Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs explained

Post:Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
Incumbent:Dominic LeBlanc
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:December 12, 2003
Inaugural:Anne McLellan
Website:www.publicsafety.gc.ca
Precursor:Solicitor General of Canada

The minister of public safety, democratic institutions and intergovernmental affairs (French: ministre de la sécurité publique, des institutions démocratiques et des affaires intergouvernementales) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for overseeing Public Safety Canada, the internal security department of the Government of Canada, and the Emergency Management Act.[3] The portfolio succeeded the role of solicitor general of Canada in 2005.

The position was nominally created in December 2003 as a successor to the previous position of solicitor general, with the official title of Solicitor General carrying over during the 27th Canadian Ministry. It incorporated the responsibilities associated with the solicitor general, including responsibility for the Correctional Service of Canada, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Parole Board of Canada, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. The portfolio also assumed responsibility for the Canada Border Services Agency upon that agency's formation in December 2003. The title of Solicitor General was abolished in 2005 and formally replaced in relevant laws with the present title.[4]

List of ministers

Key:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry
Solicitor General
1Anne McLellanDecember 12, 2003 April 3, 2005Liberal27 (Martin)
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
 - Anne McLellanApril 4, 2005 February 5, 2006Liberal27 (Martin)
Minister of Public Safety
2Stockwell DayFebruary 6, 2006 October 30, 2008Conservative28 (Harper)
3Peter Van LoanOctober 30, 2008 January 19, 2010Conservative
4Vic ToewsJanuary 19, 2010 July 9, 2013Conservative
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
5Steven BlaneyJuly 15, 2013 November 4, 2015Conservative28 (Harper)
6Ralph GoodaleNovember 4, 2015 November 20, 2019Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
7Bill BlairNovember 20, 2019 October 26, 2021Liberal
Minister of Public Safety
8Marco MendicinoOctober 26, 2021 July 26, 2023Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs
9Dominic LeBlancJuly 26, 2023IncumbentLiberal29 (J. Trudeau)

See also

References

  1. Web site: Constitutional Duties. The Governor General of Canada. April 20, 2020.
  2. Web site: House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions. www.ourcommons.ca. April 20, 2020.
  3. Web site: About Us . Public Safety Canada . November 16, 2018.
  4. Book: Doern . G. Bruce . How Ottawa Spends, 2005-2006: Managing the Minority . 2005 . McGill-Queen's Press . 81. 9780773573307 .

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