Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada

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The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main Opposition party responsible for holding the Government to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions. Members of the Official Opposition are generally referred to as Opposition Critics, but the term Shadow Minister (which is generally used in other Westminster systems) is also used.

By Role

Following the 2015 Federal Election, held on October 19, 2015, the Conservative Party lost power and became 42nd Parliament of Canada's Official Opposition. It is led by Rona Ambrose, who was selected as interim Conservative Leader on November 5, 2015.^[1]

A permanent leader will be chosen prior to the next election.

Rona Ambrose

Ambrose II (April 8, 2016-Current)

Portfolio	Critic	Deputy
Caucus Officers
Leader of the Opposition CPC Interim Leader	Hon. Rona Ambrose	Hon. Denis Lebel
Opposition Senate Leader	Hon. Claude Carignan	Hon. Yonah Martin
Opposition Senate Whip	Hon. Don Plett	Hon. David Wells
Opposition House Leader	Andrew Scheer	Scott Reid
Opposition Whip	Gord Brown	Dave MacKenzie
Caucus Chair	David Sweet	None
Senior Parliamentary Critics
Agriculture	Chris Warkentin	Jacques Gourde
Canadian Heritage	Hon. Peter Van Loan	Kevin Waugh
Democratic Institutions	Scott Reid	Blake Richards
Employment & Labour	Gérard Deltell	John Barlow
Environment	Hon. Ed Fast	Hon. Michael Chong
Families & Children	Karen Vecchio	Bob Zimmer
Finance	Hon. Lisa Raitt	Phil McColeman
Fisheries & Oceans	Mark Strahl	Mel Arnold
Foreign Affairs	Hon. Tony Clement	Hon. Peter Kent
Health	Colin Carrie	Rachael Harder
Immigration	Hon. Michelle Rempel	Bob Saroya
Indigenous & Northern Affairs	Cathy McLeod	Todd Doherty
Infrastructure & Communities	Dianne Watts	Luc Berthold
Innovation	Hon. Diane Finley	Alex Nuttall
Intergovernmental Affairs	Hon. Denis Lebel	None
International Development	Hon. Deepak Obhrai	Dean Allison
International Trade	Hon. Gerry Ritz	Dave Van Kesteren
Justice	Hon. Rob Nicholson	Michael Cooper
National Defence	James Bezan	Pierre Paul-Hus
National Revenue	Ziad Aboultaif	None
Natural Resources	Hon. Candice Bergen	Shannon Stubbs
Public Safety	Hon. Erin O'Toole	Alain Rayes
Public Services	Hon. Steven Blaney	Kelly McCauley
Science	Marilyn Gladu	None
Small Business & Tourism	Blake Richards	Hon. Alice Wong
Sport	Robert Kitchen	None
Status of Women	Hon. Rona Ambrose	None
Transport	Kelly Block	Ben Lobb
Treasury Board	Hon. Pierre Poilievre	Pat Kelly
Veterans Affairs	Alupa Clarke	Cathay Wagantall
Other Parliamentary Critics
Economic Development (Quebec)	Joël Godin	None
Economic Development (N. Ontario)	Cheryl Gallant	None
Economic Development (S. Ontario)	Alex Nuttall	None
Human Rights	David Anderson	Garnett Genuis
Interprovincial Trade	Dan Albas	None
La Francophonie	Hon. Sylvie Boucher	Bernard Généreux
Newborn & Maternal Health	Mike Lake	None
Persons with Disabilities	Rachael Harder	None
Rural Affairs	Bev Shipley	Arnold Viersen
Seniors	Mark Warawa	None
Shared Economy	Alex Nuttall	None
Urban Affairs	John Brassard	Kerry Diotte
Western Economic Diversification	Matt Jeneroux	None
Wildlife Conservation	Robert Sopuck	None
Youth	Rachael Harder	None

Ambrose I (October 19, 2015-April 7, 2016)

Portfolio	Critic	Deputy
Caucus Officers
Leader of the Opposition CPC Interim Leader	Hon. Rona Ambrose	Hon. Denis Lebel
Opposition Senate Leader	Hon. Claude Carignan	Hon. Yonah Martin
Opposition Senate Whip	Hon. Don Plett	Hon. David Wells
Opposition House Leader	Andrew Scheer	Scott Reid
Opposition Whip	Gord Brown	Dave MacKenzie
Caucus Chair	David Sweet	None
Senior Parliamentary Critics
Agriculture	Chris Warkentin	Jacques Gourde
Canadian Heritage	Hon. Peter Van Loan	Kevin Waugh
Democratic Institutions	Scott Reid	Blake Richards
Employment & Labour	Gérard Deltell	John Barlow
Environment	Hon. Ed Fast	Hon. Michael Chong
Families & Children	Karen Vecchio	Bob Zimmer
Finance	Hon. Lisa Raitt	Phil McColeman
Fisheries & Oceans	Mark Strahl	Mel Arnold
Foreign Affairs	Hon. Tony Clement	Hon. Peter Kent
Health	Hon. Kellie Leitch	Colin Carrie
Immigration	Hon. Michelle Rempel	Bob Saroya
Indigenous & Northern Affairs	Cathy McLeod	Todd Doherty
Infrastructure & Communities	Dianne Watts	Luc Berthold
Innovation	Hon. Maxime Bernier	Hon. Diane Finley
Intergovernmental Affairs	Hon. Denis Lebel	None
International Development	Hon. Deepak Obhrai	Dean Allison
International Trade	Hon. Gerry Ritz	Dave Van Kesteren
Justice	Hon. Rob Nicholson	Michael Cooper
National Defence	James Bezan	Pierre Paul-Hus
National Revenue	Ziad Aboultaif	None
Natural Resources	Hon. Candice Bergen	Shannon Stubbs
Public Safety	Hon. Erin O'Toole	Alain Rayes
Public Services	Hon. Steven Blaney	Kelly McCauley
Science	Marilyn Gladu	None
Small Business & Tourism	Blake Richards	Hon. Alice Wong
Sport	Robert Kitchen	None
Status of Women	Hon. Rona Ambrose	None
Transport	Kelly Block	Ben Lobb
Treasury Board	Hon. Pierre Poilievre	Pat Kelly
Veterans Affairs	Alupa Clarke	Cathay Wagantall
Other Parliamentary Critics
Economic Development (Quebec)	Joël Godin	None
Economic Development (N. Ontario)	Cheryl Gallant	None
Economic Development (S. Ontario)	Alex Nuttall	None
Human Rights	David Anderson	Garnett Genuis
Interprovincial Trade	Dan Albas	None
La Francophonie	Hon. Sylvie Boucher	Bernard Généreux
Newborn & Maternal Health	Mike Lake	None
Persons with Disabilities	Rachael Harder	None
Rural Affairs	Bev Shipley	Arnold Viersen
Seniors	Mark Warawa	None
Urban Affairs	John Brassard	Kerry Diotte
Western Economic Diversification	Matt Jeneroux	None
Wildlife Conservation	Robert Sopuck	None
Youth	Rachael Harder	None

By Member

78 MPs have served in the Official Opposition Cabinet in the 42nd Parliament. 32 MPs are currently Senior Shadow Ministers. Highlight indicates Member is a current Senior Shadow Minister.

Portrait	Shadow Minister	Portfolio	Tenure
	Ziad Aboultaif	National Revenue	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Rona Ambrose	Leader of the Conservative Party	November 5, 2015 — Current

		Leader of the Opposition	November 5, 2015 — Current
Status of Women	November 20, 2015 — Current
	David Anderson	Human Rights & Religious Freedom	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Candice Bergen	Natural Resources	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Luc Berthold	Deputy Infrastructure & Communities	November 20, 2015 — Current
	James Bezan	National Defence	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Maxime Bernier	Innovation, Science & the Economic Development	November 20, 2015 — April 7, 2016
	Steven Blaney	Public Services & Procurement	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Kelly Block	Transportation	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Sylvie Boucher	La Francophonie	November 20, 2015 — Current
	John Brassard	Urban Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Gord Brown	Chief Opposition Whip	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Colin Carrie	Deputy Health	November 20, 2015 — April 7, 2016
	Colin Carrie
Health	April 8, 2016 — Current
	Michael Chong	Deputy Environment	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Alupa Clarke	Veterans Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Tony Clement	Foreign Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Michael Cooper	Deputy Justice	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Gérard Deltell	Employment, Labour & Workforce	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Kerry Diotte	Deputy Urban Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Todd Doherty	Asia-Pacific Gateway	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Todd Doherty	Deputy Indigenous Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Ed Fast	Environment	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Diane Finley	Deputy Innovation, Science & Economic Development	November 20, 2015 — April 7, 2016
	Diane Finley
Innovation, Science & Economic Development	April 8, 2016 — Current
	Cheryl Gallant	Economic Development (Northern Ontario)	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Bernard Généreux	Official Languages	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Bernard Généreux	Deputy La Francophonie	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Garnett Genuis	Deputy Human Rights & Religious Freedom	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Marilyn Gladu	Science	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Joël Godin	Economic Development (Quebec)	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Jacques Gourde	Deputy Agriculture	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Rachael Harder	Youth	November 20, 2015 — Current
		Persons with Disabilities	November 20, 2015 — Current
		Deputy Health	April 8, 2016 — Current
	Matt Jeneroux	Western Economic Diversification	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Pat Kelly	Deputy Treasury Board	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Peter Kent	Consular Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Peter Kent	Deputy Foreign Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Robert Kitchen	Sport	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Mike Lake	Newborn & Maternal Health	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Denis Lebel	Conservative Party Deputy Leader	November 20, 2015 — Current

		Deputy Leader of the Opposition	November 20, 2015 — Current
Intergovernmental Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Kellie Leitch	Health	November 20, 2015 — April 7, 2016
	Kelly McCauley	Deputy Public Services	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Cathy McLeod	Indigenous Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Rob Nicholson	Justice	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Alex Nuttall	Economic Development (Southern Ontario)	November 20, 2015 — Current
		Shared Economy	April 8, 2016 — Current
		Deputy Innovation, Science & Economic Development	April 8, 2016 — Current
	Deepak Obhrai	International Development	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Erin O'Toole	Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Pierre Paul-Hus	Military Procurement	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Pierre Paul-Hus
Deputy National Defence	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Pierre Poilievre	Treasury Board	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Lisa Raitt	Finance	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Alain Rayes	Deputy Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Scott Reid	Democratic Institutions	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Scott Reid
Deputy Opposition House Leader	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Michelle Rempel	Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Blake Richards	Tourism	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Blake Richards	Deputy Democratic Institutions	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Gerry Ritz	International Trade	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Bob Saroya	Deputy Immigration, Refugees & Citizenship	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Andrew Scheer	Opposition House Leader	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Bev Shipley	Rural Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Mark Strahl	Fisheries & Oceans	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Shannon Stubbs	Deputy Natural Resources	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Dave Van Kesteren	Deputy International Trade	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Peter Van Loan	Canadian Heritage	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Karen Vecchio	Families, Children & Social Development	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Cathay Wagantall	Deputy Veterans Affairs	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Mark Warawa	Seniors	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Chris Warkentin	Agriculture	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Dianne Watts	Infrastructure & Communities	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Kevin Waugh	Deputy Canadian Heritage	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Alice Wong	Small Business	November 20, 2015 — Current
	Bob Zimmer	Deputy Families, Children & Social Development	November 20, 2015 — Current

References

↑ "Interim Conservative Leadership Race: 5 Things To Know About The Job". The Huffington Post.

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