Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)

The Secretary of State for Science, Research and Development is a former federal government position in Canada. It was not a full cabinet portfolio, but was instead affiliated with Industry Canada, overseen by the Minister of Industry. The ministers who held this position were, in effect, policy assistants to the Industry Minister.

The position was established by incoming Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in the aftermath of the 1993 federal election, and was discontinued when Paul Martin succeeded Chrétien in 2003.

On October 30, 2008, a similar portfolio was revived as the Minister of State (Science & Technology) by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.

List of Secretaries of State for Science, Research and Development in Canada

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
	Jon Gerrard	Liberal	November 4, 1993	June 11, 1997
	Ron Duhamel	Liberal	June 11, 1997	August 3, 1999
	Gilbert Normand	Liberal	August 3, 1999	January 15, 2002
	Maurizio Bevilacqua	Liberal	January 15, 2002	May 26, 2002
	Rey Pagtakhan	Liberal	May 26, 2002	December 12, 2003

List of Ministers of State for Science & Technology in Canada

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
	Gary Goodyear	Conservative	October 30, 2008	July 15, 2013
	Greg Rickford	Conservative	July 15, 2013	March 19, 2014
	Ed Holder	Conservative	March 19, 2014	October 19, 2015

External links

• Minister of the Crown (Chrétien government)