# Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development

The Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development (French: ministre de la Promotion des exportations, du Commerce international et du Développement économique) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The officeholder is one of four ministers who are associated with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada, and one of three ministers associated with Global Affairs Canada.

## History

Prior to the 2019 Canadian federal election, the role was variously known as Minister of International Trade and Minister of International Trade Diversification. In 2019, the portfolio was merged with Small Business and Export Promotion and renamed Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade. In 2021, the role gained additional responsibility for economic development, being renamed Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development. In 2023, the role lost responsibility for small business to the Minister of Small Business, shifting to its current title as a result.

## List of ministers

Key:
| No. | Name | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Ministry |
| Minister of International Trade |||||||
| 1 | Gerald Regan | December 8, 1983 | June 29, 1984 | Liberal | 22 (P. E. Trudeau) |
| 2 | Francis Fox | June 30, 1984 | September 16, 1984 | Liberal | 23 (Turner) |
| 3 | James F. Kelleher | September 17, 1984 | June 29, 1986 | Progressive Conservative | 24 (Mulroney) |
| 4 | Pat Carney | June 30, 1986 | March 30, 1988 | Progressive Conservative | 24 (Mulroney) |
| 5 | John Crosbie | March 31, 1988 | April 20, 1991 | Progressive Conservative | 24 (Mulroney) |
| 6 | Michael Wilson | April 21, 1991 | June 24, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | 24 (Mulroney) |
| 7 | Tom Hockin | June 25, 1993 | November 3, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | 25 (Campbell) |
| 8 | Roy MacLaren | November 4, 1993 | January 24, 1996 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| 9 | Art Eggleton | January 25, 1996 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| 10 | Sergio Marchi | June 11, 1997 | August 2, 1999 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| 11 | Pierre Pettigrew | August 3, 1999 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| 12 | Jim Peterson | December 12, 2003 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) |
| 13 | David Emerson | February 6, 2006 | June 24, 2008 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 14 | Michael Fortier | June 25, 2008 | October 29, 2008 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 15 | Stockwell Day | October 30, 2008 | January 19, 2010 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 16 | Peter Van Loan | January 19, 2010 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 17 | Ed Fast | May 18, 2011 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 18 | Chrystia Freeland | November 4, 2015 | January 10, 2017 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| 19 | François-Philippe Champagne | January 10, 2017 | July 18, 2018 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| Minister of International Trade Diversification |||||||
| 20 | Jim Carr | July 18, 2018 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade |||||||
| 21 | Mary Ng | November 20, 2019 | October 26, 2021 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business and Economic Development |||||||
| (21) | Mary Ng | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| Minister of Export Promotion, International Trade and Economic Development |||||||
| (21) | Mary Ng | July 26, 2023 | Incumbent | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |