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Cabinet Ministers are the most powerful elected officials in government. They are sworn to the Privy Council and are bound by collective responsibility. They work with their staffs to set policies for their ministries and present (or defend) those policies in the House of Commons. They shepherd their bills through various readings and committees before having their bills votes into law. Cabinet members are 7th on the Canadian Order of Precedence.

Below you will find a list of the members of the Canadian Cabinet in order of seniority as of January 4, 2007.

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  • The Right Honourable Stephen Harper
    Prime Minister of Canada

  • The Honourable Rob Nicholson
    Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada

  • The Honourable David Emerson
    Minister of International Trade and Minister for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics

  • The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn
    Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec

  • The Honourable Greg Thompson
    Minister of Veterans Affairs

  • The Honourable Senator Marjory LeBreton
    Leader of the Government in the Senate and Secretary of State (Seniors)

  • The Honourable Monte Solberg
    Minister of Human Resources and Social Development

  • The Honourable Chuck Strahl
    Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians

  • The Honourable Gary Lunn
    Minister of Natural Resources

  • The Honourable Peter MacKay
    Minister of National Defence and Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency

  • The Honourable Loyola Hearn
    Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

  • The Honourable Stockwell Day
    Minister of Public Safety

  • The Honourable Vic Toews
    President of the Treasury Board

  • The Honourable Rona Ambrose
    President of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and Minister of Western Economic Diversification
  • The Honourable Diane Finley
    Minister of Citizenship and Immigration

  • Brigadier-General The Honourable Gordon O'Connor
    Minister of National Revenue

  • The Honourable Bev Oda
    Minister of International Cooperation

  • The Honourable Jim Prentice
    Minister of Industry

  • The Honourable John Baird
    Minister of the Environment

  • The Honourable Maxime Bernier
    Minister of Foreign Affairs

  • The Honourable Lawrence Cannon
    Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities

  • The Honourable Tony Clement
    Minister of Health and the Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario

  • The Honourable Jim Flaherty
    Minister of Finance

  • The Honourable Josée Verner
    Minister of Canadian Heritage, Status of Women and Official Languages

  • The Honourable Senator Michael Fortier
    Minister of Public Works and Government Services

  • The Honourable Peter Van Loan
    Leader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister for Democratic Reform

  • The Honourable Gerry Ritz
    Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board

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