a consulting firm. She served for 11 years as President of COSTI-IIAS, Canada's largest immigrant services organization. She was also a founding member of the National Action Committee on Immigrant and Visible Minority Women, and a member of the National Advisory Committee of the Women's Legal, Education and Action Fund (LEAF). She is a past Director of the National Council on Welfare and the United Way of Greater Toronto. Ms. Minna has a B.A. (Hons.) in sociology from the University of Toronto.
THE HONOURABLE ROBERT NAULT
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Constituency: Kenora–Rainy River (Ontario)
First elected to the House of Commons in 1988, Bob Nault was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour in 1995, and to the Minister of Human Resources Development in 1996 and again in 1997. He has also served on the House Standing Committees on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, Human Resources Development, Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Natural Resources, and Health, as well as on the Sub-Committee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities. From 1984 to 1986, he was a member of the Canada-U.S. Interparliamentary Group.
Mr. Nault contributed to the civic life of the town of Kenora as Municipal Councillor from 1985 to 1988. Before entering Parliament, he was a railway conductor and also served as Vice-General Chairman and Local Chair of the United Transportation Union. He studied political science and recreational administration at the University of Alberta and at the University of Winnipeg.
THE CANADIAN MINISTRY
(in order of precedence)
The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien
Prime Minister
The Honourable Herbert Eser Gray
Deputy Prime Minister
The Honourable Lloyd Axworthy
Minister of Foreign Affairs
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 Sheila Copps
Minister of Canadian Heritage
The Honourable John Manley
Minister of Industry
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 Bernard Alasdair Graham
Leader of the Government in the Senate
The Honourable Lyle Vanclief
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw
Minister of Labour
The Honourable George Baker
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Atlantic
Canada Opportunities Agency)
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 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 Ronald J. Duhamel
Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification)
(Francophonie)
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)
August 1999
août 1999
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. Lloyd Axworthy
The Hon./L'hon. David Collenette
The Hon./L'hon. David Anderson
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. Alasdair Graham
The Hon./L'hon. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon./L'hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon./L'hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon./L'hon. George Baker
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. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon./L'hon. George Baker
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. Alasdair Graham
The Hon./L'hon. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon./L'hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon./L'hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon./L'hon. Robert Nault
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. Arthur Eggleton
The Hon./L'hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L'hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon./L'hon. George Baker
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. Alasdair Graham
The Hon./L'hon. Elinor Caplan
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.
