Minister of Natural Resources

The minister of natural resources (French: ministre des ressources naturelles) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada.

Minister of Natural Resources
Ministre des Ressources naturelles
Incumbent
Seamus O'Regan
since November 20, 2019
Natural Resources Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
Reports to
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[3]
on the advice of the prime minister[4]
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderAnne McLellan
Formation12 January 1995
SalaryCA$269,800 (2019)[5]
Websitewww.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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The current minister of natural resources is Seamus O'Regan.[6]

Ministers

Key:

  Liberal Party of Canada
  Conservative Party of Canada
No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Ministry
1 Anne McLellan January 12, 1995June 10, 1997 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
2 Ralph Goodale June 11, 1997January 14, 2002 Liberal
3 Herb Dhaliwal January 15, 2002December 11, 2003 Liberal
4 John Efford December 12, 2003September 25, 2005 Liberal 27 (Martin)
5 John McCallum September 26, 2005February 3, 2006 Liberal
6 Gary Lunn January 6, 2006October 29, 2008 Conservative 28 (Harper)
7 Lisa Raitt October 30, 2008January 19, 2010 Conservative
8 Christian Paradis January 19, 2010May 18, 2011 Conservative
9 Joe Oliver May 18, 2011March 19, 2014 Conservative
10 Greg Rickford March 19, 2014November 4, 2015 Conservative
11 Jim Carr November 4, 2015 [7]July 17, 2018 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
12 Amarjeet Sohi July 17, 2018[8]November 20, 2019 Liberal
13 Seamus O'Regan November 20, 2019[9]Incumbent Liberal

Prior to 1995, the responsibilities of the current natural resources portfolio were divided between the now-defunct posts of minister of energy, mines and resources and minister of forestry.

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References
  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. Parliament of Canada. "Our Minister".
  7. Parliament of Canada. "Ministry of Canada" (PDF).
  8. Parliament of Canada. "Ministry of Canada" (PDF).
  9. Parliament of Canada. "Ministry of Canada" (PDF).


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