The Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities (previously the Minister of State (Sport) ) is a Canadian cabinet minister responsible for Sport Canada , who reports to the Minister of Canadian Heritage .
The specific name of the ministerial designation has changed many times since the position was introduced in 1961. The title "Secretary of State (Sport)" was introduced in January 2007, when Guergis was appointed to the position. The title was changed again during Lunn's term to the present "Minister of State (Sport)". In 2015, the title was changed to "Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities" following the appointment of Carla Qualtrough to the role.[1]
Ministers [ edit ]
Name
Party
Took Office
Left Office
Minister of Amateur Sport
Jay Monteith
Progressive Conservative
September 29, 1961
April 21, 1963
[2]
Judy LaMarsh
Liberal
April 22, 1963
December 17, 1965
Allan MacEachen
Liberal
December 18, 1965
July 5, 1968
John Munro
Liberal
July 6, 1968
November 26, 1972
Marc Lalonde
Liberal
November 27, 1972
September 14, 1976
[3]
Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport)
Iona Campagnolo
Liberal
September 15, 1976
June 3, 1979
Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Multiculturalism
Steve Paproski
Progressive Conservative
June 4, 1979
March 2, 1980
Minister of State (Sports)
Gerald Regan
Liberal
March 3, 1980
September 29, 1982
Minister of State (Fitness and Amateur Sport)
Raymond Perrault
Liberal
September 30, 1982
August 11, 1983
Celine Hervieux-Payette
Liberal
August 12, 1983
January 9, 1984
Joseph Olivier
Liberal
January 10, 1984
June 29, 1984
Jean Lapierre
Liberal
June 30, 1984
September 16, 1984
Otto Jelinek
Progressive Conservative
September 17, 1984
March 30, 1988
Jean Charest
Progressive Conservative
March 31, 1988
January 23, 1990
Perrin Beatty
Progressive Conservative
January 24, 1990
February 22, 1990
Marcel Danis
Progressive Conservative
February 23, 1990
April 20, 1991
Pierre Cadieux
Progressive Conservative
April 21, 1991
June 24, 1993
Minister of Amateur Sport
Mary Collins
Progressive Conservative
June 25, 1993
November 3, 1993
[4]
Diane Marleau
Liberal
November 4, 1993
January 24, 1996
[5]
David Dingwall
Liberal
January 25, 1996
July 11, 1996
Sheila Copps
Liberal
July 12, 1996
August 2, 1999
Secretary of State (Amateur Sport)
Denis Coderre
Liberal
August 3, 1999
January 14, 2002
[6]
Paul Devillers
Liberal
January 15, 2002
June 19, 2003
[7]
Secretary of State (Physical Activity and Sport)
Paul Devillers
Liberal
June 20, 2003
December 11, 2003
[7]
Minister of State (Sport)
Stan Keyes
Liberal
December 12, 2003
July 19, 2004
[8]
Stephen Owen
Liberal
July 20, 2004
February 5, 2006
[9]
Minister for Sport (but still as a Minister of State)
Michael Chong
Conservative
February 6, 2006
November 26, 2006
Peter Van Loan
Conservative
November 27, 2006
January 3, 2007
[10]
Secretary of State (Sport)
Helena Guergis
Conservative
January 4, 2007
October 29, 2008
[11]
Minister of State (Sport)
Gary Lunn
Conservative
October 30, 2008
May 18, 2011
[12]
Bal Gosal
Conservative
May 18, 2011
November 4, 2015
Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities
Carla Qualtrough
Liberal
November 4, 2015
present
[13]
Offices
Components
Departmental agencies
Crown corporations
Administrative tribunal
Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board
Human resources organizations
Public Servants Disclosure Protection Tribunal
Public Service Commission
Public Service Labour Relations Board
Public Service Staffing Tribunal
Special operating agencies
Branches
References [ edit ]
^ "Orders in Council - Search - Privy Council Office" .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - MONTEITH, The Hon. Jay Waldo, P.C., F.C.A., LL.D." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - LALONDE, The Hon. Marc, P.C., O.C., Q.C., LL.L., M.A." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - COLLINS, The Hon. Mary, P.C., B.A." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Complete File - MARLEAU, The Hon. Diane, P.C., B.A." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - CODERRE, The Hon. Denis, P.C., B.A., M.B.A." .
^ a b "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - DEVILLERS, The Hon. Paul, P.C., LL.B." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - KEYES, The Hon. Stan Kazmierczak, P.C." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - OWEN, The Hon. Stephen, P.C., Q.C., LL.B., LL.M., M.B.A." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - VAN LOAN, The Hon. Peter, P.C., B.A., LL.B., M.A., M.Sc.Pl." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - GUERGIS, The Hon. Helena, P.C." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - LUNN, The Hon. Gary, P.C., LL.B." .
^ "PARLINFO - Parliamentarian File - Federal Experience - QUALTROUGH, The Hon. Carla, P.C." .