Prime Minister appoints Parliamentary Secretaries

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced the appointment of Parliamentary Secretaries to the Cabinet. Parliamentary Secretaries assist Ministers with their parliamentary and departmental responsibilities.

"I want to thank all the outstanding Parliamentary Secretaries who have served this government with great distinction during the first half of our mandate," the Prime Minister said. "They deserve a good deal of the credit for our government's accomplishments during the last two years."

The Prime Minister has adopted the practise of previous governments of completely rotating Parliamentary Secretaries.* "We have such an abundance of committed and talented MPs in the Government Caucus that I believe it is important to give as many of them as possible a chance to gain this valuable executive experience," said the Prime Minister.

A list of Parliamentary Secretaries is attached. The appointments are effective immediately.

*The exception is Robert Nault, MP (Kenora - Rainy River). Mr. Nault will continue to serve as a Parliamentary Secretary as he was appointed only in September 1995 to assist the then Minister of Labour, Lucienne Robillard.

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PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES

Guy Arsenault, M.P.
(Restigouche-Chaleur)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Canadian Heritage

Susan Barnes, M.P.
(London West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue

Morris Bodnar, M.P.
(Saskatoon-Dundurn)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Minister for the Atlantic Opportunities Agency, Minister of Western Economic Diversification and Minister responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec

Barry Campbell, M.P.
(St. Paul's)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

Marlene Cowling , M.P.
(Dauphin-Swan River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Natural Resources

Paul DeVillers, M.P.
(Simcoe North)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs

Nick Discepola, M.P.
(Vaudreuil)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General

John Godfrey, M.P.
(Don Valley West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation and Minister responsible for Francophonie

John Harvard, M.P.
(Winnipeg-St. James)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services

Ovid Jackson, M.P.
(Bruce-Grey)
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board and Minister responsible for Infrastructure

Stan Keyes, M.P.
(Hamilton West)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport

Gordon Kirkby, M.P.
(Prince Albert-Churchill River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

Karen Kraft-Sloan, M.P.
(York-Simcoe)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment

Francis LeBlanc, M.P.
(Cape Breton Highlands-Canso)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ronald MacDonald, M.P.
(Dartmouth)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade

Ted McWhinney, M.P.
(Vancouver Quadra)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

Maria Minna, M.P.
(Beaches-Woodbine)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

Robert Nault, M.P.
(Kenora-Rainy River)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Human Resources Development

Rey Pagtakhan, M.P.
(Winnipeg North)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister

Bernard Patry, M.P.
Pierrefonds-Dollard
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Jerry Pickard, M.P.
(Essex-Kent)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

George Proud, M.P.
(Hillsborough)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour

John Richardson, M.P.
(Perth-Wellington-Waterloo)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs

Joe Volpe, M.P.
(Eglinton-Lawrence)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health

Paul Zed, M.P.
(Fundy-Royal)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons


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