Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Incumbent Ralph Goodale since 4 November 2015
Department of Public Safety
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Anne McLellan
Formation	December 12, 2003
Salary	$255,300 (2017)
Website	www.publicsafety.gc.ca

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The Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness (French: Ministre de la Sécurité publique et de la Protection civile) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet responsible for overseeing the federal government's domestic security department, Public Safety Canada. The position is a successor to the previous position of Solicitor General of Canada, with the official title of Solicitor General of Canada carrying over during the 27th Canadian Ministry.

The position was nominally created in December 2003 and incorporated the responsibilities associated with the Solicitor General, including responsibility for the federal prison system (Correctional Service of Canada), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Parole Board of Canada, and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service. The position also assumed responsibility for the Canada Border Services Agency upon that agency's formation in December 2003. The title of Solicitor General was abolished in 2005 and formally replaced in relevant laws with the present title.

The current minister is Ralph Goodale.

Ministers

Key:

  Liberal Party of Canada

  Conservative Party of Canada

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
Solicitor General
1		Anne McLellan	December 12, 2003	April 3, 2005	Liberal	27 (Martin)
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
–		Anne McLellan	April 4, 2005	February 5, 2006	Liberal	27 (Martin)
Minister of Public Safety
2		Stockwell Day	February 6, 2006	October 30, 2008	Conservative	28 (Harper)
3		Peter Van Loan	October 30, 2008	January 19, 2010	Conservative
4		Vic Toews	January 19, 2010	July 9, 2013	Conservative
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
5		Steven Blaney	July 15, 2013	November 4, 2015	Conservative	28 (Harper)
6		Ralph Goodale	November 4, 2015	Incumbent	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)

See also

• Minister of Justice (Canada)

External links

• Public Safety Canada