Minister for Science (Canada)

The minister of Science is a vacant office that was in the Cabinet of Canada and existed under various forms from 1971 to 2019, when the portfolio's responsibilities were absorbed into the innovation, science and industry portfolio.

Minister for Science of Canada
Incumbent
Vacant
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
AppointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);[1]
on the advice of the prime minister[2]
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderAlastair Gillespie
FormationAugust 12, 1971
Final holderKirsty Duncan
Salary$255,300 (2017)[3] (CAD)
Websitescience.gc.ca

History

The portfolio was called the Minister of State for Science and Technology from 1971 until 1990, when a cabinet reshuffle saw the creation of two new science-related full cabinet positions: the Minister of Industry, Science and Technology, and the Minister for Science. The former combined aspects of the now-defunct post of Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion and the Minister of State for Science and Technology. While it was active, two of the three full ministers for science were simultaneously Minister of State for Small Business.

When Jean Chrétien came to power in 1993, he did not nominate a full minister for science. Instead, he created the position of Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development), which was assigned by Order-in-Council to assist the Minister of Industry. While this position subsequently changed name in 2008 to Minister of State (Science and Technology), its role did not change much until 2015.

In 2015 under the first Trudeau government, Kirsty Duncan was appointed to the newly-created position of Minister of Science. However, this position remained under the same legal framework as its predecessor, responsible for assisting the senior portfolio of Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development (the restyled Minister of Industry).[4] Duncan's portfolio was expected to oversee basic research, while Navdeep Bains would oversee applied science.[5] In July 2018, the office's portfolio was expanded to include responsibility for Sport Canada and was renamed to Minister of Science and Sport.[6]

Following the 2019 federal election, the portfolio became vacant and Bains' portfolio was expanded—he was appointed as the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry (previously called, Innovation, Science and Economic Development).[7][8]

Ministers

Key:

  Liberal Party of Canada
  Conservative Party of Canada
  Historical conservative parties: Progressive Conservative
Portrait Name Term of office Political party Ministry Concurrent positions Notes
Minister of State (Science and Technology), 1971–1990
Alastair Gillespie12 Aug. 197126 Nov. 1972 Lib 20 (P. E. Trudeau)
Jeanne Sauvé27 Nov. 19727 Aug. 1974
Charles Mills Drury8 Aug. 197413 Sept. 1976Minister of Public Works
James Hugh Faulkner14 Sept. 197615 Sept. 1977Secretary of State of Canada
J. Judd Buchanan16 Sept. 197723 Nov. 1978Minister of Public Works
Alastair Gillespie24 Nov. 19783 June 1979Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources
Ramon John Hnatyshyn4 June 19798 Oct. 1979 PC 21 (Clark)Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources
William Heward Grafftey8 Oct. 19792 March 1980
John Roberts3 March 198029 June 1984 Lib22 (P. E. Trudeau) Minister of the Environment (1980–83), Minister of Employment and Immigration (1983–94)
Edward Lumley30 June 198416 Sept. 1984 23 (Turner)Minister of Communications
Thomas Edward Siddon17 Sept. 198419 Nov. 1985 PC 24 (Mulroney)
Frank Oberle20 Nov. 198529 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.
Michel Côté11 Aug. 198726 Aug. 1987 Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion
Robert René de Cotret27 Aug. 198729 Jan. 1989 Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion
William Charles Winegard30 Jan. 198922 Feb. 1990 Winegard's term overlaps with Andre. Andre was formally appointed as both Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion and Minister of State for Science and Technology. Winegard was assigned by Order in Council to assist the Minister of State for Science and Technology.
Harvie Andre30 Jan. 198922 Feb. 1990
Minister for Science, 1990–1993
William Charles Winegard23 Feb. 19903 Jan. 1993 Progressive
Conservative		 24 (Mulroney)
Thomas Hockin4 Jan. 199324 June 1993Minister of State (Small Businesses and Tourism)
Robert Douglas Nicholson25 June 19933 Nov. 1993 25 (Campbell)Minister responsible for Small Businesses
Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development), 1993–2003
Jon Gerrard4 Nov. 199310 June 1997 Lib 26 (Chrétien) Assigned by Order in Council to assist the Minister of Industry
Ronald J. Duhamel11 June 19972 Aug. 1999
Gilbert Normand3 Aug. 199914 Jan. 2002
Maurizio Bevilacqua15 Jan. 200225 May 2002
Rey Pagtakhan26 May 200211 Dec. 2003
Minister of State (Science and Technology), 2008–2015
Gary Goodyear30 Oct. 200815 July 2013 Cons 28 (Harper) Assigned by Order in Council to assist the Minister of Industry
Greg Rickford15 July 201319 March 2014
Ed Holder19 March 20143 Nov. 2015
Minister of Science, 2015–2018
Kirsty Duncan4 Nov. 201518 Jul. 2018 Lib 29 (J. Trudeau) Assigned by Order in Council to assist the Minister of Industry
Minister of Science and Sport, 2018–2019
Kirsty Duncan 18 Jul. 2018 21 Nov. 2019 Lib 29 (J. Trudeau)

References
  1. "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  2. "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
  3. "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Parliament of Canada.
  4. "Order in Council PC Number: 2015-1225". Privy Council Office. Government of Canada. 2015-11-04. Archived from the original on 2015-11-09. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
  5. "Why Canada now has two science ministers". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
  6. "Complete list of Justin Trudeau's updated cabinet". CBC News. July 18, 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
  7. "Deputy PM Freeland to oversee relations with U.S. and provinces in Trudeau's new cabinet". Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  8. "Trudeau expands cabinet, promotes several rookies and shakes up existing ministers | CTV News". www.ctvnews.ca. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
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