Minister of Health | |
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Ministre de la Santé | |
Health Canada | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | |
Appointer |
Monarch (represented by the
governor general);
[3] on the advice of the prime minister [4] |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | David Dingwall |
Formation | July 12, 1996 |
Salary | CA$269,800 (2019) [5] |
Website | www.hc-sc.gc.ca |
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The minister of health ( French: ministre de la santé) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing health-focused government agencies including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Canada's universal health care system.
The current minister is Mark Holland. [6]
The minister is responsible for the federal government's Health Portfolio, which comprises: [7]
As of 2023 [update], the Health Portfolio consists of approximately 12,000 full-time equivalent employees and an annual budget of over $3.8 billion. [7]
The first Department of Health in Canada was established in 1919, and unlike most other departments, had no designated minister. [8] The president of the Privy Council was the first designated to manage the department, [9] which was followed by the minister of immigration and colonization in 1921 under Arthur Meighen, [10] then the minister of soldiers' civil re-establishment later that year under William Lyon Mackenzie King. [11] The minister of soldiers' civil re-establishment managed the Department of Health through the next Meighen [12] and King [13] governments.
In 1928, the Department of Health and minister of soldiers' civil re-establishment were abolished and replaced with the Department and minister of pensions and national health. [14] In 1944, the position was again split into two roles, with the war veteran portfolio going to the minister of veterans affairs, [15] and the rest of the portfolio moving to the minister of national health and welfare. [16]
The role of minister of national health and welfare was abolished in 1996, and replaced with the current minister of health. Jane Philpott was the first medical doctor to hold the post. [17]
Key:
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Dingwall | July 12, 1996 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | 26 ( Chrétien) | |
2 | Allan Rock | June 11, 1997 | January 14, 2002 | Liberal | ||
3 | Anne McLellan | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | ||
4 | Pierre Pettigrew | December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | Liberal | 27 ( Martin) | |
5 | Ujjal Dosanjh | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | ||
6 | Tony Clement | February 6, 2006 | October 29, 2008 | Conservative | 28 ( Harper) | |
7 | Leona Aglukkaq | October 30, 2008 | July 15, 2013 | Conservative | ||
8 | Rona Ambrose | July 15, 2013 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | ||
9 | Jane Philpott | November 4, 2015 | August 28, 2017 | Liberal | 29 ( J. Trudeau) | |
10 | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | August 28, 2017 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | ||
11 | Patty Hajdu | November 20, 2019 | October 26, 2021 | Liberal | ||
12 | Jean-Yves Duclos | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | ||
13 | Mark Holland [18] | July 26, 2023 | Incumbent | Liberal |
The Health Portfolio is an institution of several governmental departments that supports the Minister of Health's responsibility of maintaining and improving the health of Canadians. [7]
Along with Health Canada, the portfolio consists of: the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
As of 2023 [update], the Health Portfolio consists of approximately 12,000 full-time equivalent employees and an annual budget of over $3.8 billion. [7]
The hierarchy of portfolio organizations are listed below. [7]
CIHR Institutes
The Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) senior leadership includes the Minister of Health, Associate Minister of Health, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Chief Public Health Officer, President of PHAC, and the Executive Vice-President of PHAC.
Minister of Health | |
---|---|
Ministre de la Santé | |
Health Canada | |
Style | The Honourable |
Member of | |
Reports to | |
Appointer |
Monarch (represented by the
governor general);
[3] on the advice of the prime minister [4] |
Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
Inaugural holder | David Dingwall |
Formation | July 12, 1996 |
Salary | CA$269,800 (2019) [5] |
Website | www.hc-sc.gc.ca |
Part of a series on |
Healthcare in Canada |
---|
Health Canada |
History of medicine |
Topics |
Canada portal |
The minister of health ( French: ministre de la santé) is the minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing health-focused government agencies including Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada, as well as enforcing the Canada Health Act, the law governing Canada's universal health care system.
The current minister is Mark Holland. [6]
The minister is responsible for the federal government's Health Portfolio, which comprises: [7]
As of 2023 [update], the Health Portfolio consists of approximately 12,000 full-time equivalent employees and an annual budget of over $3.8 billion. [7]
The first Department of Health in Canada was established in 1919, and unlike most other departments, had no designated minister. [8] The president of the Privy Council was the first designated to manage the department, [9] which was followed by the minister of immigration and colonization in 1921 under Arthur Meighen, [10] then the minister of soldiers' civil re-establishment later that year under William Lyon Mackenzie King. [11] The minister of soldiers' civil re-establishment managed the Department of Health through the next Meighen [12] and King [13] governments.
In 1928, the Department of Health and minister of soldiers' civil re-establishment were abolished and replaced with the Department and minister of pensions and national health. [14] In 1944, the position was again split into two roles, with the war veteran portfolio going to the minister of veterans affairs, [15] and the rest of the portfolio moving to the minister of national health and welfare. [16]
The role of minister of national health and welfare was abolished in 1996, and replaced with the current minister of health. Jane Philpott was the first medical doctor to hold the post. [17]
Key:
No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | David Dingwall | July 12, 1996 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | 26 ( Chrétien) | |
2 | Allan Rock | June 11, 1997 | January 14, 2002 | Liberal | ||
3 | Anne McLellan | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | ||
4 | Pierre Pettigrew | December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | Liberal | 27 ( Martin) | |
5 | Ujjal Dosanjh | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | ||
6 | Tony Clement | February 6, 2006 | October 29, 2008 | Conservative | 28 ( Harper) | |
7 | Leona Aglukkaq | October 30, 2008 | July 15, 2013 | Conservative | ||
8 | Rona Ambrose | July 15, 2013 | November 4, 2015 | Conservative | ||
9 | Jane Philpott | November 4, 2015 | August 28, 2017 | Liberal | 29 ( J. Trudeau) | |
10 | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | August 28, 2017 | November 20, 2019 | Liberal | ||
11 | Patty Hajdu | November 20, 2019 | October 26, 2021 | Liberal | ||
12 | Jean-Yves Duclos | October 26, 2021 | July 26, 2023 | Liberal | ||
13 | Mark Holland [18] | July 26, 2023 | Incumbent | Liberal |
The Health Portfolio is an institution of several governmental departments that supports the Minister of Health's responsibility of maintaining and improving the health of Canadians. [7]
Along with Health Canada, the portfolio consists of: the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC), Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Patented Medicine Prices Review Board. and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
As of 2023 [update], the Health Portfolio consists of approximately 12,000 full-time equivalent employees and an annual budget of over $3.8 billion. [7]
The hierarchy of portfolio organizations are listed below. [7]
CIHR Institutes
The Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC) senior leadership includes the Minister of Health, Associate Minister of Health, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions, Chief Public Health Officer, President of PHAC, and the Executive Vice-President of PHAC.