Cabinet Minister Bios – November 6th, 2015 OTTAWA – Earlier today, Justin Trudeau was sworn in as Canada’s 23rd Prime Minister, and named his full cabinet. The cabinet consists of 30 Ministers plus the Prime Minister, and includes 15 men, and 15 women. Please see below for a breakdown of the number of Ministers by province, as well as bios of all Cabinet Ministers. Number of Ministers by Province BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL NU 3 2 1 2 11 6 1 1 1 1 1 Breakdown of Ministers by Province BC AB SK MB ON QC NB NS PEI NL NU dairyfarmers.ca 1 Cabinet Bios Minister of Agriculture Lawrence MacAulay, MP, Cardigan, PEI 69 years old Born in St. Peter’s Bay, PEI A former seed potato and dairy farmer Is the longest-serving MP in the history of PEI First elected to the riding of Cardigan in 1988 Appointed to Cabinet in 1993 under Jean Chretien. Served as Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs, Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for PEI Served two terms as Solicitor General of Canada Most recently served as Liberal Critic for Fisheries and Oceans Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, MP, Toronto Centre, ON 53 years old Born in Toronto, Ontario Holds a BA from the University of Western Ontario, an M.Sc in Ecnomics from the London School of Economics, and an MBA from INSEAD in France Married to Nancy McCain, member of the family that owns McCain Foods Former CEO of Morneau Shepell, Canada’s largest HR organization, with nearly 4000 employees Former chair of the CD Howe Institute Appointed pension investment advisor to Ontario Minister of Finance Dwight Duncan in 2012 Appointed by Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne to an expert panel advising on the Ontario Pension Plan in 2014 First elected as the Liberal candidate for Toronto Centre in 2015 President of the Treasury Board Scott Brison, MP Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia 48 years old Born in Windsor, NS – parents ran a grocery store Holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Dalhousie University Was a small business owner, and previously worked in corporate sales First elected MP in 1997, originally elected as a Progressive Conservative Ran for the leadership of the Progressive Conservatives in 2003 losing to Peter MacKay 2 Crossed the floor to the Liberals in 2003, 4 days after merger of PC party and Canadian Alliance due to reservations about social conservatism Served as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Martin Served as Minister of Public Works and Government Services from 2004-2006 under Paul Martin, Canada’s first openly gay cabinet minister Ran for leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada in 2006, finishing in 6th place to eventual winner Stephane Dion Served as Liberal Finance Critic since 2010 From the Simcoe Reformer: “You can negotiate international trade agreements and defend supply management if you want to, if you believe in supply management” Minister of International Trade Chrystia Freeland, MP University-Rosedale, Ontario 47 years old Born in Peace River, AB, both parentswere lawyers Fluent in Ukranian and English, conversant in French, and speaks Russian and Italian Received a BA in Russian history and literature from Harvard University, and a Master’s in Slavonic Studies from the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar Former journalist and author, served as deputy editor of The Globe and Mail First elected as MP of Toronto Centre in 2013, in by-election to replace Bob Rae Served as the Liberal Party’s trade critic Elected to the new riding of University-Rosedale in 2015 From the National Post: Liberal trade critic, Chrystia Freeland, said her party is strongly in favour of free trade and the TPP in particular, but is on the record as supporting supply management. “It is the responsibility of the government of Canada to be an actively engaged negotiating partner to get Canada into the first round (of TPP), while defending Canadian interests, including supply management,” she said. Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Ralph Goodale, MP Regina-Wascana, SK 66 years old Born in Regina, SK Law degree from University of Saskatchewan First elected MP in 1974 to the seat of Assiniboia, defeated in 1979 Named leader of the Saskatchewan Liberal Party in 1981, the party won no seats in the 1982 election 3 Elected provincial MLA for Assiniboia-Gravelburg in the 1986 election, the provincial Liberal’s only seat Resigned as provincial leader in 1988 to run again for the federal Liberal Party of Canada for the seat of Regina-Wascana, but was narrowly defeated Goodale then spent five years in the private sector, working for companies such as the Pioneer Life Assurance Company, Pioneer Lifeco Inc, Sovereign Life Insurance co. Goodale again contested Regina-Wascana in the 1993 federal election, and was elected for the second time – and has been re-elected in every federal election since Was named as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food under Jean Chretien in 1993 Named Minister of Natural Resources in 1997, Minister of Public Works and Government Services in 2002, Minister of Finance in 2003 Served as Opposition House Leader from 2006-2010 From HamiltonNews.com Goodale said the Liberals will keep the total $5.3 billion in compensation that Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced for the dairy and automakers, which are expected to bear the brunt of the agreement. Minister of Foreign Affairs Stéphane Dion, PC, MP Saint-Laurent 60 years old Born in Quebec City Has a BA and MA in Political Science from the Université Laval, and a Doctorate in Sociology from Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris Former Professor First elected as MP in Saint-Laurent – Cartierville in Montreal in 1996 Served as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs from 1996-2003, Minister of Environment from 2004-2006 Won leadership of the Liberal Party in 2006, serving as Leader of the Opposition from 2006-2008 Defeated by Stephen Harper in the 2008 federal election, resigned as leader of the Liberal party Was appointed Liberal Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs and spokesman for La Francophonie by interim leader Bob Rae in 2011 Minister of Transport Marc Garneau, MP Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount, QC 66 years old Born in Quebec City Received a Bachelor’s of Science degree in Engineering Physics from the Royal Military College of Canada, and a Doctorate in Electoral Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London, England Became the first Canadian in outer space in 1984 Appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 1984 4 Served as a combat systems engineer in the Royal Canadian Navy, retiring as a Captain in 1989 Appointed President of the Canadian Space Agency in 2001 First elected in the 2008 election to the riding of Westmount-Ville Marie Re-elected in 2011, and was appointed Liberal House Leader Ran for the interim leadership of the Liberal Party in 2011, but was defeated by Bob Rae Named Natural Resources Critic in 2012 Ran for the leadership of the Liberal Party in 2012, but withdrew from the race in 2013 to support Justin Trudeau Served until 2015 as Foreign Affairs critic From Hansard, June 4th Mr. Marc Garneau (Westmount—Ville-Marie, Lib.): Mr. Speaker, yesterday, the Minister of State for Small Business said that Canada would promote supply management during the trans-Pacific partnership negotiations. That same day, his colleague from Edmonton Centre called supply management an anachronism that needs to disappear […] Is the government truly committed to protecting supply management, yes or no? Minister of Fisheries and Oceans, and Canadian Coastguard Hunter Tootoo, MP Nunavut, NU 52 years old Born in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut Co-founder of the Iqaluit branch of Arctic Insurance Brokers Ltd Served as regional coordinator for the town of Arviat in 1993 Served as Administrative Officer for the North West Territories Dept. of Recreation in 1995 Named corporate control officer for the NWT Department of Finance in 1995 Named assistant director of NWT Housing Corporation in Iqaluit in 1997 Elected to the Legislative Assembly of Nunavut, representing the riding of Iqaluit Centre from 1999-2013 Appointed Minister Responsible for the Nunavut Housing Corporation, Minister Responsible for Homelessness, and Minister Responsible for the Qulliq Energy Corporation in 2010 First elected federally in 2015 as the Liberal candidate for Nunavut 5 Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada Jody Wilson-Raybould, MP Vancouver Granville, BC 44 years old Born in Vancouver, father is a First Nations politician, mother a teacher She is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation Holds a BA in Political Science and History from the University of Victoria, and a law degree from the University of British Columbia Served as a crown prosecutor in Vancouver from 2000-2003 Known as a distinguished community activist, championing the environment, social justice, and indigenous rights Took a position as a process advisor for the BC Treaty Commission in 2003 Elected as a Commissioner by the Chiefs of the First Nations Summit in 2004, serving for 7 years Elected to council for the We Wai Kai Nation in 2009 Elected as Regional Chief of the BC Assembly of First Nations in 2009, and re-elected in 2012 First elected federally in 2015 for the Liberals in Vancouver Granville Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Navdeep Bains, MP Mississauga-Malton, ON 38 years old Born in Toronto to entrepreneur immigrant parents Holds a Bachelor of Administrative Studies from York University, and an MBA from the University