Minister of Environment and Climate Change

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Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Ministre de l'Environnement et du Changement climatique
Steven Guilbeault - 2022 (52548719776) (cropped).jpg
Incumbent
Steven Guilbeault
since October 26, 2021
Environment and Climate Change Canada
Style The Honourable
Member of
Reports to
Appointer Monarch (represented by the governor general); [3]
on the advice of the prime minister [4]
Term length At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder Jack Davis
Formation11 June 1971
Salary CA$269,800 (2019) [5]
Website www.ec.gc.ca

The minister of environment and climate change (French : ministre de l'environnement et du changement climatique) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada. The portfolio is responsible for the Environment and Climate Change Canada, as well as a number of other federal organizations including Parks Canada, and the Impact Assessment Agency of Canada. [6]

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Steven Guilbeault is the current minister of environment and climate change. He was appointed to the role on October 26, 2021. [7]

The position was called the minister of the environment until 2015, when the position was given its current name upon the creation of Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, the 29th Canadian ministry.

List of ministers

Key:

   Liberal Party of Canada
  Historical conservative parties: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative (historical), Unionist, National Liberal and Conservative, Progressive Conservative
   Conservative Party of Canada
No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryRefs.
Minister of Environment

Minister of Fisheries

1 No image.svg Jack Davis June 11, 1971August 7, 1974 Liberal 20 (P. E. Trudeau) [8] [9]
2 Jeanne Sauve 1984 Ottawa Canada (crop).jpg Jeanne Sauvé August 8, 1974December 4, 1975Liberal [9] [10]
– No image.svg Roméo LeBlanc
(Acting)		December 5, 1975January 21, 1976Liberal [9] [11]
3 Jean Marchand1.jpg Jean Marchand January 22, 1976June 30, 1976Liberal [9] [12]
– No image.svg Roméo LeBlanc
(Acting)		July 1, 1976September 13, 1976Liberal [9] [11]
Minister of Fisheries and the Environment
4 No image.svg Roméo LeBlanc September 14, 1976April 1, 1979 Liberal 20 (P. E. Trudeau) [9] [11]
Minister of the Environment
5 No image.svg Leonard Marchand April 2, 1979June 3, 1979Liberal 20 (P. E. Trudeau) [9] [13]
6 No image.svg John Allen Fraser June 4, 1979March 2, 1980 Progressive Conservative 21 (Clark) [14] [15]
7 No image.svg John Roberts March 3, 1980August 11, 1983 Liberal 22 (P. E. Trudeau) [16] [17]
8 No image.svg Charles Caccia August 12, 1983June 29, 1984Liberal [17] [18]
June 30, 1984September 16, 1984 23 (Turner) [18] [19]
9 No image.svg Suzanne Blais-Grenier September 17, 1984August 19, 1985 Progressive Conservative 24 (Mulroney) [20] [21]
10 No image.svg Thomas McMillan August 20, 1985December 7, 1988Progressive Conservative [21] [22]
11 Lucien Bouchard 2009.png Lucien Bouchard December 8, 1988
(Acting until Jan.30, 1989)		May 21, 1990Progressive Conservative [21] [23]
– No image.svg Frank Oberle
(Acting)		May 22, 1990May 22, 1990Progressive Conservative [21] [24]
12 No image.svg Robert de Cotret May 23, 1990
(Acting until Sep.20)		April 20, 1991Progressive Conservative [21] [25]
13 Jean Charest.jpg Jean Charest April 21, 1991June 24, 1993Progressive Conservative [21] [26]
14 No image.svg Pierre H. Vincent June 25, 1993November 3, 1993Progressive Conservative 25 (Campbell) [27] [28]
15 No image.svg Sheila Copps November 4, 1993January 24, 1996 Liberal 26 (Chrétien) [29] [30]
16 No image.svg Sergio Marchi January 25, 1996June 10, 1997Liberal [30] [31]
17 No image.svg Christine Stewart June 11, 1997August 2, 1999Liberal [30] [32]
18 David Anderson April 2011.jpg David Anderson August 3, 1999December 11, 2003Liberal [30] [33]
December 12, 2003July 19, 2004 27 (Martin) [33] [34]
19 Stephane Dion.jpg Stéphane Dion July 20, 2004February 5, 2006Liberal [34] [35]
20 RonaAmbrose EdmontonLRTOpening 25April2009 (cropped).jpg Rona Ambrose February 6, 2006January 3, 2007 Conservative 28 (Harper) [36] [37]
21 John Baird - Canadian MP.jpg John Baird January 4, 2007October 29, 2008Conservative [37] [38]
22 Jim Prentice.jpg Jim Prentice October 30, 2008November 5, 2010Conservative [37] [39]
23 John Baird - Canadian MP.jpg John Baird November 7, 2010January 3, 2011Conservative [37] [40]
24 Peter Kent.jpg Peter Kent January 4, 2011July 15, 2013Conservative [37] [41]
25 Leona Aglukkaq 2014.jpg Leona Aglukkaq July 15, 2013November 4, 2015Conservative
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
26 Catherine McKenna 2016.jpg Catherine McKenna November 4, 2015November 20, 2019Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau) [42]
27 Canadian Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (cropped).jpg Jonathan Wilkinson November 20, 2019October 26, 2021Liberal
28 Steven Guilbeault 2014-04-12.jpg Steven Guilbeault October 26, 2021IncumbentLiberal

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. ↑ "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF).
  3. ↑ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  4. ↑ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  5. ↑ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  6. ↑ Canada, Environment and Climate Change (2017-10-04). "Portfolio". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  7. ↑ Curry, Bill; Kirkup, Kristy; Raman-Wilms, Menaka; Dickson, Janice (2021-10-26). "Trudeau cabinet shuffle: Anita Anand moves to Defence, Steven Guilbeault to Environment, Mélanie Joly to Foreign Affairs". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
  8. ↑ "DAVIS, The Hon. John (Jack), P.C., M.L.A., B.A., B.Sc., M.A., Ph.D., D.Sc". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Twentieth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  10. ↑ "SAUVÉ, The Right Hon. Jeanne, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  11. 1 2 3 "LEBLANC, The Right Hon. Roméo, P.C., C.C., C.M.M., C.D., B.A., B.Ed". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  12. ↑ "MARCHAND, The Hon. Jean, P.C., C.C., LL.D." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  13. ↑ "MARCHAND, The Hon. Leonard Stephen, P.C., C.M., B.S.A., M.S.F." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  14. ↑ "FRASER, The Hon. John Allen, P.C., O.C., O.B.C., C.D., Q.C., LL.B." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  15. ↑ "Twenty-First Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  16. ↑ "ROBERTS, The Hon. John (Moody), P.C., B.A., B.Phil., D.Phil". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  17. 1 2 "Twenty-Second Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  18. 1 2 "CACCIA, The Hon. Charles L., P.C." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  19. ↑ "Twenty-Third Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  20. ↑ "BLAIS-GRENIER, The Hon. Suzanne, P.C., M.A., Ph.D." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  21. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Twenty-Fourth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  22. ↑ "MCMILLAN, The Hon. Thomas Michael, P.C., B.A., M.A." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  23. ↑ "BOUCHARD, The Hon. Lucien, P.C., G.O.Q., B.Sc., LL.B." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  24. ↑ "OBERLE, The Hon. Frank, P.C." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  25. ↑ "DE COTRET, The Hon. Robert René, P.C., B.A., M.B.A., C.Ph". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  26. ↑ "CHAREST, The Hon. Jean J., P.C., LL.B." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  27. ↑ "VINCENT, The Hon. Pierre H., P.C., LL.B., M.Fisc". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  28. ↑ "Twenty-Fifth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  29. ↑ "COPPS, The Hon. Sheila Maureen, P.C., B.A. (Hons.)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  30. 1 2 3 4 "Twenty-Sixth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2012-03-05. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  31. ↑ "MARCHI, The Hon. Sergio, P.C., B.A.(Hons.)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  32. ↑ "STEWART, The Hon. Christine Susan, P.C., B.Sc.N." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  33. 1 2 "ANDERSON, The Hon. David, P.C., L.L.B." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  34. 1 2 "Twenty-Seventh Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  35. ↑ "DION, The Hon. Stéphane, P.C., B.A., M.A., Ph.D." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  36. ↑ "AMBROSE, The Hon. Rona, P.C., B.A., M.A." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 "Twenty-Eighth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. 2009-10-14. Archived from the original on 2011-06-06. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  38. ↑ "BAIRD, The Hon. John, P.C., B.A.(Hons.)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  39. ↑ "PRENTICE, The Hon. Jim, P.C." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  40. ↑ "BAIRD, The Hon. John, P.C., B.A.(Hons.)". Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  41. ↑ "KENT, The Hon. Peter, P.C." Library of Parliament. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  42. ↑ "Full list of Justin Trudeau's cabinet". CBC News, November 4, 2015.

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