The Twenty-Seventh Canadian Ministry was the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister

Paul Martin Paul Edgar Philippe Martin (born August 28, 1938), also known as Paul Martin Jr., is a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the 21st prime minister of Canada and the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2003 to 2006. The son o ...

. It governed

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from 12 December 2003 to 6 February 2006, including the last five months of the 37th Canadian Parliament and all of the 38th. The government was formed by the

Liberal Party of Canada The Liberal Party of Canada (french: Parti libéral du Canada, region=CA) is a federal political party in Canada. The party espouses the principles of liberalism,McCall, Christina; Stephen Clarkson"Liberal Party". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' ...

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 The 's Privy Council for Canada (french: Conseil privé du Roi pour le Canada),) during the reign of a queen. sometimes called Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or simply the Privy Council (PC), is the full group of personal consultants to the ...

, then in order of election or appointment to parliament for ministers who joined the Privy Council on the same day. *

Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency The Minister for the purposes of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Act, more commonly the Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency or Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (), is the member of the Cabinet of Ca ...

**12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Joe McGuire * Minister of Canadian Heritage **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Hélène Scherrer **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006:

Liza Frulla Liza Frulla (born March 30, 1949, in Montreal, Quebec), formerly known as Liza Frulla-Hébert, is a former Canadian politician. She was a Liberal Member of the National Assembly of Quebec from 1989 to 1998, a Liberal Member of Parliament ...

* Minister of Citizenship and Immigration **12 December 2003 – 13 January 2005: Judy Sgro **14 January 2005 – 6 February 2006: Joseph Volpe * Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Jacques Saada * Minister of the Environment **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: David Anderson **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Stéphane Dion * Minister of Finance **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Ralph Goodale *

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans The minister of fisheries, oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for supervising the fishing industry, administrating all navigable waterways in the country, and overseeing the o ...

**12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Geoff Regan *

Minister of Foreign Affairs A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in charge of a state's foreign policy and relations. The formal title of the top official varies between coun ...

**12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Bill Graham **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Pierre Pettigrew * Minister of Health **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Pierre Pettigrew **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Ujjal Dosanjh *

Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development The minister of employment, workforce development and disability inclusion () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Employment and Social Development Canada, the Government of Canada department that oversees p ...

**12 December 2003 – 13 January 2005: Joseph Volpe **14 January 2005 – 17 May 2005: Lucienne Robillard **18 May 2005 – 6 February 2006: Belinda Stronach * Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Andy Mitchell **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Andy Scott * Minister of Industry **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Lucienne Robillard **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: David Emerson * Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Pierre Pettigrew **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Lucienne Robillard * Minister of Internal Trade **18 May 2005 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger * Minister of International Cooperation **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Aileen Carroll *

Minister of International Trade The Minister of International Trade Diversification () was a minister of the Crown position in the Canadian Cabinet who was responsible for the federal government's international trade portfolio. Along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and t ...

**12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Jim Peterson * Minister of Justice **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Irwin Cotler * Minister of Labour **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

Claudette Bradshaw Claudette Bradshaw, (April 8, 1949 – March 26, 2022) was a Canadian politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, New Brunswick. She was first elected on June 2, 1997, and served until ...

Minister of Labour and Housing The minister of Labour (french: Ministre du Travail) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for the labour portfolio of Employment and Social Development Canada. From 2015 to 2019, the portfolio was included in ...

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Joe Fontana * Minister of National Defence **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: David Pratt **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Bill Graham * Minister of National Revenue **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

Stan Keyes Stanley Kazmierczak Keyes, (born May 17, 1953 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. Before politics Before entering politics, Keyes was a television news reporter from 1973 to 1988. He covered local news in Hamil ...

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: John McCallum *

Minister of Natural Resources The minister of natural resources () is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). In addition to NRCan, the minister oversees the federal government's natural resources portfoli ...

**12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: John Efford * Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Anne McLellan * Minister of Public Works and Government Services **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Stephen Owen **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006:

Scott Brison Scott A. Brison (born May 10, 1967) is a Canadian former politician from Nova Scotia. Brison served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Kings-Hants from the 1997 federal election until July 2000, then from November 2000 to F ...

* Minister of Social Development **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Ken Dryden * Minister of Transport **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Tony Valeri **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Jean Lapierre * Minister of Veterans Affairs **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: John McCallum **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Albina Guarnieri *

Minister of Western Economic Diversification The Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada () is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who served as the chief executive of Western Economic Diversification Canada (WD). The post was traditionally held by an MP ...

**12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Rey Pagtakhan **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Stephen Owen * Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Reg Alcock * Minister responsible for Democratic Reform **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Jacques Saada **20 July 2004 – 17 May 2005: Mauril Bélanger **18 May 2005 – 6 February 2006: Belinda Stronach * Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Lucienne Robillard * Minister responsible for La Francophonie **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

Denis Coderre Denis Coderre (born July 25, 1963) is a Canadian politician from Quebec. Coderre was the member of Parliament for the riding of Bourassa from 1997 until 2013, and was the Immigration minister from 2002 to 2003 and became the mayor of Montr ...

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Jacques Saada * Minister responsible for Homelessness **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

* Minister responsible for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

Minister responsible for Official Languages The minister of official languages () is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister is responsible for administering ''Official Languages Act'', ensuring that government services are available in both English and French ...

**12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Pierre Pettigrew **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger * Minister responsible for Status of Women **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006:

Minister of State (Children and Youth) A minister of state is a junior cabinet minister in the Cabinet of Canada, usually given specific responsibilities to assist a senior cabinet minister in a specific area. A secretary of state also holds many similar responsibilities in assisting se ...

**12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Ethel Blondin-Andrew * Minister of State (Civil Preparedness) **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Albina Guarnieri *

Minister of State (Families and Caregivers) Minister of State is a title borne by politicians in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a Minister of State is a Minister (government), Junior Minister of government, who is assigned to assist a specific ...

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Tony Ianno * Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario) **12 December 2003 – 27 June 2005:

Joe Comuzzi Joseph Robert Comuzzi, (April 5, 1933 – December 31, 2021) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as a cabinet minister under Prime Minister Paul Martin. He served as a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1988 to 2008, representing Thun ...

**28 June 2005 – 6 February 2006: Andy Mitchell * Minister of State (Financial Institutions) **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Denis Paradis * Minister of State (Human Resources Development) **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006:

* Minister of State (Infrastructure) **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Andy Scott * Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities) **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: John Godfrey * Minister of State (Multiculturalism) *20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Raymond Chan * Minister of State (Multiculturalism and Status of Women) **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Jean Augustine * Minister of State (New and Emerging Markets) **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

Gar Knutson Thomas Garfield "Gar" Knutson, (born May 4, 1956) is a lawyer and former member of the Parliament of Canada, as well as a former Cabinet Minister in the Government of Canada. Gar Knutson holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree f ...

* Minister of State (Northern Development) **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Ethel Blondin-Andrew * Minister of State (Public Health) **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Carolyn Bennett *

Minister of State (Sport) The minister of Sport is a Government of Canada cabinet minister responsible for Sport Canada (and sports in Canada, more generally), who typically assists the minister of Canadian Heritage. The specific name of the ministerial designation has ch ...

**12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Stephen Owen * Associate Minister of National Defence **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Albina Guarnieri **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger *

Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development) In Canada from 1993 to 2003 and again from 2007 to 2008, secretary of state was a title given to junior ministers of state in the Government of Canada that sat outside Cabinet. Because it was a position that was assigned to assist Cabinet mini ...

**12 December 2003 – 3 February 2004: Rey Pagtakhan * President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Lucienne Robillard * President of the Treasury Board **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Reg Alcock * Attorney General of Canada **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Irwin Cotler * Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians **12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004:

**20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Andy Scott * Leader of the Government in the Senate **12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006:

Jacob Austin Jacob "Jack" Austin (born March 2, 1932) is a former Canadian politician and former member of the Senate of Canada. He was appointed to the upper house by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau on August 8, 1975 and represented British Columbia. At the ...

Leader of the Government in the House of Commons The leader of the government in the House of Commons (), more commonly known as the government house leader, is the Cabinet minister responsible for planning and managing the government's legislative program in the House of Commons of Canada. De ...

**12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Jacques Saada **20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Tony Valeri *

Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Deputy or depute may refer to: * Steward (office) * Khalifa, an Arabic title that can signify "deputy" * Deputy (legislator), a legislator in many countries and regions, including: ** A member of a Chamber of Deputies, for example in Italy, Spain, ...

**12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger

References

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