Full list of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet

Trudeau cabinet includes two Indigenous members

November 4, 2015. The new 31-member Trudeau cabinet includes two Aboriginal MPs. Former Assembly of First Nations British Columbia Regional Chief Jody Wilson-Raybould was named to the senior portfolio of justice and attorney general. Hunter Tootoo (Nunavut) was named minister of fisheries and oceans and Canadian coastguard.  Dr. Carolyn Bennett is the new minister of Indigenous and northern affairs. Bennett served as Aboriginal affairs critic when the Liberals were in opposition. The Liberals elected eight Aboriginal MPs. Two of Alberta’s four MPs were given Cabinet spots: Kent Hehr (Calgary Centre) was named minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of national defence, and Amarjeet Sohi (Edmonton Millwoods) was named minister of infrastructure and communities. The swearing-in ceremony, held this morning in Rideau Hall in Ottawa, was led by First Nations drummer Theland Kicknosway, included a performance by Inuit throat singers Samantha Metcalfe and Cailyn Degranpre, and ended with Metis jiggers Prairie Fire, consisting of Riley, Hunter and Jacob McKenzie.. At the beginning of the ceremony, it was recognized that the proceedings were being held on the traditional land of the Algonquin.

The full list of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, being sworn in on November 4, 2015  at Rideau Hall in Ottawa:

• Justin Trudeau – Prime Minister
• Ralph Goodale – Public Safety
• Stéphane Dion – Foreign Affairs
• John McCallum – Citizenship and Immigration
• Carolyn Bennett – Indigenous and Northern Affairs
• Scott Brison – Treasury Board President
• Bill Morneau – Finance Minister
• Jody Wilson-Raybould – Justice
• Harjit Sajjan – National Defence
• Chrystia Freeland – International Trade
• Jane Philpott – Health
• Patricia Hajda – Status of Women
• Jean-Yves Duclos – Families, Children and Social Development
• Marc Garneau – Transport
• James Carr – Natural Resources
• Mélanie Jolie – Heritage
• Kent Hehr – Veterans Affairs, and Associate Minister of National Defence
• Catherine McKenna – Environment and Climate Change
• Maryam Monsef – Democratic Institutions
• Carla Qualtrough – Sport, and Persons with Disabilities
• Hunter Tootoo – Fisheries and Oceans, and Canadian Coastguard
• Kirsty Duncan – Science
• Lawrence MacAulay – Agriculture
• Navdeep Bains – Innovation, Science and Economic Development
• Judy Foote – Public Services and Procurement
• Dominic Leblanc – Government House Leader
• Marie-Claude Bibeau – International Development and La francophonie
• Dianne Lebouthillier – National Revenue
• Maryam Mihychuck – Employment Workforce Development and Labour
• Amarjeet Sohi – Infrastructure and Communities
• Bardish Chagger – Small Business and Tourism