I last tried to track Harper’s cabinet changes back during the Christmas break of 2011 when we were expecting a post-Christmas shuffle. Here is an updated version of that list on the eve of what we expect to be another shuffle.
On Nov 7, 2010, here’s what cabinet looked like:
- JUSTICE : Rob Nicholson
- LEADER OF GOVERNMENT IN SENATE: Marjory LeBreton
- LEADER OF GOVERNMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS: John Baird
- NATIONAL DEFENCE: Peter MacKay
- DEMOCRATIC REFORM: Steven Fletcher
- MINISTER OF STATE (SENIORS) : Diane Ablonczy
- ATLANTIC GATEWAY: Keith Ashfield
- ACOA: Keith Ashfield
- FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Lawrence Cannon
- PUBLIC SAFETY: Vic Toews
- TREASURY BOARD: Stockwell Day
- MINISTER OF STATE (Western Economic Diversification): Lynne Yelich
- MINISTER OF STATE (Status of Women): Rona Ambrose
- PUBLIC WORKS: Rona Ambrose
- LABOUR: Lisa Raitt
- PRESIDENT OF QUEEN’S PRIVY COUNCIL: Josée Verner
- INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: Josée Verner
- ENVIRONMENT: John Baird
- HUMAN RESOURCES: Diane Finley
- CITIZENSHIP & IMMIGRATION: Jason Kenney
- INDUSTRY: Tony Clement
- FEDNOR: Tony Clement
- FINANCE: Jim Flaherty
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE: Peter Van Loan
- AGRICULTURE: Gerry Ritz
- NATURAL RESOURCES: Christian Paradis
- ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FOR QUEBEC: Denis Lebel
- OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: James Moore
- HERITAGE: James Moore
- ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS: John Duncan
- HEALTH: Leona Aglukkaq
- FISHERIES: Gail Shea
- NATIONAL REVENUE: Keith Ashfield
- MINISTER OF STATE (Foreign Affairs): Peter Kent
- INTERNATIONAL CO-OPERATION: Bev Oda
- WHIP: Gordon O’Connor
- MINISTER OF STATE (Transport): Rob Merrifield
- MINISTER OF STATE (Small Business and Tourism): Rob Moore
- MINISTER OF STATE (Science and Technology): Gary Goodyear
- FEDDEV: Gary Goodyear
- VETERANS AFFAIRS: Jean-Pierre Blackburn
- TRANSPORT: Chuck Strahl
- LA FRANCOPHONIE: Josée Verner
On Jan. 4, 2011, there was indeed a post-Christmas shuffle but it was much tinier than the pundits predicted:
- MIN OF STATE (Seniors): Julian Fantino in. LeBreton out.
- ENVIRONMENT: Peter Kent in. Baird out.
- MINISTER OF STATE (Foreign Affairs): Diane Ablonczy in. Kent out.
- MINISTER OF STATE (Finance): Ted Menzies
On May 2, 2011, Canadians voted in the 41st general election. Harper won his majority but some cabinet ministers retired (Day and Strahl) or were defeated (Cannon and Blackbur). Here is the cabinet that came back after that election, sworn in on May 18, 2011:
- FOREIGN AFFAIRS: John Baird in. Lawrence Cannon out.
- LEADER OF THE GOVERNMENT IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS: Peter Van Loan in. Baird out.
- TREASURY BOARD: Tony Clement in. Stockwell Day out.
- INDUSTRY: Christian Paradis in. Clement out.
- INTERNATIONAL TRADE. Ed Fast in. Van Loan out.
- MINISTER OF STATE (Agriculture): Christian Paradis in. Jean-PIerre Blackburn out.
- NATURAL RESOURCES: Joe Oliver in. Christian Paradis out.
- TRANSPORT: Denis Lebel in. Chuck Strahl out.
- CANNOR: Leona Aglukkaq in.
- ACOA: Bernard Valcourt in. Ashfield out.
- NATIONAL REVENUE: Gail Shea in. Ashfield out.
- FISHERIES: Keith Ashfield in. Shea out.
- ASSOC MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE: Julian Fantino in.
- VETERANS AFFAIRS: Steven Blaney in. Jean-Pierre Blackburn out.
- ASIA-PACIFIC GATEWAY: Ed Fast in. Stockwell Day out.
- INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: Peter Penashue in. Josée Verner out.
- PRESIDENT OF QUEEN’S PRIVY COUNCIL: Peter Penashue in. Josée Verner out.
- MINISTER OF STATE (Small Business and Tourism): Maxime Bernier in. Rob Moore out.
- MINISTER OF STATE (Transport): Steven Fletcher in. Rob Merrifield out.
- DEMOCRATIC REFORM: Tim Uppal in. Fletcher in.
- MINISTER OF STATE (Seniors): Alice Wong in. Fantino out.
- MINISTER OF STATE (Sport): Bal Gosal in. (new position)
- LA FRANCOPHONIE: Bernard Valcourt. Josée Verner out
July 4, 2012: Bev Oda resigns from cabinet and politics.
- INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION: Julian Fantino in. Bev Oda out.
- ASSOC MIN OF NATIONAL DEFENCE: Bernard Valcourt in. Fantino ou.
Feb 15, 2013. John Duncan resigns from cabinet.
- ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS: James Moore in. John Duncan out.
Feb 22, 2013
- ABORIGINAL AFFAIRS: Bernard Valcourt in. James Moore out.
- ASSOC MIN OF NATIONAL DEFENCE: Kerry-Lynne Findlay in. Valcourt out.
- LA FRANCOPHONIE: Steven Blaney in. Valcourt in.
March 15, 2013 : Peter Penashue, facing Elections Canada investigations, resigns.
- INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS: Denis Lebel in. Penashue out.
- PRESIDENT OF QUEEN’S PRIVY COUNCIL: Denis Lebel in. Penashue out.