A streamlined team with innovative ministers signals a shift toward growth, diversity, and Canada-U.S. relations in 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled his new cabinet on May 13, 2025, at Rideau Hall, featuring a mix of new faces and experienced ministers. The cabinet includes 28 ministers and 10 secretaries of state, with over half being first-time ministers. Below is a list of key new and notable ministers in Carney’s cabinet, based on available information:
- François-Philippe Champagne: Finance Minister and Revenue Minister, retained from previous roles.
- Anita Anand: Foreign Affairs Minister, replacing Mélanie Joly.
- Mélanie Joly: Industry Minister and Minister responsible for Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions, previously Foreign Affairs Minister.
- Tim Hodgson: Energy and Natural Resources Minister, a new MP and former Goldman Sachs executive who advised Carney at the Bank of Canada.
- Gregor Robertson: Housing and Infrastructure Minister, former Vancouver mayor, and Minister responsible for Pacific Economic Development Canada.
- Sean Fraser: Justice Minister and Attorney General, previously Housing Minister under Justin Trudeau.
- David McGuinty: National Defence Minister, previously in Public Safety.
- Evan Solomon: Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, a new MP and broadcaster.
- Rechie Valdez: Minister of Women and Gender Equality, and Secretary of State for Small Business and Tourism.
- Mandy Gull-Masty: Indigenous Services Minister, former Cree Grand Chief in northern Quebec.
- Chrystia Freeland: Transport and Internal Trade Minister, retained from Carney’s interim cabinet.
- Steven Guilbeault: Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, also responsible for Official Languages.
- Dominic LeBlanc: Canada-U.S. Relations and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister.
- Jill McKnight: Veterans Affairs Minister, from Delta, BC.
- Stephen Fuhr: Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, from Kelowna, BC.
- Randeep Sarai: Secretary of State for International Development, from Surrey Centre, BC.
- Wayne Long: Secretary of State for the Canada Revenue Agency and Financial Institutions.
- Nathalie Provost: Secretary of State for Nature, a gun control activist.
- Anna Gainey: Secretary of State for Children and Youth, wife of Carney’s principal secretary Tom Pitfield.
- Notable Notes:
- The cabinet is designed to be smaller and more focused, with 28 ministers compared to Trudeau’s high of 40. It includes 10 secretaries of state who handle specific policy priorities but do not manage full departments or attend all cabinet meetings.
- Carney dropped several Trudeau-era ministers, including Bill Blair, Rachel Bendayan, Kody Blois, Arielle Kayabaga, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Terry Duguid, Nathaniel Erskine-Smith, Elisabeth Brière, and Ali Ehsassi.
- The cabinet aims to balance regional representation, gender parity, and diversity, with a focus on economic priorities, Canada-U.S. relations, and housing.
- Carlos Leitão, a former Quebec finance minister, was widely expected to join but did not make the final cabinet.
This list reflects the most prominent and confirmed appointments from the swearing-in ceremony. For a complete list, further details may be available through official government sources or ongoing media coverage, as some roles were still being finalized during the ceremony.
Follow
