PRIME MINISTER ANNOUNCES CHANGES October 17, 2000 Prime Minister Jean Chrétien today announced changes to the Ministry, and reaffirmed his government’s commitment to continue providing Canadians with forward-looking policies and programs for the 21st century. The Prime Minister expressed his deep gratitude for the long and distinguished service and the exceptional contribution made to Canada and to the government’s achievements at home and abroad by the Honourable Lloyd Axworthy, who is leaving the Cabinet. The Prime Minister also thanked the Honourable George Baker for his efforts as Minister of Veterans Affairs and Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) and for his contribution to the government and the country. The Prime Minister welcomed the following new members of his Cabinet:
The Prime Minister also announced that:
A list of the full Ministry according to precedence and biographical note and the Cabinet Committee membership list are attached. - 30 - PMO Press Office: (613) 957-5555
THE HONOURABLE BRIAN TOBIN Minister of Industry Brian Tobin was Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador from 1996 until the present. Mr. Tobin won two consecutive majority governments since entering provincial politics. Prior to that, Mr. Tobin was a Member of Parliament for Humber-St. Barbe-Baie Verte from 1980 to 1996. In 1981, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and was elected Chair of the national Liberal caucus in 1989. He served as a member of the 1993 Liberal national campaign and national platform committees. Mr. Tobin served as Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from November 1993 to January 1996. Mr. Tobin, who studied at Memorial University of Newfoundland, is married to Jodean Smith and they have three children.
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THE CANADIAN MINISTRY (in order of precedence) The Right Honourable Jean Chrétien The Honourable Herbert Eser Gray The Honourable David Michael Collenette The Honourable David Anderson The Honourable Ralph E. Goodale The Honourable Brian Tobin The Honourable Sheila Copps The Honourable John Manley The Honourable Paul Martin The Honourable Arthur C. Eggleton The Honourable Anne McLellan The Honourable Allan Rock The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay The Honourable Alfonso Gagliano The Honourable Lucienne Robillard The Honourable Martin Cauchon The Honourable Jane Stewart The Honourable Stéphane Dion The Honourable Pierre Pettigrew The Honourable Don Boudria The Honourable Lyle Vanclief The Honourable Herb Dhaliwal The Honourable Ronald J. Duhamel The Honourable Claudette Bradshaw The Honourable Robert Daniel Nault The Honourable Maria Minna The Honourable Elinor Caplan The Honourable J. Bernard Boudreau The Honourable Ethel Blondin-Andrew The Honourable Raymond Chan The Honourable Hedy Fry The Honourable David Kilgour The Honourable James Scott Peterson The Honourable Andrew Mitchell The Honourable Gilbert Normand The Honourable Denis Coderre ********* October 2000 Octobre 2000 CABINET COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP/ Economic Union/Union économique Chair/Président The Hon./L’hon. Ralph Goodale Members/Membres The Hon./L’hon. David Collenette Social Union/Union sociale Chair/Présidente The Hon./L’hon. Anne McLellan Members/Membres The Hon./L’hon. David Anderson Special Committee of Council/Comité spécial du Conseil Chair/Président The Hon./L’hon. Herb Gray Members/Membres The Hon./L’hon. Alfonso Gagliano Treasury Board/Conseil du Trésor Chair/Présidente The Hon./L’hon. Lucienne Robillard Members/Membres Alternates/Suppléants 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 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. |
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