Cabinet Committee Mandates and Membership

Ministers are listed in order of date of appointment to the Privy Council and by date first elected to the House of Commons or appointed to the Senate, followed by Ministers of State, who are listed in the same fashion.

The Minister of Finance and the President of the Treasury Board are ex-officio members of Committees where they are not shown as standing members.

Cabinet Committee on Priorities and Planning

Provides strategic direction on government priorities and expenditure management, ratifies committee recommendations and approves appointments. 

Chair
The Rt. Hon. Stephen Joseph Harper
 
Vice-Chair
The Hon. Lawrence Cannon

Members
The Hon. Marjory LeBreton
The Hon. Chuck Strahl
The Hon. Peter Gordon MacKay
The Hon. Stockwell Day
The Hon. Vic Toews
The Hon. Jim Prentice
The Hon. John Baird
The Hon. Tony Clement
The Hon. James Michael Flaherty
The Hon. Josée Verner
The Hon. Christian Paradis
 
Cabinet Committee on Operations

Provides the day-to-day coordination of the government’s agenda, including issues management, legislation and house planning, and communications.

Chair  
The Hon. Jim Prentice

Vice-Chair
The Hon. Jay D. Hill
  
Members
The Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson
The Hon. Marjory LeBreton
The Hon. Peter Van Loan
The Hon. Gerry Ritz  
The Hon. Jason Kenney 
The Hon. James Moore
The Hon. Gail Shea
The Hon. Denis Lebel*

*The Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) will attend meetings of the Committee.

Treasury Board

Responsible for accountability and ethics, financial, personnel and administrative management, comptrollership, approving regulations and most orders-in-council.

Chair
The Hon. Stockwell Day

Vice-Chair
The Hon. Rona Ambrose

Members
The Hon. James Michael Flaherty
The Hon. Jay D. Hill
The Hon. Diane Ablonczy*
The Hon. Steven John Fletcher*

Alternates
The Hon. Beverley J. Oda
The Hon. Keith Ashfield
The Hon. Gary Lunn*
The Hon. Denis Lebel*

*The Minister of State (Seniors) and the Minister of State (Democratic Reform) will attend meetings of the Treasury Board. The Minister of State (Sport) and the Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) will attend meetings of the Treasury Board as alternates as required.

Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs

Considers health care, justice, Aboriginal, training and skills development, culture, and immigration policy issues.

Chair
The Hon. Chuck Strahl

Vice-Chair
The Hon. Diane Ablonczy*

Members
The Hon. Pierre Blackburn
The Hon. Diane Finley
The Hon. Josée Verner
The Hon. Jason Kenney
The Hon. James Moore
The Hon. Leona Aglukkaq
The Hon. Gary Lunn*
The Hon. Helena Guergis*
The Hon. Rob Moore*

*The Minister of State (Seniors) will be the Vice-Chair and attend meetings of the Committee. The Minister of State (Sport), the Minister of State (Status of Women) and the Minister of State (Small Business and Tourism) will attend meetings of the Committee.

Cabinet Committee on Economic Growth and Long-term Prosperity

Considers both sectoral issues including, international trade, sustainable development, natural resources, fisheries, agriculture, transport, infrastructure and communities, and regional development, as well as longer-term matters concerning Canada’s economic growth and prosperity, including follow-up on Advantage Canada and multi-year infrastructure plans set out in Budget 2007.

Chair
The Hon. Tony Clement

Vice-Chair
The Hon. Diane Finley

Members
The Hon. Rona Ambrose
The Hon. John Baird
The Hon. James Michael Flaherty
The Hon. Peter Van Loan
The Hon. Gerry Ritz
The Hon. Christian Paradis
The Hon. Lisa Raitt
The Hon. Gail Shea
The Hon. Keith Ashfield

Cabinet Committee on Foreign Affairs and Security

Considers foreign affairs, international development, public and national security, and defence policy issues.

Chair
The Hon. Peter Gordon MacKay

Vice-Chair
The Hon. Robert Douglas Nicholson

Members
The Hon. Jean-Pierre Blackburn
The Hon. Beverley J. Oda
The Hon. Lawrence Cannon
The Hon. Vic Toews
The Hon. Peter Van Loan
The Hon. Gordon O’Connor*
The Hon. Rob Merrifield*
The Hon. Peter Kent*

*The Minister of State and Chief Government Whip, the Minister of State (Transport) and the Minister of State of Foreign Affairs (Americas) will attend meetings of the Committee.

Cabinet Committee on Environment and Energy Security

Considers environment and energy security policy issues.

Chair
The Hon. John Baird

Vice-Chair
The Hon. Christian Paradis

Members
The Hon. Jim Prentice
The Hon. Leona Aglukkaq
The Hon. Lisa Raitt
The Hon. Keith Ashfield
The Hon. Lynne Yelich*
The Hon. Gary Goodyear*

*The Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) and the Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) will attend meetings of the Committee.

Cabinet Committee on Afghanistan

Considers issues related to Canada’s mission in Afghanistan.

Chair
The Hon. Lawrence Cannon

Vice-Chair
The Hon. Beverley J. Oda

Members
The Hon. Jean-Pierre Blackburn
The Hon. Peter Gordon MacKay
The Hon. Vic Toews

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