Theminister of Scienceis a vacant office that was in theCabinet of Canadaand existed under various forms from 1971 to 2019, when the portfolio's responsibilities were absorbed into theinnovation, science and industryportfolio.
| Minister for Science of Canada | |
|---|---|
Incumbent Vacant | |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Appointer | Monarch(represented by thegovernor general);[1] on theadviceof the prime minister[2] |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Alastair Gillespie |
| Formation | August 12, 1971 |
| Final holder | Kirsty Duncan |
| Salary | $255,300 (2017)[3](CAD) |
| Website | science |
History
editThe portfolio was called theMinister of State for Science and Technologyfrom 1971 until 1990, when acabinet reshufflesaw the creation of two new science-related full cabinet positions: theMinister of Industry, Science and Technology,and the Minister for Science. The former combined aspects of the now-defunct post ofMinister of Regional Industrial Expansionand the Minister of State for Science and Technology. While it was active, two of the three full ministers for science were simultaneouslyMinister of State for Small Business.
WhenJean Chrétiencame to power in 1993, he did not nominate a full minister for science. Instead, he created the position ofSecretary of State (Science, Research and Development),which was assigned byOrder-in-Councilto assist theMinister of Industry.While this position subsequently changed name in 2008 toMinister of State (Science and Technology),its role did not change much until 2015.
In 2015 under the first Trudeau government,Kirsty Duncanwas appointed to the newly created position ofMinister of Science.However, this position remained under the same legal framework as its predecessor, responsible for assisting the senior portfolio ofMinister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development(the restyledMinister of Industry).[4]Duncan's portfolio was expected to overseebasic research,whileNavdeep Bainswould overseeapplied science.[5]In July 2018, the office's portfolio was expanded to include responsibility forSport Canadaand was renamed toMinister of Science and Sport.[6]
Following the2019 federal election,the portfolio became vacant and Bains' portfolio was expanded—he was appointed as theMinister of Innovation, Science and Industry(previously called, Innovation, Science and Economic Development).[7][8]
Ministers
editKey:
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | Concurrent positions | Notes | |
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| Minister of State (Science and Technology), 1971–1990 | |||||||
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Alastair Gillespie | 12 Aug. 1971 | 26 Nov. 1972 | Lib | 20(P. E. Trudeau) | ||
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Jeanne Sauvé | 27 Nov. 1972 | 7 Aug. 1974 | ||||
| Charles Mills Drury | 8 Aug. 1974 | 13 Sept. 1976 | Minister of Public Works | ||||
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James Hugh Faulkner | 14 Sept. 1976 | 15 Sept. 1977 | Secretary of State of Canada | |||
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J. Judd Buchanan | 16 Sept. 1977 | 23 Nov. 1978 | Minister of Public Works | |||
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Alastair Gillespie | 24 Nov. 1978 | 3 June 1979 | Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources | |||
| Ramon John Hnatyshyn | 4 June 1979 | 8 Oct. 1979 | PC | 21(Clark) | Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources | ||
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William Heward Grafftey | 8 Oct. 1979 | 2 March 1980 | ||||
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John Roberts | 3 March 1980 | 29 June 1984 | Lib | 22(P. E. Trudeau) | Minister of the Environment(1980–83),Minister of Employment and Immigration(1983–94) | |
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Edward Lumley | 30 June 1984 | 16 Sept. 1984 | 23(Turner) | Minister of Communications | ||
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Thomas Edward Siddon | 17 Sept. 1984 | 19 Nov. 1985 | PC | 24(Mulroney) | ||
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Frank Oberle | 20 Nov. 1985 | 29 Jan. 1989 | Oberle's term overlaps with Côté and de Cotret. He was assigned by Order in Council to assist the Minister of State for Science and Technology. | |||
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Michel Côté | 11 Aug. 1987 | 26 Aug. 1987 | Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion | |||
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Robert René de Cotret | 27 Aug. 1987 | 29 Jan. 1989 | Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion | |||
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William Charles Winegard | 30 Jan. 1989 | 22 Feb. 1990 | Winegard's term overlaps with Andre. Andre was formally appointed as bothMinister of Regional Industrial Expansionand Minister of State for Science and Technology. Winegard was assigned by Order in Council to assist the Minister of State for Science and Technology. | |||
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Harvie Andre | 30 Jan. 1989 | 22 Feb. 1990 | ||||
| Minister for Science, 1990–1993 | |||||||
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William Charles Winegard | 23 Feb. 1990 | 3 Jan. 1993 | Progressive Conservative |
24(Mulroney) | ||
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Tom Hockin | 4 Jan. 1993 | 24 June 1993 | Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism) | |||
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Robert Douglas Nicholson | 25 June 1993 | 3 Nov. 1993 | 25(Campbell) | Minister responsible for Small Businesses | ||
| Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development), 1993–2003 | |||||||
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Jon Gerrard | 4 Nov. 1993 | 10 June 1997 | Lib | 26(Chrétien) | Assigned by Order in Council to assist theMinister of Industry | |
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Ronald J. Duhamel | 11 June 1997 | 2 Aug. 1999 | ||||
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Gilbert Normand | 3 Aug. 1999 | 14 Jan. 2002 | ||||
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Maurizio Bevilacqua | 15 Jan. 2002 | 25 May 2002 | ||||
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Rey Pagtakhan | 26 May 2002 | 11 Dec. 2003 | ||||
| Minister of State (Science and Technology), 2008–2015 | |||||||
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Gary Goodyear | 30 Oct. 2008 | 15 July 2013 | Cons | 28(Harper) | Assigned by Order in Council to assist theMinister of Industry | |
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Greg Rickford | 15 July 2013 | 19 March 2014 | ||||
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Ed Holder | 19 March 2014 | 3 Nov. 2015 | ||||
| Minister of Science, 2015–2018 | |||||||
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Kirsty Duncan | 4 Nov. 2015 | 18 Jul. 2018 | Lib | 29(J. Trudeau) | Assigned by Order in Council to assist theMinister of Industry | |
| Minister of Science and Sport, 2018–2019 | |||||||
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Kirsty Duncan | 18 Jul. 2018 | 21 Nov. 2019 | Lib | 29(J. Trudeau) | ||
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