# 27th Canadian Ministry

The Twenty-Seventh Canadian Ministry was the Cabinet led by Prime Minister Paul Martin. It governed Canada from 12 December 2003 to 6 February 2006, including the last five months of the 37th Canadian Parliament and all of the 38th. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.

## List of ministers
### By minister

Note: This is in Order of Precedence, which is established by the chronological order of appointment to the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
| Minister | Portfolio | Tenure |
| Paul Martin | Prime Minister | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Anne McLellan | Deputy Prime Minister | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Anne McLellan | Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | 4 Apr. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Anne McLellan | Solicitor General of Canada | 12 Dec. 2003 – 3 Apr. 2004 |
| David Anderson | Minister of the Environment | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Ralph Goodale | Minister of Finance | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Raymond Chan | Minister of State (Multiculturalism and Status of Women) | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Lucienne Robillard | Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development | 14 Jan. 2005 – 16 May 2005 |
| Lucienne Robillard | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Lucienne Robillard | President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Lucienne Robillard | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Lucienne Robillard | Minister of Industry | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Stéphane Dion | Minister of the Environment | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Pierre Pettigrew | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Pierre Pettigrew | Minister of Health | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Pierre Pettigrew | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Pierre Pettigrew | Minister responsible for Official Languages | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Andy Mitchell | Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Andy Mitchell | Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario) | 28 Jun. 2005 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Andy Mitchell | Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | 12 Dec. 2003 – 20 Jul. 2004 |
| Jim Peterson | Minister of International Trade | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Claudette Bradshaw | Minister of State (Human Resources Development) | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Claudette Bradshaw | Minister of Labour | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Claudette Bradshaw | Minister responsible for Homelessness | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Bill Graham | Minister of National Defence | 20 Jul. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Bill Graham | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Joe McGuire | Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Bob Speller | Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Joseph Volpe | Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | 13 Jan. 2005 – 6. Feb 2006 |
| Joseph Volpe | Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development | 12 Dec. 2003 – 13 Jan. 2005 |
| Geoff Regan | Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Mauril Bélanger | Minister of Internal Trade | 18 May 2005 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Mauril Bélanger | Minister responsible for Democratic Reform | 20 Jul. 2004 – 17 May 2005 |
| Mauril Bélanger | Minister responsible for Official Languages | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Mauril Bélanger | Associate Minister of National Defence | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Mauril Bélanger | Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Aileen Carroll | Minister of International Cooperation | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Jacques Saada | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Jacques Saada | Minister responsible for La Francophonie | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Jacques Saada | Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Jacques Saada | Minister responsible for Democratic Reform | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Irwin Cotler | Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada | 12 Dec. 2003 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Judy Sgro | Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | 12 Dec. 2003 – 13 Jan. 2005 |
| Hélène Scherrer | Minister of Canadian Heritage | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Liza Frulla | Minister of Canadian Heritage | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Liza Frulla | Minister responsible for the Status of Women | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Liza Frulla | Minister of Social Development | 12 Dec. 2003 – 19 Jul. 2004 |
| Ujjal Dosanjh | Minister of Health | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| David Emerson | Minister of Industry | 20 Jul. 2004 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Belinda Stronach | Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development | 18 May 2005 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
| Belinda Stronach | Minister responsible for Democratic Reform | 18 May 2005 – 6 Feb. 2006 |
* Minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Joe McGuire
* Minister of Canadian Heritage
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Hélène Scherrer
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Liza Frulla
* Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
** 12 December 2003 – 13 January 2005: Judy Sgro
** 14 January 2005 – 6 February 2006: Joseph Volpe
* Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Jacques Saada
* Minister of the Environment
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: David Anderson
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Stéphane Dion
* Minister of Finance
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Ralph Goodale
* Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Geoff Regan
* Minister of Foreign Affairs
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Bill Graham
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Pierre Pettigrew
* Minister of Health
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Pierre Pettigrew
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Ujjal Dosanjh
* Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
** 12 December 2003 – 13 January 2005: Joseph Volpe
** 14 January 2005 – 17 May 2005: Lucienne Robillard
** 18 May 2005 – 6 February 2006: Belinda Stronach
* Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Andy Mitchell
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Andy Scott
* Minister of Industry
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Lucienne Robillard
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: David Emerson
* Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Pierre Pettigrew
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Lucienne Robillard
* Minister of Internal Trade
** 18 May 2005 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger
* Minister of International Cooperation
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Aileen Carroll
* Minister of International Trade
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Jim Peterson
* Minister of Justice
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Irwin Cotler
* Minister of Labour
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Claudette Bradshaw
* Minister of Labour and Housing
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Joe Fontana
* Minister of National Defence
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: David Pratt
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Bill Graham
* Minister of National Revenue
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Stan Keyes
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: John McCallum
* Minister of Natural Resources
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: John Efford
* Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Anne McLellan
* Minister of Public Works and Government Services
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Stephen Owen
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Scott Brison
* Minister of Social Development
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Liza Frulla
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Ken Dryden
* Minister of Transport
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Tony Valeri
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Jean Lapierre
* Minister of Veterans Affairs
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: John McCallum
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Albina Guarnieri
* Minister of Western Economic Diversification
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Rey Pagtakhan
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Stephen Owen
* Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Reg Alcock
* Minister responsible for Democratic Reform
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Jacques Saada
** 20 July 2004 – 17 May 2005: Mauril Bélanger
** 18 May 2005 – 6 February 2006: Belinda Stronach
* Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Lucienne Robillard
* Minister responsible for La Francophonie
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Denis Coderre
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Jacques Saada
* Minister responsible for Homelessness
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Claudette Bradshaw
* Minister responsible for the Office of Indian Residential Schools Resolution
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Denis Coderre
* Minister responsible for Official Languages
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Pierre Pettigrew
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger
* Minister responsible for Status of Women
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Liza Frulla
* Minister of State (Children and Youth)
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Ethel Blondin-Andrew
* Minister of State (Civil Preparedness)
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Albina Guarnieri
* Minister of State (Families and Caregivers)
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Tony Ianno
* Minister of State (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
** 12 December 2003 – 27 June 2005: Joe Comuzzi
** 28 June 2005 – 6 February 2006: Andy Mitchell
* Minister of State (Financial Institutions)
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Denis Paradis
* Minister of State (Human Resources Development)
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Claudette Bradshaw
* Minister of State (Infrastructure)
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Andy Scott
* Minister of State (Infrastructure and Communities)
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: John Godfrey
* Minister of State (Multiculturalism)
* 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Raymond Chan
* Minister of State (Multiculturalism and Status of Women)
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Jean Augustine
* Minister of State (New and Emerging Markets)
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Gar Knutson
* Minister of State (Northern Development)
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Ethel Blondin-Andrew
* Minister of State (Public Health)
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Carolyn Bennett
* Minister of State (Sport)
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Stan Keyes
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Stephen Owen
* Associate Minister of National Defence
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Albina Guarnieri
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger
* Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)
** 12 December 2003 – 3 February 2004: Rey Pagtakhan
* President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Denis Coderre
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Lucienne Robillard
* President of the Treasury Board
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Reg Alcock
* Attorney General of Canada
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Irwin Cotler
* Federal Interlocutor for Métis and Non-Status Indians
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Denis Coderre
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Andy Scott
* Leader of the Government in the Senate
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Jacob Austin
* Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
** 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004: Jacques Saada
** 20 July 2004 – 6 February 2006: Tony Valeri
* Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
** 12 December 2003 – 6 February 2006: Mauril Bélanger