Minister of Transport (Canada)

Minister of Transport of Canada
Incumbent
Marc Garneau
since 4 November 2015
Department of Transport
Style The Honourable
Member of
Appointer Governor General of Canada
Term length At Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder C.D. Howe
Formation 2 November 1936
Salary $255,300 (2017)[1]
Website www.tc.gc.ca
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The Minister of Transport (French: Ministre des Transports) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada, as well as Canada Post,[2] the Saint Lawrence Seaway and the Port Authority system.

History

The post was created by Prime Minister Mackenzie King in 1936, replacing the Minister of Railways and Canals.

From 2006 to 2013, the position was styled the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, a name change corresponding with responsibility for Infrastructure Canada being transferred to the portfolio at that time. "Minister of Transport" remained the title for legal purposes.

With the Cabinet shuffle of July 15, 2013, Infrastructure and Communities portfolio was separated from Transport and assigned to the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs.[3] In 2015 it became an independent portfolio titled Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.

Transport Canada used to manage most of Canada's major airports, but in the 1990s, most airports were off-loaded to non-profit private airport authorities. The department is now responsible for transportation safety, appointments to Boards of Governors, and regulation management.

As of November 2015, the Minister of Transport is Marc Garneau.[4]

Ministers of Transport

Key:

No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party Ministry
1 C. D. Howe November 2, 1936July 8, 1940 Liberal 16 (King)
2 Arthur Cardin July 8, 1940May 13, 1942 Liberal
– C. D. Howe (acting) May 13, 1942October 6, 1942 Liberal
3 Joseph-Enoil Michaud October 6, 1942April 18, 1945 Liberal
4 Lionel Chevrier April 18, 1945July 1, 1954 Liberal 17 (St. Laurent)
5 George Carlyle Marler July 1, 1954June 21, 1957 Liberal
6 George Hees June 21, 1957October 11, 1960 Progressive Conservative 18 (Diefenbaker)
7 Léon Balcer October 11, 1960April 22, 1963 Progressive Conservative
8 George McIlraith April 22, 1963February 3, 1964 Liberal 19 (Pearson)
9 Jack Pickersgill February 3, 1964September 19, 1967 Liberal
10 Paul Hellyer September 19, 1967April 20, 1968 Liberal
April 20, 1968April 30, 1969 20 (P. E. Trudeau)
– James Armstrong Richardson (acting) April 30, 1969May 5, 1969 Liberal
11 Don Jamieson May 5, 1969November 27, 1972 Liberal
12 Jean Marchand November 27, 1972September 26, 1975 Liberal
13 Otto Lang September 26, 1975June 4, 1979 Liberal
14 Don Mazankowski June 4, 1979March 3, 1980 Progressive Conservative 21 (Clark)
15 Jean-Luc Pépin March 3, 1980August 12, 1983 Liberal 22 (P. E. Trudeau)
16 Lloyd Axworthy August 12, 1983June 29, 1984 Liberal
June 30, 1984September 16, 1984 23 (Turner)
(14) Don Mazankowski (2nd time) September 17, 1984June 29, 1986 Progressive Conservative 24 (Mulroney)
17 John Crosbie June 30, 1986March 30, 1988 Progressive Conservative
18 Benoît Bouchard March 31, 1988February 22, 1990 Progressive Conservative
19 Doug Lewis February 23, 1990April 20, 1991 Progressive Conservative
20 Jean Corbeil April 21, 1991June 24, 1993 Progressive Conservative
June 25, 1993November 3, 1993 25 (Campbell)
21 Doug Young November 4, 1993January 24, 1996 Liberal 26 (Chrétien)
22 David Anderson January 25, 1996June 10, 1997 Liberal
23 David Collenette June 11, 1997December 11, 2003 Liberal
24 Tony Valeri December 12, 2003July 19, 2004 Liberal 27 (Martin)
25 Jean Lapierre July 20, 2004February 5, 2006 Liberal
26 Lawrence Cannon February 6, 2006October 29, 2008 Conservative 28 (Harper)
27 John Baird October 30, 2008August 6, 2010 Conservative
28 Chuck Strahl August 6, 2010May 18, 2011 Conservative
29 Denis Lebel May 18, 2011July 15, 2013 Conservative
30 Lisa Raitt July 15, 2013November 4, 2015 Conservative
31 Marc Garneau November 4, 2015Incumbent Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)

References

  1. ↑ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Parliament of Canada.
  2. ↑ Transport Canada: "Minister Raitt supports action by Canada Post to return to financial sustainability" 11 Dec 2013 Archived 2013-12-23 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Technically it was assigned to the President of the Privy Council, which also had responsibility for intergovernmental affairs. http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/oic-ddc.asp?lang=eng&txtToDate=2013-07-15&txtPrecis=&Page=&txtOICID=&txtAct=&txtBillNo=&txtFromDate=2013-07-15&txtDepartment=&txtChapterNo=&txtChapterYear=&rdoComingIntoForce=&DoSearch=Search+/+List&pg=2&viewattach=28125&blnDisplayFlg=1
  4. ↑ "Marc Garneau vows to fix Transport Canada's financial situation". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
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