Minister of International Trade Diversification
Canadian federal Cabinet position
The Minister of International Trade Diversification (French : ministre de la Diversification du commerce international ) was a minister of the Crown position in the Canadian Cabinet who was responsible for the federal government's international trade portfolio.
Along with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of International Development and La Francophonie , the office was one of the three ministers who led Global Affairs Canada , the Canadian foreign affairs department. Since the 2019 federal election , the international trade portfolio is now overseen by the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade ,[ 6] who remains one of the three ministers of the Crown responsible for Global Affairs Canada.[ 7]
History
The post was first established in 1983 as the Minister for International Trade . This title changed to Minister of International Trade in 2015.[ 8] [ 9]
On 18 July 2018, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau changed the title to Minister of International Trade Diversification, appointing Jim Carr as the new minister.[ 8] Following the 2019 federal election , the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade has been responsible for the duties of this position.[ 6]
Ministers
Key:
No.
Portrait
Name[ 9]
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
Minister for International Trade
1
Gerald Regan
December 8, 1983
June 29, 1984
Liberal
22 (P. E. Trudeau )
2
Francis Fox
June 30, 1984
September 16, 1984
23 (Turner )
3
James F. Kelleher
September 17, 1984
June 29, 1986
Progressive Conservative
24 (Mulroney )
4
Pat Carney
June 30, 1986
March 30, 1988
5
John Crosbie
March 31, 1988
April 20, 1991
6
Michael Wilson
April 21, 1991
June 24, 1993
7
Tom Hockin
June 25, 1993
November 3, 1993
25 (Campbell )
8
Roy MacLaren
November 4, 1993
January 24, 1996
Liberal
26 (Chrétien )
9
Art Eggleton
January 25, 1996
June 10, 1997
10
Sergio Marchi
June 11, 1997
August 2, 1999
11
Pierre Pettigrew
August 3, 1999
December 11, 2003
12
Jim Peterson
December 12, 2003
February 5, 2006
27 (Martin )
13
David Emerson
February 6, 2006
June 24, 2008
Conservative
28 (Harper )
14
Michael Fortier
June 25, 2008
October 29, 2008
15
Stockwell Day
October 30, 2008
January 19, 2010
16
Peter Van Loan
January 19, 2010
May 18, 2011
17
Ed Fast
May 18, 2011
November 4, 2015
Minister of International Trade
18
Chrystia Freeland
November 4, 2015
January 10, 2017
Liberal
29 (J. Trudeau )
19
François-Philippe Champagne
January 10, 2017
July 18, 2018
Minister of International Trade Diversification
20
Jim Carr
July 18, 2018
November 20, 2019
Liberal
Replaced by the Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade
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