Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | |
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advice of the prime minister | |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | Jean Charest |
Formation | June 25, 1993 |
The title Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec was accorded to full members of the Cabinet of Canada from the Campbell Ministry through the first months of Paul Martin government. Prior to the agency's renaming in 1998, the position was termed Minister responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec.
Ministers responsible have included
In 2002,
After the 2004 Canadian election the portfolio was cut loose as an autonomous office, the Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, and given to Jacques Saada.
The pre-2004 portfolio was revived when Pascale St-Onge was appointed responsible for it in 2021.
Ministers
Key:
Ministers responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development – Quebec (1993–1998) | |||||||
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No. | Minister | Secretary | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | ||
1 | Jean Charest | — | June 25, 1993 | November 3, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | 25 (Campbell) | |
2 | Paul Martin | November 4, 1993 | January 24, 1996 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) | ||
3 | John Manley
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Martin Cauchon | January 25, 1996 | February 12, 1998 | Liberal | ||
Ministers responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (1998–2004) | |||||||
3 | John Manley (cont'd)
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Martin Cauchon | February 13, 1998 | October 16, 2000 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) | |
4 | Brian Tobin | October 17, 2000 | January 14, 2002 | Liberal | |||
VACANT | Claude Drouin | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | |||
5 | Lucienne Robillard | — | December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) | |
Ministers responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (2021–present) | |||||||
9 | Pascale St-Onge | — | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | 29 (Trudeau) | |
10 | Soraya Martinez Ferrada | — | July 26, 2023 | Incumbent | Liberal |
The portfolio became a full-fledged ministerial posting, Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec, in 2004.