Minister of Health (Canada)

Minister of Health

Incumbent Jane Philpott since November 4, 2015
Department of Health
Style	The Honourable
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	David Dingwall
Formation	July 12, 1996
Website	www.hc-sc.gc.ca

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The Minister of Health (French: Ministre de la Santé) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing health-focused government agencies including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as enforcing the Canada Health Act (the law governing Canada's universal health care system). The current Minister of Health is Jane Philpott, MP for Markham—Stouffville.^[1]

The Minister of Health is responsible for maintaining and improving the health of Canadians. This is supported by the Health Portfolio which comprises:

The Health Portfolio consists of approximately 12,000 full-time equivalent employees and an annual budget of over $3.8 billion.^[2]

History

Prior to 1944, the responsibilities of the current Health portfolio were part of the now-defunct post of Minister of Pensions and National Health. From 1944 to 1996, the post was known as the Minister of National Health and Welfare.

Philpott is the first medical doctor to hold the post.^[3]

Ministers

Key:

Liberal Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

No.	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
1	David Dingwall	July 12, 1996	June 10, 1997	Liberal	26 (Chrétien)
2	Allan Rock	June 11, 1997	January 14, 2002	Liberal
3	Anne McLellan	January 15, 2002	December 11, 2003	Liberal
4	Pierre Pettigrew	December 12, 2003	July 19, 2004	Liberal	27 (Martin)
5	Ujjal Dosanjh	July 20, 2004	February 5, 2006	Liberal	27 (Martin)
6	Tony Clement	February 6, 2006	October 29, 2008	Conservative	28 (Harper)
7	Leona Aglukkaq	October 30, 2008	July 15, 2013	Conservative
8	Rona Ambrose	July 15, 2013	November 4, 2015	Conservative
9	Jane Philpott	November 4, 2015	Incumbent	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)

References

↑ Laura Fraser, "Rookie GTA MP Jane Philpott takes on health portfolio," CBC News, Nov. 4, 2015.
↑ "Health Portfolio". Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
↑ "Jane Philpott, first MD to be named health minister, on mission to help poor". National Post. Retrieved 5 November 2015.

External links

Cabinet of Canada

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