# New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada

This is a list of members of the New Democratic Party Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Canadian Parliament. Positions in the shadow cabinet were announced on November 12, 2015, and included all 44 members of the New Democratic Party caucus in the Canadian House of Commons.

## Current Shadow Cabinet members
### Singh II (January 31, 2018 – October 21, 2019)

| Portfolio | Critic | Deputy |
| Caucus Officers |||
| Leader | Jagmeet Singh | |
| House Leader | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | Murray Rankin |
| NDP Whip | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet | Rachel Blaney |
| Caucus Chair | Daniel Blaikie | |
| Parliamentary Critics |||
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | | |
| Agriculture | Alistair MacGregor | Ruth Ellen Brosseau |
| BC Liaison | Nathan Cullen | |
| Canada Post | Irene Mathyssen | |
| Culture and Heritage | Pierre Nantel | |
| Democratic Reform | | |
| Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | Christine Moore | |
| Electrification of transportation | Pierre Nantel | |
| Energy | Guy Caron | |
| Environment and Climate Change | Alexandre Boulerice | Linda Duncan |
| Ethics | Charlie Angus | Sheila Malcolmson |
| Families, Children, and Social Development | Brigitte Sansoucy | |
| Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario | Charlie Angus | |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Scott Duvall | |
| Finance | Peter Julian | Pierre-Luc Dusseault |
| Fisheries, Oceans & Coast Guard | Fin Donnelly | |
| Foreign Affairs | Hélène Laverdière | |
| La Francophonie | Robert Aubin | |
| Health | Don Davies | Georgina Jolibois |
| Housing | Sheri Benson | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet |
| Indigenous Services | Georgina Jolibois | |
| Indigenous & Northern Affairs (Youth) | Charlie Angus | |
| Infrastructure & Communities | Brigitte Sansoucy | |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development and Great Lakes | Brian Masse | |
| Intergovernmental Affairs | Guy Caron | |
| International Development | Linda Duncan | |
| International Human Rights | Cheryl Hardcastle | |
| Jobs, Employment, Precarious Work and Workforce Development | Niki Ashton | |
| Justice | Murray Rankin | |
| Labour | Karine Trudel | Tracey Ramsey |
| LGBTQ2+ Issues | Randall Garrison | Sheri Benson |
| Multiculturalism, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | Jenny Kwan | |
| National Defence | Randall Garrison | |
| National Parks | Wayne Stetski | |
| National Revenue | Pierre-Luc Dusseault | |
| Natural Resources | Richard Cannings | |
| Official Languages | François Choquette | |
| Pensions | Scott Duvall | |
| Post-secondary Education | Anne Minh-Thu Quach | |
| Public Services and Procurement | Erin Weir (suspended) | |
| Rural Affairs | Christine Moore | |
| Small Business & Tourism | Gord Johns | |
| Quebec lieutenant | Alexandre Boulerice | |
| Reconciliation (Indigenous Affairs), Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | Romeo Saganash | Niki Ashton |
| Seniors | Rachel Blaney | |
| Sport and Persons with Disabilities | Cheryl Hardcastle | |
| Women's Equality | | Anne Minh-Thu Quach |
| Trade | Tracey Ramsey | |
| Transport | Robert Aubin | |
| Treasury Board | Daniel Blaikie | |
| Veterans Affairs | Gord Johns | |
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | Daniel Blaikie | |
| Youth | Anne Minh-Thu Quach | |

### Singh I (October 2, 2017 – January 31, 2018)

| Portfolio | Critic | Deputy |
| Caucus Officers |||
| Leader | Jagmeet Singh | |
| Parliamentary leader | Guy Caron | David Christopherson |
| House Leader | Peter Julian | Matthew Dubé |
| NDP Whip | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet | Irene Mathyssen |
| Caucus Chair | Daniel Blaikie | Charlie Angus |
| Parliamentary Critics |||
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | | |
| Agriculture | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | |
| Canada Post | Karine Trudel | |
| Canadian Heritage | Pierre Nantel | Alistair MacGregor |
| Democratic Reform | Nathan Cullen | Alexandre Boulerice |
| Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | Christine Moore | |
| Energy | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | |
| Environment and Climate Change | Linda Duncan | Robert Aubin |
| Ethics | Nathan Cullen | Karine Trudel |
| Families & Children | Brigitte Sansoucy | |
| Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario | | |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Scott Duvall | |
| Finance | Alexandre Boulerice | Nathan Cullen |
| Fisheries & Oceans | Fin Donnelly | |
| Foreign Affairs | Hélène Laverdière | |
| Health | Don Davies | Brigitte Sansoucy |
| Immigration | Jenny Kwan | |
| Indigenous & Northern Affairs | Romeo Saganash | Georgina Jolibois |
| Indigenous & Northern Affairs (Youth) | Charlie Angus | |
| Infrastructure & Communities | Matthew Dubé | Rachel Blaney |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development | Brian Masse | |
| Intergovernmental Aboriginal Affairs | Romeo Saganash | |
| Intergovernmental Affairs | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | |
| International Development and La Franchophonie | Robert Aubin | |
| International Trade | Tracey Ramsey | |
| Jobs, Employment & Workforce Development | Niki Ashton | |
| Justice | Murray Rankin | Alistair MacGregor |
| Labour | Sheri Benson | Karine Trudel |
| LGBT Issues | Randall Garrison | Sheri Benson |
| Multiculturalism | Jenny Kwan | |
| National Defence | Randall Garrison | |
| National Parks | Wayne Stetski | |
| National Revenue | Pierre-Luc Dusseault | |
| Natural Resources | Richard Cannings | |
| Pensions | Scott Duvall | |
| Post-secondary Education | Richard Cannings | |
| Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | Matthew Dubé | |
| Public Services and Procurement | Erin Weir | |
| Rural Affairs | Christine Moore | |
| Science | Kennedy Stewart | |
| Small Business & Tourism | Gord Johns | |
| Sport and Persons with Disabilities | Cheryl Hardcastle | |
| Status of Women | Sheila Malcolmson | |
| Transport | Robert Aubin | |
| Treasury Board | Daniel Blaikie | |
| Veterans Affairs | Irene Mathyssen | |
| Western Economic Diversification Canada | Georgina Jolibois | |
| Youth | Anne Minh-Thu Quach | |

### Mulcair II (October 19, 2016 – October 1, 2017)

| Portfolio | Critic | Deputy |
| Caucus Officers |||
| NDP Leader | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | David Christopherson |
| NDP House Leader | Murray Rankin | Matthew Dubé |
| NDP Whip | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet | Irene Mathyssen |
| Caucus Chair | Charlie Angus | Ruth Ellen Brosseau |
| Parliamentary Critics |||
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Guy Caron | None |
| Agriculture | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | None |
| Canadian Heritage | Pierre Nantel | Alistair MacGregor |
| Democratic Reform | Nathan Cullen | Alexandre Boulerice |
| Energy | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | None |
| Environment | Nathan Cullen | None |
| Ethics | Alexandre Boulerice | Daniel Blaikie |
| Families & Children | Brigitte Sansoucy | None |
| Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario | Charlie Angus | None |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Scott Duvall | None |
| Finance | Alexandre Boulerice | None |
| Fisheries & Oceans | Fin Donnelly | Guy Caron |
| Foreign Affairs | Hélène Laverdière | None |
| Health | Don Davies | Brigitte Sansoucy |
| Immigration | Jenny Kwan | None |
| Indigenous & Northern Affairs | Charlie Angus | Georgina Jolibois |
| Infrastructure & Communities | Matthew Dubé | Rachel Blaney |
| Innovation | Brian Masse | None |
| Intergovernmental Aboriginal Affairs | Romeo Saganash | None |
| Intergovernmental Affairs | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | None |
| International Development | Robert Aubin | None |
| International Trade | Tracey Ramsey | None |
| Jobs, Employment & Workforce Development | Niki Ashton | None |
| Justice | Murray Rankin | None |
| Labour | Sheri Benson | None |
| La Francophonie | Robert Aubin | None |
| LGBT Issues | Randall Garrison | None |
| Multiculturalism | Rachel Blaney | None |
| National Defence | Randall Garrison | None |
| National Revenue | Pierre-Luc Dusseault | None |
| Natural Resources | Richard Cannings | None |
| Persons with Disabilities | Cheryl Hardcastle | None |
| Post-secondary Education | Richard Cannings | None |
| Public Safety | David Christopherson | None |
| Public Services | Erin Weir | None |
| Rural Affairs | Christine Moore | None |
| Science | Kennedy Stewart | None |
| Small Business & Tourism | Gord Johns | None |
| Sport | Cheryl Hardcastle | None |
| Status of Women | Sheila Malcolmson | None |
| Transport | Linda Duncan | None |
| Treasury Board | Daniel Blaikie | None |
| Veterans Affairs | Irene Mathyssen | None |
| Youth | Anne Minh-Thu Quach | None |

### Mulcair I (October 19, 2015 – October 19, 2016)

| Portfolio | Critic | Deputy |
| Caucus Officers |||
| NDP Leader | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | David Christopherson |
| NDP House Leader | Peter Julian | Matthew Dubé |
| NDP Whip | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet | Irene Mathyssen |
| Caucus Chair | Charlie Angus | Ruth Ellen Brosseau |
| Parliamentary Critics |||
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Guy Caron | None |
| Agriculture | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | None |
| Canadian Heritage | Pierre Nantel | Alistair MacGregor |
| Democratic Reform | Nathan Cullen | Alexandre Boulerice |
| Energy | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | None |
| Environment | Nathan Cullen | None |
| Ethics | Alexandre Boulerice | Daniel Blaikie |
| Families & Children | Brigitte Sansoucy | None |
| Finance | Guy Caron | None |
| Fisheries & Oceans | Fin Donnelly | Guy Caron |
| Foreign Affairs | Hélène Laverdière | None |
| Health | Don Davies | Brigitte Sansoucy |
| Immigration | Jenny Kwan | None |
| Indigenous & Northern Affairs | Charlie Angus | Georgina Jolibois |
| Infrastructure & Communities | Matthew Dubé | Rachel Blaney |
| Innovation | Brian Masse | None |
| Intergovernmental Aboriginal Affairs | Romeo Saganash | None |
| Intergovernmental Affairs | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | None |
| International Development | Robert Aubin | None |
| International Trade | Tracey Ramsey | None |
| Jobs, Employment & Workforce Development | Niki Ashton | None |
| Justice | Murray Rankin | None |
| Labour | Sheri Benson | None |
| La Francophonie | Robert Aubin | None |
| LGBT Issues | Randall Garrison | None |
| Multiculturalism | Rachel Blaney | None |
| National Defence | Randall Garrison | None |
| National Revenue | Pierre-Luc Dusseault | None |
| Natural Resources | Carol Hughes | Richard Cannings |
| Persons with Disabilities | Cheryl Hardcastle | None |
| Public Safety | David Christopherson | None |
| Public Services | Erin Weir | None |
| Rural Affairs | Christine Moore | None |
| Science | Kennedy Stewart | None |
| Small Business & Tourism | Gord Johns | None |
| Sport | Cheryl Hardcastle | None |
| Status of Women | Sheila Malcolmson | None |
| Transport | Linda Duncan | None |
| Treasury Board | Daniel Blaikie | None |
| Veterans Affairs | Irene Mathyssen | None |
| Youth | Anne Minh-Thu Quach | None |

## By Role

| Portfolio | Critic | Duration |
| Leader (Critic for the Prime Minister of Canada) | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | 2015–2017 |
| Intergovernmental Affairs | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | 2015–2017 |
| Energy | Hon. Thomas Mulcair | 2015–2017 |
| Agriculture and Agri-Food | Ruth Ellen Brosseau | 2015–2019 |
| Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | Guy Caron | 2015–2019 |
| Finance | Guy Caron | 2015–2019 |
| Deputy Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | Guy Caron | 2015–2019 |
| Canadian Heritage and Status of Women (Canadian Heritage) | Pierre Nantel | 2015–2019 |
| Status of Women | Sheila Malcolmson | 2015–2019 |
| Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | Jenny Kwan | 2015–2019 |
| Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | Christine Moore | 2015– |
| Rural Affairs | Christine Moore | 2015– |
| Environment and Climate Change | Nathan Cullen | 2015– |
| Democratic Reform | Nathan Cullen | 2015– |
| Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | Fin Donnelly | 2015– |
| Foreign Affairs | Hélène Laverdière | 2015– |
| Health | Don Davies | 2015– |
| Families, Children and Social Development | Brigitte Sansoucy | 2015– |
| Deputy Health | Brigitte Sansoucy | 2015– |
| Indigenous and Northern Affairs | Charlie Angus | 2015–2016 |
| Caucus Chair | Charlie Angus | 2016 |
| Innovation, Science and Economic Development | Brian Masse | 2015– |
| International Development and La Francophonie | Robert Aubin | 2015– |
| Minister of Infrastructure and Communities | Matthew Dubé | 2015– |
| Deputy House Leader | Matthew Dubé | 2015– |
| International Trade | Tracey Ramsey | 2015– |
| Jobs, Employment and Workforce Development | Niki Ashton | 2015 |
| Justice and Attorney General | Murray Rankin | 2015– |
| Labour | Sheri Benson | 2015 |
| House Leader | Peter Julian | 2014–2016 |
| House Leader | Murray Rankin | 2016–2019 |
| National Defence | Randall Garrison | 2015–2019 |
| LGBTQ Issues | Randall Garrison | 2015–2019 |
| National Revenue | Pierre-Luc Dusseault | 2015–2019 |
| Natural Resources | Carol Hughes | 2015–2019 |
| Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario | Carol Hughes | 2015–2019 |
| Public Safety | David Christopherson | 2015– |
| Chair – Planning and Priorities Committee | David Christopherson | 2015– |
| Public Services and Procurement | Erin Weir | 2015– |
| Science | Kennedy Stewart | 2015– |
| Small Business and Tourism | Gord Johns | 2015– |
| Sport and Persons with Disabilities | Cheryl Hardcastle | 2015– |
| Transport | Linda Duncan | 2015– |
| Treasury Board | Daniel Blaikie | 2015– |
| Deputy Ethics | Daniel Blaikie | 2015– |
| Veterans Affairs | Irene Mathyssen | 2015– |
| Deputy Whip | Irene Mathyssen | 2015– |
| Western Economic Diversification | Georgina Jolibois | 2015– |
| Deputy Indigenous and Northern Affairs | Georgina Jolibois | 2015– |
| Youth | Anne Minh-Thu Quach | 2015– |
| Multiculturalism | Rachel Blaney | 2015– |
| Deputy Infrastructure and Communities | Rachel Blaney | 2015– |
| Quebec Lieutenant | Alexandre Boulerice | 2015– |
| Ethics | Alexandre Boulerice | 2015– |
| Deputy Democratic Reform | Alexandre Boulerice | 2015– |
| Whip | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet | 2015– |
| Housing | Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet | 2015– |
| Post-Secondary Education | Richard Cannings | 2015– |
| Deputy Natural Resources | Richard Cannings | 2015– |
| Official Languages | François Choquette | 2015– |
| Pensions | Scott Duvall | 2015– |
| Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario | Scott Duvall | 2015– |
| Seniors | Alistair MacGregor | 2015– |
| Deputy Canadian Heritage | Alistair MacGregor | 2015– |
| Intergovernmental Aboriginal Affairs | Romeo Saganash | 2015–2019 |
| Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | Romeo Saganash | 2015–2019 |
| National Parks | Wayne Stetski | 2015–2019 |
| Canada Post | Karine Trudel | 2015–2019 |
| Deputy Labour | Karine Trudel | 2015–2019 |
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