Minister of Democratic Institutions
Minister of Democratic Institutions | |
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At Her Majesty's pleasure | |
Inaugural holder | Jacques Saada |
Formation | December 12, 2003 |
Final holder | Karina Gould |
Abolished | November 20, 2019 |
Salary | $255,300 (2017)[1] |
Website | www.DemocraticInstitutions.gc.ca |
The Minister of Democratic Institutions (
History
Under Martin (2003–2006)
The position was created by Prime Minister Paul Martin when he succeeded Jean Chrétien in December 2003 under the title "Minister responsible for Democratic Reform" to address the "democratic deficit", an issue Martin campaigned on when he ran for leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.
The portfolio was initially held by the
When
Under Harper (2006–2015)
Under the premiership of Stephen Harper, the post was first held by his first two House Leaders (Rob Nicholson and Peter Van Loan) as "Leader of the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform". In 2008, the role was taken up by Steven Fletcher as "Minister of State (Democratic Reform)" and the same title was subsequently held by Tim Uppal and Pierre Poilievre.
Under Trudeau (2015–2019)
In the ministry of Justin Trudeau, who was elected on campaign promises of electoral reform, the portfolio was assigned to Maryam Monsef in November 2015, under the new title "Minister of Democratic Institutions".
In the mandate letter provided to Monsef by Trudeau, she has been instructed to table an action plan outlining proposals to reform the operations of the
Following criticism of her handling of the portfolio, Monsef was named
On November 20, 2019, as part of Trudeau's Cabinet shuffle following the
List
Key:
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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Minister for Democratic Reform | ||||||
1 | Jacques Saada | December 12, 2003 | July 20, 2004 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) | |
2 | Mauril Bélanger | July 20, 2004 | May 18, 2005 | Liberal | ||
Minister for Democratic Renewal | ||||||
3 | Belinda Stronach | May 18, 2005 | February 6, 2006 | Liberal | ||
Minister for Democratic Reform | ||||||
4 | Rob Nicholson | February 6, 2006 | January 4, 2007 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) | |
5 | Peter Van Loan | January 4, 2007 | October 30, 2008 | Conservative | ||
Minister of State (Democratic Reform) | ||||||
6 | Steven Fletcher | October 30, 2008 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | ||
7 | Tim Uppal | May 18, 2011 | July 15, 2013 | Conservative | ||
8 | Pierre Poilievre | July 15, 2013 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | ||
Minister of Democratic Institutions | ||||||
9 | Maryam Monsef | November 4, 2015 | February 1, 2017 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) | |
10 | Karina Gould | February 1, 2017 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal |
References
- ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Parliament of Canada.
- ^ "Order in Council P.C. 2003-2027". Privy Council Office, Government of Canada. 2003-12-12. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ "Order in Council P.C. 2005-0950". Privy Council Office, Government of Canada. 2005-05-17. Retrieved 2015-11-13.
- ^ Justin Trudeau. "Minister of Democratic Institutions Mandate Letter". Prime Minister of Canada.
- ^ Wherry, Aaron (July 6, 2016). "Maryam Monsef tells Commons committee first-past-the-post voting system is 'antiquated'". CBC News. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Wherry, Aaron (February 1, 2017). "Opposition cry 'betrayal' as Liberals abandon electoral reform". CBC News. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
- ^ Bryden, Joan (November 22, 2019). "Dominic LeBlanc's role, who's in charge of regional agencies becoming clearer". National Post. The Canadian Press. Retrieved November 23, 2019.