This is an alphabetical list of Canadian women government ministers.
Canadian women government ministers[edit]
- Diane Ablonczy
- Sophia Aggelonitis – served as Ontario's Minister of Revenue and Minister Responsible for Seniors in the Liberal government of Premier Dalton McGuinty.[1]
- Leona Aglukkaq
- Zanana Akande
- Nancy Allan
- Rona Ambrose
- Suzanne Anton
- Jean Augustine
- Becky Barrett
- Isabel Bassett
- Louise Beaudoin
- Monique Bégin
- Carolyn Bennett – was appointed as the Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015.[2]
- Candice Bergen
- Margarett Best
- Marie-Claude Bibeau
- Margaret Birch
- Shirley Bond
- Marie Bountrogianni
- Marion Boyd
- Claudette Bradshaw
- Erna Braun
- Laurel Broten
- Stephanie Cadieux
- Donna Cansfield
- Elinor Caplan
- Aileen Carroll
- Jenny Carter
- Bardish Chagger
- Mary Anne Chambers
- Ida Chong
- Marilyn Churley
- Mary Collins
- Shirley Collins
- Shirley Coppen
- Sheila Copps
- Deanne Crothers – elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2011 election,[3] she represents the electoral district of St. James as a member of the Manitoba New Democratic Party caucus. On November 3, 2014 she was named minister of healthy living and seniors.[4]
- Dianne Cunningham
- Dipika Damerla
- Caroline Di Cocco
- Leona Dombrowsky
- Kirsty Duncan
- Janet Ecker
- Brenda Elliott
- Ellen Fairclough
- Kerry-Lynne Findlay
- Diane Finley
- Susan Fish
- Judy Foote
- Chrystia Freeland
- Jean Friesen
- Monique Gagnon-Tremblay
- Evelyn Gigantes
- Shelly Glover
- Ruth Grier
- Helena Guergis
- Patty Hajdu
- Christine Hart
- Karen Haslam
- Chaviva Hošek
- Jennifer Howard
- Mitzie Hunter
- Olga Ilich
- Kerri Irvin-Ross
- Helena Jaczek
- Linda Jeffrey
- Monique Jérôme-Forget
- Helen Johns
- Mélanie Joly
- Marie-France Lalonde
- Frances Lankin
- Diane Lebouthillier
- Marjory LeBreton
- Kellie Leitch
- Tracy MacCharles
- Margaret MacDiarmid
- Flor Marcelino
- Shelley Martel
- Shirley Martin
- Deb Matthews
- Barbara McDougall
- Diane McGifford
- Catherine McKenna – appointed as Minister of Environment and Climate Change in the Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015.
- Anne McLellan
- Lyn McLeod
- Mary McNeil
- Madeleine Meilleur
- Christine Melnick
- MaryAnn Mihychuk
- Carol Mitchell
- Maryam Monsef
- Joyce Murray
- Marilyn Mushinski
- Coralee Oakes
- Bev Oda
- Lily Oddie
- Theresa Oswald
- Jane Philpott – appointed as Canada's Minister of Health on November 4, 2015.[5][6]
- Teresa Piruzza
- Mary Polak
- Sandra Pupatello
- Carla Qualtrough
- Lisa Raitt
- Michelle Rempel
- Lucienne Robillard
- Cathy Rogers
- Liz Sandals
- Deb Schulte
- Margaret Scrivener
- Erin Selby
- Gail Shea
- Carol Skelton
- Elizabeth Joan Smith
- Bette Stephenson
- Christine Stewart
- Jane Stewart
- Michelle Stilwell
- Moira Stilwell
- Anne Swarbrick
- Carole Taylor
- Josée Verner
- Shelley Wark-Martyn
- Teresa Wat – represents the electoral district of Richmond Centre as a member of the British Columbia Liberal Party and was appointed Minister of International Trade, and Minister Responsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multiculturalism on June 10, 2013 by Premier Christy Clark.
- Susan Whelan
- Melanie Wight
- Jody Wilson-Raybould
- Mavis Wilson
- Elizabeth Witmer
- Alice Wong
- Teresa Woo-Paw
- Rosann Wowchuk
- Kathleen Wynne
- Naomi Yamamoto
- Lynne Yelich
- Elaine Ziemba
See also[edit]
- List of female first ministers in Canada
- List of female viceroys in Canada
- List of elected or appointed female heads of state
- List of female prime ministers
- Women in Canadian politics
References[edit]
- ^ "McGuinty's Liberals win minority government in close-call finish - Toronto Star". Toronto Star. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ "Full list of Justin Trudeau's cabinet 31-member cabinet includes 15 women, attempt at regional balance". CBC News. 2015-11-04.
- ^ "NDP keeps urban strongholds". Winnipeg Free Press, October 5, 2011.
- ^ "Twelve NDP cabinet ministers turfed - News - Manitoba Votes". Winnipeg Sun. April 19, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ Kirkup, Kristy (November 7, 2015). "Health minister Jane Philpott opens door to new accord with provinces - National". Global News. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
- ^ "Ottawa funds mentorship network to support Indigenous health researchers". CBC News. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.