PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGE IN THE MINISTRY

April 11, 2003
Ottawa, Ontario

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.

 

THE HONOURABLE STEVEN W. MAHONEY

 

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)

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