Trudeau’s federal cabinet has grown by two spots reaching 36 members this term. Below is a full list of the new cabinet. We have noted the cabinet ministers who are from RAHB’s market area at the top
RAHB-area cabinet ministers:
- Karina Gould: Minister of International Development
- Filomena Tassi: Minister of Labour.
And the remainder of Trudeau’s new cabinet is as follows:
- Chrystia Freeland: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Minister Affairs.
- Anita Anand: Minister of Public Services and Procurement.
- Navdeep Bains: Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry.
- Carolyn Bennett: Minister of Crown-Indigenous relations.
- Marie-Claude Bibeau: Minister of Agriculture and Agri-food
- Bill Blair: Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
- Bardish Chagger: Minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Youth.
- Francois-Philippe Champagne: Minister of Foreign Affairs.
- Jean-Yves Duclos: President of the Treasury Board.
- Mona Fortier: Minister of Middle Class Prosperity and Associate Minister of Finance.
- Marc Garneau: Minister of Transport.
- Steven Guilbeault: Minister of Canadian Heritage.
- Patty Hajdu: Minister of Health.
- Ahmed Hussen: Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
- Melanie Joly: Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages.
- Bernadette Jordan: Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
- David Lametti: Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
- Dominic LeBlanc: President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada.
- Diane Lebouthillier: Minister of National Revenue.
- Lawrence MacAulay: Minister of Veteran Affairs and Associate Minister of Defense.
- Catherine McKenna: Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.
- Marco E. L. Mendicino: Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
- Marc Miller: Minister of Indigenous Services.
- Maryam Monsef: Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development.
- Bill Morneau: Minister of Finance.
- Joyce Murray: Minister of Digital Government.
- Mary Ng: Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade.
- Seamus O’Regan: Minister of Natural Resources.
- Carla Qualtrough: Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion.
- Pablo Rodriguez: Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
- Harjit Sajjan: Minister of National Defense.
- Deb Schulte: Minister of Seniors.
- Dan Vandal: Minister of Northern Affairs.
- Jonathan Wilkinson: Minister of Environment and Climate Change.
- Jim Carr: the Prime Minister’s special representative for the Prairies.
Below is an overview of the promotions, demotions and cabinet rookies.
Promotions
Promotions | ||
Name | Previous Title/Job | New Title/Job |
Chrystia Freeland | Global Affairs Minister | Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs |
François-Philippe Champagne | Infrastructure Minister | Global Affairs Minister |
Jonathan Willkison | Fisheries Minister | Environment and climate change files |
Seamus O’Regan | Indigenous Services | Natural resources |
Pablo Rodriguez | Heritage Minister | Government House Leader and cabinet point personal on all matters Quebec |
Demotions
Demotions | ||
Name | Previous Title/Job | New Title/Job |
Bardish Chagger | Government House Leader | Portfolio of diversity, inclusion and youth |
Kristy Duncan | Minister of Science and Sports | Deputy House Leader |
Ginette Petitpas Taylor | Minister of Health | Deputy Government Whip |
Cabinet Rookies
Cabinet Rookies | ||
Name | Previous Title/Job | New Title/Job |
Anita Anand | Law Professor at the University of Toronto | Minister of Public Works and Procurements |
Steven Guilbeault | Environmentalist from Montreal | Heritage files |
Mona Fortier | Director of Communications for La Cité Collégiale | Minister of Middle-Class Prosperity and Associate Finance Minister |
Marco Mendicino | Federal Prosecutor | Immigration Minister |
Marc Miller | Lawyer for Stikeman Elliott LLP | Minister of Indigenous Services |
Deb Schulte | Local and Regional Councillor for the Vaughan City Council and York Regional Council | Minister of Seniors |
Dan Vandal | MP for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | Minister of Northern Affairs |
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