January 9, 2001
Ottawa, Ontario

Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced that the following have joined the Ministry:

• The Honourable Sharon Carstairs as Leader of the Government in the Senate;
• The Honourable Robert Thibault as Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency); and
• The Honourable Rey Pagtakhan as Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)

The Prime Minister also expressed his gratitude for the contribution made to Canada and to the government’s achievements by the Honourable J. Bernard Boudreau and by the Honourable Raymond Chan who are leaving the Ministry.

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 SHARON CARSTAIRS

Senatorial designation: Manitoba

Sharon Carstairs was summoned to the Senate in 1994. She served as Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate from 1997 to 1999, and has also chaired the Standing Senate Committee on Legal and Constitutional Affairs. She was elected Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1984, and was first elected to the Manitoba Legislative Assembly in 1986. From 1988 to 1990 she served as the first woman to be Leader of the Official Opposition in a Canadian legislative assembly.

Mrs. Carstairs studied at Dalhousie University (B.A., Political Science and History) and at Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts (M.A. in Teaching of History). She worked for a number of years as an educator in Canada and the United States. Her other pursuits include serving as President of the Board of the Prairieaction Foundation, and as Honorary Patron of the Canadian Council for Refugees.

Mrs. Carstairs was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia in 1942. She and her husband John have two children - Catherine and Jennifer.

Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)

Constituency:  West Nova (Nova Scotia)

Robert Thibault was first elected to the House of Commons in November, 2000. He has been active in municipal government, serving the District of Argyle as Clerk-Treasurer, and the region of Clare as an elected municipal councillor.

Mr. Thibault has also been an involved member of his community. He is currently Chair of the Board of Governors of Université Sainte-Anne, and is a past president of a number of associations, including the Association of Municipal Administrators of the Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia and the Clare Chamber of Commerce. He has been a small business owner, and has worked as an economic advisor and regional coordinator for the Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia.

THE HONOURABLE REY PAGTAKHAN

Constituency: Winnipeg North-St. Paul (Manitoba)

Dr. Rey Pagtakhan was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988. He has chaired the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration and the Standing Committee on Human Rights and the Status of Disabled Persons. From 1996 to 1998 he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Dr. Pagtakhan graduated from the University of the Philippines and completed postgraduate studies at the University of Manitoba and at the Washington University Medical Centre. A professor of pediatrics and child health, Dr. Pagtakhan is a lung disease specialist and the former Director of the Manitoba Cystic Fibrosis Centre and President of the Manitoba Pediatric Society. Active in his community, he is a past President of the United Council of Filipino Associations in Canada, and has been Vice President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Canadian Ethnocultural Council.

Dr. Pagtakhan was born in Manila in 1935. He and his wife, Gloria, have four sons.

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THE CANADIAN MINISTRY (in order of precedence)

The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien
Prime Minister

The Honourable Herbert Eser Gray
Deputy 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 Natural Resources and Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board

The Honourable Brian Tobin
Minister of Industry

The Honourable Sheila Copps
Minister of Canadian Heritage

The Honourable John Manley
Minister of Foreign Affairs

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 Lyle Vanclief
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food

The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

The Honourable Ronald J. Duhamel
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification) (Francophonie)

The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw
Minister of Labour

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 Sharon Carstairs
Leader of the Government in the Senate

The Honourable Robert G. Thibault
Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)

The Honourable Ethel Blondin-Andrew
Secretary of State (Children and Youth)

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 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)

The Honourable Rey Pagtakhan
Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific)

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Chair/Président The Hon./L’hon. Ralph Goodale
Vice-Chair/Vice-président The Hon./L’hon. Arthur Eggleton

Members/Membres

The Hon./L’hon. David Collenette
The Hon./L’hon. David Anderson
The Hon./L’hon. Brian Tobin
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. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon./L’hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon./L’hon. Ronald Duhamel
The Hon./L’hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon./L’hon. Robert Thibault

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. Ronald Duhamel
The Hon./L’hon. Claudette Bradshaw 
The Hon./L’hon. Robert Nault
The Hon./L’hon. Maria Minna
The Hon./L’hon. Elinor Caplan
The Hon./L’hon. Sharon Carstairs

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. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon./L’hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon./L’hon. Ronald Duhamel 
The Hon./L’hon. Robert Nault
The Hon./L’hon. Sharon Carstairs

Chair/Présidente The Hon./L’hon. Lucienne Robillard
Vice-Chair/Vice-président The Hon./L’hon. Paul Martin

Members/Membres 

The Hon./L’hon. Brian Tobin
The Hon./L’hon. Arthur Eggleton
The Hon./L’hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon./L’hon. Herb Dhaliwal

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. Elinor Caplan
The Hon./L’hon. Sharon Carstairs

Chair/Président The Hon./L’hon. Alfonso Gagliano
Vice-Chair/Vice-président The Hon./L’hon. Lyle Vanclief

Members/Membres 

The Hon./L’hon. Herb Gray
The Hon./L’hon. David Anderson
The Hon./L’hon. Ralph Goodale
The Hon./L’hon. Brian Tobin
The Hon./L’hon. Sheila Copps
The Hon./L’hon. John Manley
The Hon./L’hon. Anne McLellan
The Hon./L’hon. Allan Rock
The Hon./L’hon. Lucienne Robillard
The Hon./L’hon. Stéphane Dion
The Hon./L’hon. Ronald Duhamel
The Hon./L’hon. Claudette Bradshaw

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.