Mark Carney is officially Canada’s 24th prime minister. About an hour after Justin Trudeau officially resigned on Friday, Carney’s first cabinet was sworn in alongside him at a ceremony at Rideau Hall. The new Liberal government has 24 ministers — 13 men and 11 women, including Carney — and no deputy prime minister. It maintains Trudeau’s core team that has been dealing with the trade war with U.S. President Donald Trump, but drops 18 members of the former prime minister’s cabinet.
“Today we’re building a government that meets the moment,” Carney posted on X. “Canadians expect action — and that’s what this team will deliver. A smaller, experienced cabinet that moves faster, secures our economy, and protects Canada’s future.”
This could be Carney’s only cabinet. An election is expected before March 24, when Parliament is scheduled to resume. Here’s the complete list of who’s in and who’s out, including Carney’s former leadership rivals Chrystia Freeland and Karina Gould.
Mark Carney’s first cabinet
International Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister and President of the King’s Privy Council Dominic LeBlanc (Previously minister of Finance and minister of Intergovernmental Affairs)
Foreign Affairs and International Development Minister Mélanie Joly (Previously minister of Foreign Affairs)
Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne (Previously minister of Innovation, Science and Industry
Registrar General of Canada)
Innovation, Science and Industry Minister Anita Anand (Previously minister of Transport and Internal Trade)
Defence Minister Bill Blair (Previously minister of National Defence)
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu (Previously minister of Indigenous Services and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario)
Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson (Previously Energy and Natural Resources minister)
Treasury Board President Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Previously Treasury Board president)
Canadian Culture and Identity, Parks Canada Minister and Quebec Lieutenant Steven Guilbeault (Previously minister of Environment and Climate Change)
Transport and Internal Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland (Previously resigned as deputy prime minister and Finance minister)
Health Minister Kamal Khera (Previously minister of Diversity, Inclusion and Persons with Disabilities)
Justice Minister and Attorney General of Canada and Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Minister Gary Anandasangaree (Previously minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency)
Chief Government Whip Rechie Valdez (Previously minister of Small Business)
Jobs and Families Minister Steven MacKinnon (Previously minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Labour and interim leader of the government in the House of Commons)
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness David McGuinty (Previously minister of Public Safety)
Environment and Climate Change Minister Terry Duguid (Previously minister of Sport and minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada)
Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Minister Nate Erskine-Smith (Previously minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities)
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Rachel Bendayan (Previously minister of Official Languages)
Veterans Affairs and Minister responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency Elisabeth Briere (Previously minister of National Revenue)
Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard Minister Joanne Thompson (Previously minister of Seniors)
Government House Leader and Democratic Institutions Minister Arielle Kayabaga (First time in cabinet)
Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development Minister Kody Blois (First time in cabinet)
Government Transformation, Public Services and Procurement Minister Ali Ehsassi (First time in cabinet)
Trudeau ministers out of Carney’s cabinet
Karina Gould, previously leader of the government in the House of Commons
Marc Miller, previously minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
Mark Holland, previously minister of Health
Pascale St-Onge, previously minister of Tourism, minister of Canadian Heritage and minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
Harjit Sajjan, previously minister of Emergency Preparedness and president of the King’s Privy Council for Canada
Mary Ng, previously minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development
Lawrence MacAulay, previously Agriculture minister
Ahmed Hussen, previously minister of International Development
Marci Ien, previously minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth
Jean-Yves Duclos, previously minister of Public Services and Procurement
Diane Lebouthillier, previously minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
Gudie Hutchings, previously minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
Terry Beech, previously minister of Citizens’ Services
Ya’ara Saks, previously minister of Mental Health and Addictions
Jenna Sudds, previously minister of Families, Children and Social Development
Arif Virani, previously minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Darren Fisher, previously minister of Veterans Affairs Associate minister of National Defence
Ruby Sahota, previously minister of Democratic Institutions and minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario
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