President of the Treasury Board
Cabinet Cabinet ministerial position
The President of the Treasury Board (French : Présidente du Conseil du Trésor ) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet . The president is the chair of the Treasury Board of Canada (a committee of Cabinet in the Privy Council ) and is the minister responsible for the Treasury Board Secretariat , the central agency which is responsible for accounting for the Government of Canada 's fiscal operations.
The president of the Treasury Board has been Anita Anand since July 26, 2023.[ 6]
History and overview
As a ministerial position, the office of Treasury Board President was created in the Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board Secretariat became a full-fledged department of the federal government. Prior to 1966, the minister of finance was ex officio the chairman of the Treasury Board, as the Secretariat was part of the Department of Finance since Confederation (1867).[ 7] [ 8]
The Secretariat is a central agency and the administrative arm of the Treasury Board . Technically, the Board is a Cabinet committee of the Privy Council, and is responsible for managing the government's fiscal and administrative responsibilities, including management of the civil service and oversight of expenditures.[ 7] [ 9]
The formal role of the president is to chair the Treasury Board. The officeholder is responsible for carrying out the management of the government through operationalizing the policies and programs approved by Cabinet and through providing federal departments with the necessary resources, among other things.[ 7]
List of Presidents of the Treasury Board
This is a list of presidents of the Treasury Board since 1966, when the office became a full ministerial position in Cabinet.[ 7] [ 8] Prior to 1966, the Treasury Board Secretariat belonged to the Department of Finance and, as such, the minister of finance was ex officio the chairman of the Treasury Board.[ 7]
Key:
No.
Portrait
Name
Term of office[ 6] [ 8]
Political party
Ministry
1
Edgar Benson
October 1, 1966
April 20, 1968
Liberal
19 (Pearson )
April 20, 1968
July 5, 1968
20 (P. E. Trudeau )
2
Charles Mills Drury
July 5, 1968
August 7, 1974
Liberal
3
Jean Chrétien
August 8, 1974
September 13, 1976
Liberal
4
Robert Knight Andras
September 14, 1976
November 23, 1978
Liberal
5
Judd Buchanan
November 24, 1978
June 3, 1979
Liberal
6
Sinclair Stevens
June 4, 1979
March 2, 1980
Progressive Conservative
21 (Clark )
7
Donald Johnston
March 3, 1980
September 29, 1982
Liberal
22 (P. E. Trudeau )
8
Herb Gray
September 30, 1982
June 29, 1984
Liberal
June 30, 1984
September 16, 1984
23 (Turner )
9
Robert de Cotret
September 17, 1984
August 26, 1987
Progressive Conservative
24 (Mulroney )
10
Don Mazankowski
August 27, 1987
March 30, 1988
Progressive Conservative
11
Pat Carney
March 31, 1988
December 7, 1988
Progressive Conservative
–
Doug Lewis (Acting)
December 8, 1988
January 29, 1989
Progressive Conservative
(9)
Robert de Cotret (2nd time)
January 30, 1989
September 19, 1990
Progressive Conservative
12
Gilles Loiselle
September 20, 1990
June 24, 1993
Progressive Conservative
13
Jim Edwards
June 25, 1993
November 3, 1993
Progressive Conservative
25 (Campbell )
14
Art Eggleton
November 4, 1993
January 24, 1996
Liberal
26 (Chrétien )
15
Marcel Massé
January 25, 1996
August 2, 1999
Liberal
16
Lucienne Robillard
August 3, 1999
December 11, 2003
Liberal
17
Reg Alcock
December 12, 2003
February 5, 2006
Liberal
27 (Martin )
18
John Baird
February 6, 2006
January 3, 2007
Conservative
28 (Harper )
19
Vic Toews
January 4, 2007
January 19, 2010
Conservative
20
Stockwell Day
January 19, 2010
May 18, 2011
Conservative
21
Tony Clement
May 18, 2011
November 4, 2015
Conservative
22
Scott Brison
November 4, 2015
January 14, 2019
Liberal
29 (J. Trudeau )
23
Jane Philpott
January 14, 2019
March 4, 2019
Liberal
–
Carla Qualtrough (Acting)
March 4, 2019
March 18, 2019
Liberal
24
Joyce Murray
March 18, 2019
November 20, 2019
Liberal
25
Jean-Yves Duclos
November 20, 2019
October 26, 2021
Liberal
26
Mona Fortier
October 26, 2021
July 26, 2023
Liberal
26
Anita Anand
July 26, 2023
Incumbent
Liberal
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