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In Canada, a deputy minister (DM; French: sous-ministre) is the senior civil servant in a government organization, who acts as deputy head. Deputy ministers take political direction from a minister of the Crown , who is typically an elected member of Parliament and responsible for the department.
Canadian deputy prime ministers are appointed to the Privy Council and styled as the Honourable (French: l'honorable), a privilege maintained for life. Chrystia Freeland was the tenth and most recent deputy prime minister of Canada, holding the role from November 20, 2019 to December 16, 2024
Prior to introduction of responsible government in 1848, the Province of Canada, then a British colonial possession lacked an organized civil service. [5] Positions in the colonial administration were then largely filled through patronage, with appointments almost exclusively controlled by the sitting governor, often under the advisement of members of the ruling Family Compact, who would ...
In several countries, the position has been re-designated as assistant minister, junior minister or associate minister. In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , India and Singapore , it is customary for the prime minister to appoint parliamentary secretaries from their ...
The Cabinet, within the 29th Canadian Ministry, was sworn in on November 4, with Justin Trudeau appointed as prime minister. The swearing-in of the new Cabinet also marked the first gender-balanced Cabinet in Canada's history, wherein an equal number of female and male ministers (15 of each, including the Prime Minister) were appointed. [42]
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed his close ally and deputy Chrystia Freeland as finance minister on Tuesday and promised "bold new solutions" to help Canada recover from the pandemic.
The Twenty-Ninth Canadian Ministry is the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, that began governing Canada shortly before the opening of the 42nd Parliament. The original members were sworn in during a ceremony held at Rideau Hall on November 4, 2015.
The clerk of the Privy Council (French: greffier du Conseil privé) is the professional head of the Public Service of Canada.As the deputy minister for the Privy Council Office (the prime minister's department), the clerk is the senior civil servant in the Government of Canada and serves as the secretary to the Cabinet (French: secrétaire du Cabinet).