Minister of Emergency Preparedness explained

Post:Minister
Insigniasize:200px
Incumbent:Harjit Sajjan
Incumbentsince:July 26, 2023
Department:Public Safety Canada
Style:The Honourable
Appointer:Monarch (represented by the governor general);[1]
Appointer Qualified:on the advice of the prime minister[2]
Termlength:genderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure
Formation:26 October 2021
Body:Emergency Preparedness

The minister of emergency preparedness is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The officeholder is one of two ministers (the other being the minister of public safety) responsible for administering the Department of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness.

History

The department was previously administered by a single minister, styled Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. The role was split by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a Cabinet shuffle following the 2021 federal election.[3]

List of ministers

Key:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
Minister of Emergency Preparedness
1Bill BlairOctober 26, 2021 July 26, 2023Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
2Harjit SajjanJuly 26, 2023 IncumbentLiberal29 (J. Trudeau)

See also

References

  1. Web site: Constitutional Duties. The Governor General of Canada. 2020-04-20.
  2. Web site: House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions. www.ourcommons.ca. 2020-04-20.
  3. News: Curry. Bill. Kirkup. Kristy. Raman-Wilms. Menaka. Dickson. Janice. 2021-10-26. Trudeau cabinet shuffle: Anita Anand moves to Defence, Steven Guilbeault to Environment, Mélanie Joly to Foreign Affairs. en-CA. The Globe and Mail. 2021-10-26.

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