Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Minister of Industry | |
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Department of Industry | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Appointer | Governor General of Canada |
Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | John Manley |
Formation | 29 March 1995[1] |
Website | www.ic.gc.ca |
The Minister of Industry is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. The Minister of Industry is also the minister responsible for Statistics Canada. By convention, the Minister of Industry also serves as the Registrar General of Canada.
Ministers of Industry
Key:
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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1 | John Manley | November 1993 | October 2000 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) | |
2 | Brian Tobin | October 17, 2000 | January 14, 2002 | Liberal | ||
3 | Allan Rock | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | ||
4 | Lucienne Robillard | December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) | |
5 | David Emerson | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | ||
6 | Maxime Bernier | February 6, 2006 | August 13, 2007 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) | |
7 | Jim Prentice | August 14, 2007 | October 29, 2008 | Conservative | ||
8 | Tony Clement | October 30, 2008 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | ||
9 | Christian Paradis | May 18, 2011 | July 15, 2013 | Conservative | ||
10 | James Moore | July 15, 2013 | Incumbent | Conservative |
Prior to 1995, the responsibilities of the current Industry portfolio were divided between the now-defunct posts of Minister of Industry, Science and Technology (List) and Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs (List).
Critics
- Scott Brison March 2008–present
References