The minister of Digital Government (French: ministre du Gouvernement numérique) was a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet with responsibility for Shared Services Canada (SSC)—the federal department that manages and maintains information technology services throughout the Government of Canada, as well as the digital strategies and programs of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. (The first two ministers of Digital Government were also concurrently the president of the Treasury Board.)[4]
| Minister of Digital Government of Canada | |
|---|---|
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general);[1] on the advice of the prime minister[2] |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Scott Brison |
| Formation | 18 July 2018 |
| Final holder | Joyce Murray |
| Abolished | 26 October 2021 |
| Salary | $264,400 (2019)[3] |
| Website | canada.ca/en/shared-services.html |
This position was introduced in the 29th Canadian Ministry under the premiership of Justin Trudeau.[5] Prior to 2018, responsibility for oversight of SSC was in the portfolio of the minister of Public Services and Procurement. In 2021, the position was abolished and responsibility for SSC was returned to the Minister of Public Services and Procurement.[6]
List of ministers edit
Key:
| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office[4] | Political party | Ministry | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | _(cropped)_Scott_Brison.jpg)
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Scott Brison[7] | July 18, 2018 | January 13, 2019 | Liberal | 29 (J. Trudeau) |
| 2 | .jpg){kind=small}
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Jane Philpott | January 14, 2019 | March 4, 2019 | ||
| 3 | Joyce Murray | March 18, 2019 | October 26, 2021 | |||
References edit
- ^ "Constitutional Duties". The Governor General of Canada. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2020-04-20.
- ^ "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Parliament of Canada.
- ^ a b "Profile - Treasury Board". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
- ^ "Prime Minister welcomes new Cabinet". Prime Minister of Canada. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
- ^ "5 things you might have missed in Trudeau's cabinet shakeup". CTVNews. 2021-10-27. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
- ^ "Roles - Hon. Scott Brison - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
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