Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
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| Minister of Natural Resources | |
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| Ministre des Ressources naturelles | |
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| Natural Resources Canada | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Reports to | |
| Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general);[3] on the advice of the prime minister[4] |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Anne McLellan |
| Formation | 12 January 1995 |
| Salary | CA$269,800 (2019)[5] |
| Website | www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca |
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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.
The current minister of natural resources is Seamus O'Regan.[6]
Ministers
Key:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Anne McLellan | January 12, 1995 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| 2 | 
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Ralph Goodale | June 11, 1997 | January 14, 2002 | Liberal | |
| 3 | 
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Herb Dhaliwal | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | |
| 4 |
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John Efford | December 12, 2003 | September 25, 2005 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) |
| 5 | 
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John McCallum | September 26, 2005 | February 3, 2006 | Liberal | |
| 6 | 
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Gary Lunn | January 6, 2006 | October 29, 2008 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 7 | _(cropped)2.jpg)
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Lisa Raitt | October 30, 2008 | January 19, 2010 | Conservative | |
| 8 |
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Christian Paradis | January 19, 2010 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | |
| 9 | 
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Joe Oliver | May 18, 2011 | March 19, 2014 | Conservative | |
| 10 | 
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Greg Rickford | March 19, 2014 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | |
| 11 | 
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Jim Carr | November 4, 2015 [7] | July 17, 2018 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| 12 | 
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Amarjeet Sohi | July 17, 2018[8] | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | |
| 13 | 
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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.
References
- ^ "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials" (PDF).
- ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Library of Parliament. April 11, 2018. Archived from the original on June 1, 2017. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
- ^ Parliament of Canada. "Our Minister".
- ^ Parliament of Canada. "Ministry of Canada" (PDF).
- ^ Parliament of Canada. "Ministry of Canada" (PDF).
- ^ Parliament of Canada. "Ministry of Canada" (PDF).
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