28th Canadian Ministry

28th Canadian Ministry
*28e conseil des ministres du Canada*
28th Canadian Ministry; 28e conseil des ministres du Canada
; 28th ministry of Canada
Date formed	February 6, 2006
Date dissolved	November 4, 2015
People and organizations
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor General	Michaëlle Jean (2006–2010); David Johnston (2010–2015);
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Prime Minister's history	Premiership of Stephen Harper
No. of ministers	39
Ministers removed	30
Member party	Conservative Party of Canada
Status in legislature	Minority (2006–2008, 2008–2011); Majority (2011–2015);
Opposition cabinet	39th (2006–2008); 40th (2008–2011); 41st (2011–2015);
Opposition party	Liberal Party of Canada (2006–2011); New Democratic Party (2011–2015);
Opposition leader	Bill Graham (2006); Stéphane Dion (2006–2008); Michael Ignatieff (2008–2011); Jack Layton (2011); Nycole Turmel (2011–2012); Thomas Mulcair (2012–2015);
History
Elections	2006, 2008, 2011
Legislature terms	39th Canadian Parliament ; 40th Canadian Parliament ; 41st Canadian Parliament ;
Budgets	2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Predecessor	27th Canadian Ministry
Successor	29th Canadian Ministry

Last updated October 04, 2024

The Twenty-Eighth Canadian Ministry was the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Stephen Harper, that governed Canada from the beginning of the 39th Parliament to the end of the 41st Parliament. Its original members were sworn into the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on February 6, 2006, exactly two weeks after the 2006 federal election and nine weeks and six days after the end of the 38th Canadian Parliament. Smaller than its recent predecessors, the Conservative Cabinet originally consisted of 27 members, including the Prime Minister. On January 4, 2007, five Secretaries of State were added to the ministry who are not members of the Cabinet itself.^[2] The cabinet resigned on the morning of November 4, 2015.

Only 24 of the original members were elected to serve as Conservative Members of Parliament (MP) in 2006; Senator Marjory LeBreton is the Leader of the Government in the Senate. The other two choices that raised some controversy were David Emerson, who was elected as a Liberal, but crossed the floor between the election and the swearing-in of the Cabinet to serve as Minister of International Trade, of the Pacific Gateway, and of the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics, and Michael Fortier, a Montreal-area member of the former Progressive Conservatives and co-chair of the Conservatives' 2006 federal campaign, who was not elected as an MP but was named a Senator on February 27, 2006, and subsequently served as Minister of Public Works and Government Services.

The reason given for the appointments of Emerson and Fortier was that the Conservatives were completely shut out of the three most populous cities in Canada – Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. The Liberals were the only party to win seats in all three, with the Bloc represented in Montreal and the NDP in Toronto and Vancouver. Emerson's riding is Vancouver Kingsway, and Fortier lives and works in the Montreal-Laval area, and ran for the riding of Laval West for the Tories in 2000. The only major city this left out was Toronto, although the Conservatives have indicated that they consider that enough Cabinet Ministers are from the Greater Toronto Area, including Jim Flaherty and Bev Oda, to adequately represent the city in Cabinet.

Contrary to precedent, Harper did not name a Deputy Prime Minister, confounding rumours that Quebec lieutenant Lawrence Cannon or Conservative deputy leader Peter MacKay might be awarded the honorary post. Harper's explanation was that, instead, any replacement Prime Minister would be named as required and this assignment could be conferred upon different ministers.

List of ministers

By minister

Note: This is in Order of Precedence, which is established by the chronological order of appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, then in order of election or appointment to parliament for ministers who joined the Privy Council on the same day.

Minister	Portfolio	Tenure
Stephen Harper	Prime Minister	February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015
Bernard Valcourt	Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	February 22, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Associate Minister of National Defence	July 4, 2012 – February 22, 2013
	Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)	May 18, 2011 – February 22, 2012
	Minister of State (La Francophonie)	May 18, 2011 – February 22, 2012
Rob Nicholson	Minister of Foreign Affairs	February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of National Defence	July 15, 2013 – February 9, 2015
	Minister of Justice and Attorney-General	January 4, 2007 – July 15, 2013
	Leader of the Government in the House of Commons	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Minister for Democratic Reform	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Peter MacKay	Minister of Justice and Attorney-General	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of National Defence	August 14, 2007 – July 15, 2013
	Minister of Foreign Affairs	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Minister of the Atlantic Gateway	February 6, 2006 – January 19, 2010
	Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
Rona Ambrose	Minister of Health	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Public Works and Government Services	January 9, 2010 – July 15, 2013
	Minister of State (Status of Women)	April 9, 2010 – July 15, 2013
	Minister of Western Economic Diversification	November 5, 2010 – May 17, 2011
	Minister of Labour	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Minister of Western Economic Diversification	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Minister of the Environment	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Diane Finley	Minister of Public Works and Government Services	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development	October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013
	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Minister of Human Resources and Social Development	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Tony Clement	President of the Treasury Board	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
	Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario	February 6, 2006 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of Industry	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	Minister of Health	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
Peter Van Loan	Leader of the Government in the House of Commons	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of International Trade	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Minister of Public Safety	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	Leader of the Government in the House of Commons	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Minister for Democratic Reform	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada	November 27, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	November 27, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Minister for Sport	November 27, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Jason Kenney	Minister of National Defence	February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship	February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Employment and Social Development	July 15, 2013 – February 9, 2015
	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
	Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
Gerry Ritz	Minister of Agriculture and Agri–Food	August 14, 2007 – November 4, 2015
	Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board	August 14, 2007 – November 4, 2015
	Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism	January 4, 2007 – August 14, 2007
Christian Paradis	Minister of International Cooperation	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Industry	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of State (Agriculture)	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of Natural Resources	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	Minister of Public Works and Government Services	June 25, 2008 – January 19, 2010
James Moore	Minister of Industry	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Official Languages	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of Canadian Heritage	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	February 15, 2013 – February 21, 2013
	Secretary of State for the Asia Pacific Gateway Vancouver-Whistler Olympics Official Languages	June 25, 2008 – October 30, 2008
Denis Lebel	Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada Minister of Infrastructure and Communities	March 14, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
Leona Aglukkaq	Minister of the Environment	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Health	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
Lisa Raitt	Minister of Transport	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Labour	January 19, 2010 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of Natural Resources	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
Gail Shea	Minister of Fisheries and Oceans	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of National Revenue	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of Fisheries and Oceans	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
Julian Fantino	Associate Minister of National Defence	January 4, 2015 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Veterans Affairs	July 15, 2013 – January 5, 2015
	Minister of International Cooperation	July 4, 2012 – July 14, 2013
	Associate Minister of National Defence	May 18, 2011 – July 4, 2012
	Minister of State (Seniors)	January 4, 2011 – May 18, 2011
Steven Blaney	Minister of Public Safety	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Steven Blaney	Minister of Veterans Affairs	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
Edward Fast	Minister of International Trade	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Edward Fast	Minister for the Asia–Pacific Gateway	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Joe Oliver	Minister of Finance	March 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015
Joe Oliver	Minister of Natural Resources	May 18, 2011 – March 19, 2014
Kerry-Lynne Findlay	Minister of National Revenue	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Kerry-Lynne Findlay	Associate Minister of National Defence	February 22, 2012 – July 14, 2013
Shelly Glover	Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Chris Alexander	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Kellie Leitch	Minister of Labour	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Kellie Leitch	Minister of Status of Women	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Pierre Poilievre	Minister of Employment and Social Development	February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Pierre Poilievre	Minister of State (Democratic Reform)	July 15, 2013 – February 9, 2015
Erin O'Toole	Minister of Veterans Affairs	January 5, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Maxime Bernier	Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)	18 May 2011 – 4 Nov. 2015
	Minister of State (Agriculture)	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Foreign Affairs	August 14, 2007 – May 26, 2008
	Minister of Industry	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
John Duncan	Chief Government Whip	July 14, 2013 – November 4, 2015
	Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development ¹	August 6, 2010 – February 15, 2013
	Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians	August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Minister of the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency	August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011
Lynne Yelich	Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs)	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Lynne Yelich	Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
Gary Goodyear	Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario)	October 30, 2008 – November 4, 2015
Gary Goodyear	Minister of State (Science and Technology)	October 20, 2008 – July 14, 2013
Rob Moore	Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Rob Moore	Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)	January 19, 2010 – May 17, 2011
Tim Uppal	Minister of State (Multiculturalism)	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Tim Uppal	Minister of State (Democratic Reform)	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
Alice Wong	Minister of State (Seniors)	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Bal Gosal	Minister of State (Sport)	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Kevin Sorenson	Minister of State (Finance)	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Greg Rickford	Minister of Natural Resources	March 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015
Greg Rickford	Minister of State (Science and Technology)	July 15, 2013 – March 19, 2014
Candice Bergen	Minister of State (Social Development)	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Michelle Rempel	Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification)	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Ed Holder	Minister of State (Science and Technology)	March 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015

¹ Styled as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development until May 18, 2011

By portfolio

Members of the 28th Ministry^[3]
Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
Prime Minister of Canada	Stephen Harper	February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food	Chuck Strahl	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food	Gerry Ritz	August 14, 2007 – November 4, 2015
Minister for the purpose of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act	Peter MacKay	February 6, 2006 – January 19, 2010
	Keith Ashfield	January 19, 2010 – July 14, 2013
	Bernard Valcourt	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Canadian Heritage	Bev Oda	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Josée Verner	August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	James Moore	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
	Shelly Glover	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Monte Solberg	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Diane Finley	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Jason Kenney	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
	Chris Alexander	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec	Jean-Pierre Blackburn	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
	Christian Paradis	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	Denis Lebel	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Minister of the Environment	Rona Ambrose	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	John Baird	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Jim Prentice	October 30, 2008 – November 5, 2010
	John Baird	November 5, 2010 – January 4, 2011
	Peter Kent	January 4, 2011 – July 15, 2013
	Leona Aglukkaq	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Finance	Jim Flaherty	February 6, 2006 – March 18, 2014
Minister of Finance	Joe Oliver	March 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans	Loyola Hearn	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
	Gail Shea	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	Keith Ashfield	May 18, 2011 – July 15, 2013
	Gail Shea	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs	Peter MacKay	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Maxime Bernier	August 14, 2007 – May 26, 2008
	David Emerson	May 29, 2008 – October 30, 2008
	Lawrence Cannon	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	John Baird	May 18, 2011 – February 3, 2015
	Rob Nicholson	February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Health	Tony Clement	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
	Leona Aglukkaq	October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013
	Rona Ambrose	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Employment and Social Development	Diane Finley	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Monte Solberg	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Diane Finley	October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013
	Jason Kenney	July 15, 2013 – February 9, 2015
	Pierre Poilievre	February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development	Jim Prentice	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Chuck Strahl	August 14, 2007 – August 6, 2010
	John Duncan	August 6, 2010 – February 15, 2013
	James Moore	February 15, 2013 – February 22, 2013
	Bernard Valcourt	February 22, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Industry	Maxime Bernier	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Jim Prentice	August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Tony Clement	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	Christian Paradis	May 18, 2011 – July 15, 2013
	James Moore	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	Michael Chong	February 6, 2006 – November 7, 2006
	Peter Van Loan	November 7, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Rona Ambrose	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Josée Verner	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	Peter Penashue	May 18, 2011 – March 14, 2013
	Denis Lebel	March 14, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister for International Cooperation	Josée Verner	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Bev Oda	August 14, 2007 – July 4, 2012
	Julian Fantino	July 4, 2012 – July 15, 2013
	Christian Paradis	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister for International Trade	David Emerson	February 6, 2006 – June 25, 2008
	Michael Fortier	June 25, 2008 – October 30, 2008
	Stockwell Day	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	Peter Van Loan	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Edward Fast	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada	Vic Toews	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Rob Nicholson	January 4, 2007 – July 15, 2013
	Peter MacKay	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Labour	Jean-Pierre Blackburn	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
	Rona Ambrose	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	Lisa Raitt	January 19, 2010 – July 15, 2013
	Kellie Leitch	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons	Rob Nicholson	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Peter Van Loan	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Jay Hill	October 30, 2008 – August 6, 2010
	John Baird	August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Peter Van Loan	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Leader of the Government in the Senate ^[4]	Marjory LeBreton	February 6, 2006 – July 15, 2013
Associate Minister of National Defence	vacant	February 6, 2006 – May 18, 2011
	Julian Fantino	May 18, 2011 – 4 July 2012
	Bernard Valcourt	July 4, 2012 – February 22, 2013
	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	February 23, 2013 – July 15, 2013
	vacant	July 15, 2013 – January 5, 2015
	Julian Fantino	January 5, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Minister of National Defence	Gordon O'Connor	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Peter MacKay	August 14, 2007 – July 15, 2013
	Rob Nicholson	July 15, 2013 – February 9, 2015
	Jason Kenney	February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Minister of National Revenue	Carol Skelton	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
	Gordon O'Connor	August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Jean-Pierre Blackburn	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	Keith Ashfield	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Gail Shea	May 18, 2011 – July 15, 2013
	Kerry-Lynne Findlay	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Natural Resources	Gary Lunn	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
	Lisa Raitt	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	Christian Paradis	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Joe Oliver	May 18, 2011 – March 19, 2014
	Greg Rickford	Mar 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015
President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada	Michael Chong	February 6, 2006 – November 26, 2006
	Peter Van Loan	November 27, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Rona Ambrose	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Josée Verner	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
	Peter Penashue	May 18, 2011 – March 14, 2013
	Denis Lebel	March 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	Stockwell Day	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
	Peter Van Loan	October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	Vic Toews	January 19, 2010 – July 15, 2013
	Steven Blaney	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Public Works and Government Services	Michael Fortier	February 6, 2006 – June 25, 2008
	Christian Paradis	June 25, 2008 – January 19, 2010
	Rona Ambrose	January 19, 2010 – July 15, 2013
	Diane Finley	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Transport	Lawrence Cannon	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
	John Baird	October 30, 2008 – August 6, 2010
	Chuck Strahl	August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Denis Lebel	May 18, 2011 – July 15, 2013
	Lisa Raitt	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
President of the Treasury Board	John Baird	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Vic Toews	January 4, 2007 – January 19, 2010
	Stockwell Day	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Tony Clement	May 18, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Veterans Affairs	Greg Thompson	February 6, 2006 – January 19, 2010
	Jean-Pierre Blackburn	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
	Steven Blaney	May 18, 2011 – July 15, 2013
	Julian Fantino	July 15, 2013 – January 5, 2015
	Erin O'Toole	January 5, 2015 – November 4, 2015
Minister of Western Economic Diversification	Carol Skelton	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
	Rona Ambrose	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Jim Prentice	October 30, 2008 – November 5, 2010
	Rona Ambrose	November 5, 2010 – July 15, 2013
	Michelle Rempel	July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015

Earlier ministers

Minister	Portfolio	Tenure
Diane Ablonczy	Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) Minister of State (Seniors) Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism	January 4, 2011 – July 14, 2013 January 19, 2010 – January 4, 2011 October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010 August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008
Keith Ashfield	Minister of Fisheries and Oceans Minister for the Atlantic Gateway Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Minister of National Revenue Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)	May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013 January 19, 2010 – July 14, 2013 January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011 January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010
Jean-Pierre Blackburn	Minister of Veterans Affairs Minister of State (Agriculture) Minister of National Revenue Minister of Labour Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010 February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008 February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
John Baird	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of the Environment Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Minister of the Environment President of the Treasury Board	May 18, 2011 – February 3, 2015 November 7, 2010 – January 4, 2011 August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – August 6, 2010 January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008 February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Lawrence Cannon	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of State (National Capital Commission) Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
Michael Chong	President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Secretary of State for Sport	February 6, 2006 – November 27, 2006 February 6, 2006 – November 27, 2006 February 6, 2006 – November 27, 2006
Stockwell Day	President of the Treasury Board Minister for the Asia–Pacific Gateway Minister of International Trade Minister of Public Safety	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – January 19, 2010 February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
David Emerson	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of International Trade Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver–Whistler Olympics	May 26, 2008 – October 30, 2008 February 6, 2006 – June 25, 2008 February 6, 2006 – June 25, 2008
Jim Flaherty	Minister of Finance	February 6, 2006 – March 18, 2014
Steven Fletcher	Minister of State (Democratic Reform) Minister of State (Transport)	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 May 18, 2011 – July 14, 2013
Michael Fortier	Minister of Public Works and Government Services Minister of International Trade	February 6, 2006 – June 25, 2008 June 25, 2008 – October 30, 2008
Helena Guergis	Minister of State (Status of Women) Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs and International Trade Secretary of State for Sport	October 30, 2008 – April 9, 2010 January 4, 2007 – October 29, 2008 January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
Loyola Hearn	Minister of Fisheries and Oceans	February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
Jay Hill	Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Chief Government Whip and Secretary of State	October 30, 2008 – August 6, 2010 January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
Peter Kent	Minister of State (Foreign Affairs – Americas) Minister of the Environment	October 30, 2008 – January 4, 2011 January 4, 2011 – July 14, 2013
Marjory LeBreton	Leader of the Government in the Senate	February 6, 2006 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of State (Seniors)	October 30. 2008 – January 4, 2011
	Secretary of State for Seniors	January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
Gary Lunn	Minister of State (Sports) Minister of Natural Resources	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008
Ted Menzies	Minister of State (Finance)	January 4, 2011 – July 14, 2013
Rob Merrifield	Minister of State (Transport)	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011
Rob Moore	Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism)	January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
Gordon O'Connor	Chief Government Whip	October 30, 2008 – July 14, 2013
	Minister of National Revenue	August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008
	Minister of National Defence	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
Bev Oda	Minister of International Cooperation Minister of Canadian Heritage Status of Women	August 14, 2007 – July 4, 2012 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
Peter Penashue	Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada	May 18, 2011 – March 14, 2013 May 18, 2011 – March 14, 2013
Jim Prentice	Minister of the Environment Minister of Western Economic Diversification Minister of Industry Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians	October 30, 2008 – November 4, 2010 October 30, 2008 – November 4, 2010 August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
Carol Skelton	Minister of National Revenue	February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
Monte Solberg	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Minister of Human Resources and Social Development	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007 January 4, 2007 – October 30, 2008
Chuck Strahl	Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board	August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011 August 14, 2007 – August 6, 2010 August 14, 2007 – August 6, 2010 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
Vic Toews	Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness	January 19, 2010 – July 9, 2013
	President of the Treasury Board	January 4, 2007 – January 19, 2010
	Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of Canada	February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Greg Thompson	Minister of Veterans Affairs	February 6, 2006 – January 19, 2010
Josée Verner	President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs Minister for La Francophonie Minister responsible for Official Languages Minister of Canadian Heritage Status of Women Minister of International Cooperation Minister for La Francophonie	October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 October 30, 2008 – May 18, 2011 May 26, 2008 – May 18, 2011 February 6, 2006 – October 30, 2008 August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008 August 14, 2007 – October 30, 2008 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007 February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007

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References

↑ "The Ministry". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.
↑ Government of Canada. "Twenty-Eighth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2010.
↑ "Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation: Twenty-Eight Ministry". Privy Council Office. September 16, 2011. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
↑ Upon the resignation of Marjory LeBreton on July 15, 2013, it was announce that the holder of this position would no longer occupy a seat in the Ministry.

Succession

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Preceded by 27th Canadian Ministry	28th Canadian Ministry 2006–2015	Succeeded by 29th Canadian Ministry

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[1] "The Ministry". Office of the Prime Minister of Canada. Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2013.

[2] Government of Canada. "Twenty-Eighth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 1, 2010.

[3] "Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation: Twenty-Eight Ministry". Privy Council Office. September 16, 2011. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

[4] Upon the resignation of Marjory LeBreton on July 15, 2013, it was announce that the holder of this position would no longer occupy a seat in the Ministry.

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22nd Prime Minister of Canada (2006–2015) Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (2004–2015) MP for Calgary Heritage (2015–2016) MP for Calgary Southwest (2002–2015) MP for Calgary West (1993–1997) Leader of the Opposition (2002–2004, 2004–2006) Born April 30, 1959
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