By Canadian Press

Trudeau announces major cabinet shake-up, seven new ministers

Jul 26, 2023 | 9:37 AM

OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a significant reset to his cabinet, with two-thirds of portfolios switching hands, seven rookie ministers coming in and seven others leaving the front bench.

It’s a reset that the Liberal government is selling as a renewed focus on the economy and affordability, with Trudeau saying this is the right team to build a strong future.

READ MORE: A look at who is in – and who is out – of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet

Anita Anand, who has led Canada’s response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, is leaving the defence portfolio to become president of the Treasury Board, while Bill Blair is replacing her.

Dominic LeBlanc is adding public safety to his portfolio, former immigration minister Sean Fraser is becoming housing minister and Marc Miller is taking on immigration.

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Cabinet newcomer Arif Virani is taking on justice, replacing outgoing minister David Lametti.

Mark Holland, who was the government House leader, is taking on the health portfolio, while former health minister Jean-Yves Duclos is the new public services and procurement minister.

There are 38 ministers, including Trudeau, and half of them are women.

Here is the full list of cabinet ministers and their titles:

Anita Anand: president of the Treasury Board

Gary Anandasangaree: minister of Crown-Indigenous relations

Terry Beech: minister of citizens’ services

Francois-Philippe Champagne: minister of innovation, science and industry

Marie-Claude Bibeau: minister of national revenue

Bill Blair: minister of national defence

Randy Boissonnault: minister of employment, workforce development and official languages

Jean-Yves Duclos: minister of public services and procurement

Soraya Martinez Ferrada: minister of tourism and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

Sean Fraser: minister of housing, infrastructure and communities

Chrystia Freeland: deputy prime minister and minister of finance

Karina Gould: government House leader

Steven Guilbeault: minister of environment and climate change

Patty Hajdu: minister of Indigenous services and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario

Mark Holland: minister of health

Ahmed Hussen: minister of international development

Gudie Hutchings: minister of rural economic development and minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

Marci Ien: minister for women and gender equality and youth

Melanie Joly: minister of foreign affairs

Kamal Khera: minister of diversity, inclusion and persons with disabilities

Dominic LeBlanc: minister of public safety, democratic institutions and intergovernmental affairs

Diane Lebouthillier: minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard

Lawrence MacAulay: minister of agriculture and agri-food

Marc Miller: minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship

Mary Ng: minister of export promotion, international trade and economic development

Seamus O’Regan Jr.: minister of labour and seniors

Ginette Petitpas Taylor: minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence

Carla Qualtrough: minister of sport and physical activity

Pablo Rodriguez: minister of transport and Quebec lieutenant

Harjit Sajjan: president of the King’s Privy Council for Canada, minister of emergency preparedness and minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada

Ya’ara Saks: minister of mental health and addictions and associate minister of health

Jenna Sudds: minister of families, children and social development

Pascale St-Onge: minister of Canadian heritage

Filomena Tassi: minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario

Rechie Valdez: minister of small business

Arif Virani: minister of justice and Attorney General of Canada

Jonathan Wilkinson: minister of energy and natural resources

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 26, 2023

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