Minister of Health (Canada)





































Minister of Health
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Incumbent
Ginette Petitpas Taylor
since August 28, 2017
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
Salary $255,300 (2017)[1]
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 Ginette Petitpas Taylor, MP for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe.


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



  • Canadian Food Inspection Agency

  • Canadian Institutes of Health Research

  • Health Canada

  • Patented Medicine Prices Review Board

  • Public Health Agency of Canada


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




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 Ministers


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





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.


Jane Philpott was the first medical doctor to hold the post.[3]



Ministers


Key:



  Liberal Party of Canada


  Conservative Party of Canada






























































































No.
 Portrait
 Name
 Term of office
 Political party
 Ministry
1
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David Dingwall
 July 12, 1996 June 10, 1997
Liberal
26 (Chrétien)
2
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Allan Rock
 June 11, 1997 January 14, 2002
 Liberal
3
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Anne McLellan
 January 15, 2002 December 11, 2003
 Liberal
4
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Pierre Pettigrew
 December 12, 2003 July 19, 2004
 Liberal
27 (Martin)
5
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Ujjal Dosanjh
 July 20, 2004 February 5, 2006
 Liberal
6
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Tony Clement
 February 6, 2006 October 29, 2008
Conservative
28 (Harper)
7
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Leona Aglukkaq
 October 30, 2008 July 15, 2013
 Conservative
8
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Rona Ambrose
 July 15, 2013 November 4, 2015
 Conservative
9
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Jane Philpott
 November 4, 2015 August 28, 2017
Liberal
29 (J. Trudeau)
10

Ginette Petitpas Taylor
 August 28, 2017 Incumbent
Liberal


References





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  2. ^ "Health Portfolio". Government of Canada. Retrieved 5 November 2015.


  3. ^ "Jane Philpott, first MD to be named health minister, on mission to help poor". National Post. Retrieved 5 November 2015.




External links



  • Public Health Agency of Canada

  • Health Canada









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