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Prime Minister announces appointment to the Senate and New Leader of the Government in the Senate
October 4, 1999
Ottawa, Ontario
Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced that His Excellency the Governor General has agreed to summon J. Bernard Boudreau of Nova Scotia to the Senate. Mr. Boudreau has also been appointed Leader of the Government in the Senate, in which role he will oversee the Government's legislative agenda in the Senate. The appointment is effective immediately.
The Prime Minister took the opportunity to thank the Honourable Alasdair Graham for serving effectively as Leader of the Government in the Senate since June 1997.
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 J. BERNARD BOUDREAU
A native of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Mr. Boudreau is a former Cabinet Minister in the Nova Scotia Government, and represented the provincial riding of Cape Breton The Lakes in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1988 until September 1997.
During his tenure in the Nova Scotia Government from 1993 until 1997, Mr. Boudreau held a number of posts, including Minister of Health and Minister of Finance. He also served as Chair of the Priorities and Planning Committee of Cabinet.
From 1988 to 1992, as a Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, Mr. Boudreau chaired the Public Accounts Committee, and was Opposition Critic for Finance and Economic Development.
Mr. Boudreau is a lawyer, with a degree from Dalhousie Law School and a Bachelor of Arts (cum laude) from St. Francis Xavier University. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1985. Most recently, Mr. Boudreau served as Counsel to the law firm of McInnes, Cooper and Robertson.
Mr. Boudreau has also been active in other pursuits, having served as President of the Cape Breton Barristers Society, Commodore of the Royal Cape Breton Yacht Club, President of the Riverview Minor Basketball Association, and President of the Nova Scotia Liberal Association.
Born in Sydney, Nova Scotia in 1944, Mr. Boudreau and his wife Jean have three children - Corinne, Brian and Douglas.
CABINET COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
Economic Union
Chair
The Hon.Ralph Goodale
Vice-Chair
The Hon.Arthur Eggleton
Members
The Hon. Lloyd Axworthy
The Hon. David Collenette
The Hon. David Anderson
The Hon. Sheila Copps
The Hon. John Manley
The Hon. Anne McLellan
The Hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon. Martin Cauchon
The Hon. Jane Stewart
The Hon. Pierre Pettigrew
The Hon. Don Boudria
The Hon. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon. George Baker
The Hon. Bernard Boudreau
Social Union
Chair
The Hon. Anne McLellan
Vice-Chair
The Hon. Allan Rock
Members
The Hon. David Anderson
The Hon. Ralph Goodale
The Hon. Sheila Copps
The Hon. Lawrence MacAulay
The Hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon. Martin Cauchon
The Hon. Jane Stewart
The Hon. Stéphane Dion
The Hon. Pierre Pettigrew
The Hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon. George Baker
The Hon. Robert Nault
The Hon. Maria Minna
The Hon. Elinor Caplan
Special Committee of Council
Chair
The Hon. Herb Gray
Vice-Chair
The Hon. Anne McLellan
Members
The Hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon. Lucienne Robillard
The Hon. Don Boudria
The Hon. Lyle Vanclief
The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon. Claudette Bradshaw
The Hon. Robert Nault
The Hon. Bernard Boudreau
Treasury Board
Chair
The Hon. Lucienne Robillard
Vice-Chair
The Hon. Paul Martin
Members
The Hon. Arthur Eggleton
The Hon. Alfonso Gagliano
The Hon. Herb Dhaliwal
The Hon. George Baker
Alternates
The Hon. Herb Gray
The Hon. Ralph Goodale
The Hon. Anne McLellan
The Hon. Lawrence MacAulay
The Hon. Don Boudria
The Hon. Elinor Caplan
The Hon. Bernard Boudreau
The Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Finance and the President of the Treasury Board are ex-officio members of the following Committees:
Economic Union
Social Union
Special Committee of Council
The Leader of the Government in the House of Commons is an ex-officio member of the Social Union Committee.
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 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 J. Bernard Boudreau
Leader of the Government in the Senate
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)
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