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Open Image ModalPrime Minister Justin Trudeau has kept his promise of a smaller, gender-balanced cabinet. At 31 ministers (including him), Trudeau's first cabinet features many new faces and some veterans. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Bill Morneau, Toronto Centre, Ontario(02 of30)
Open Image ModalStéphane Dion, St-Laurent-Cartierville, Quebec(03 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Foreign AffairsAn MP since 1996, Dion served as Canada's intergovernmental affairs minister under Jean Chrétien and environment minister under Paul Martin. He served as Liberal leader and leader of the Official Opposition from 2006 to 2008. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Jody Wilson-Raybould, Vancouver Granville, B.C.(04 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Justice and Attorney General of CanadaWilson-Raybould is a former Crown prosecutor and regional chief of the B.C. Assembly of First Nations. (credit:Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
Chrystia Freeland, University-Rosedale (Toronto), Ontario(05 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of International TradeAn MP since 2013, Freeland was courted by Trudeau's team when she was a senior editor at Thomson Reuters in New York City.A Rhodes scholar, she is a well-known author and journalist. She was part of Trudeau's team of economic advisers. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Dr. Jane Philpott, Markham-Stouffville, Ontario(06 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of HealthPhilpott is a family physician, associate professor at the University of Toronto, and former chief of the department of family medicine at Markham Stouffville Hospital. (credit:Facebook)
Harjit Sajjan, Vancouver South, B.C.(07 of30)
Open Image ModalCatherine McKenna, Ottawa Centre, Ontario(08 of30)
Open Image ModalMaryAnn Mihychuk, Kildonan-St. Paul, Manitoba(09 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Employment, Workforce Development, and LabourMihychuk was an NDP MLA in Manitoba from 1995 to 2004, serving as minister of industry, trade, and mines, and later minister of intergovernmental affairs. (credit:Facebook)
Amarjeet Sohi, Edmonton Mill Woods, Alberta(10 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Infrastructure and CommunitiesAn Edmonton city councillor since 2007, Sohi immigrated to Canada from India 35 years ago. He spent time as a political prisoner in India in the late 1980s. (credit:Jason Franson/The Canadian Press)
Mélanie Joly, Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Quebec(11 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Canadian HeritageJoly, 36, made a name for herself by finishing second to ex-Liberal cabinet minister Denis Coderre in the Montreal mayoral race in 2013. She's a lawyer and communications expert. (credit:Jacques Boissinot/The Canadian Press)
Maryam Monsef, Peterborough, Ontario(12 of30)
Open Image ModalKent Hehr, Calgary Centre, Alberta(13 of30)
Open Image ModalPatty Hajdu, Thunder Bay-Superior North(14 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Status of WomenHajdu was executive director of Shelter House, Thunder Bay's largest homeless shelter. (credit:Facebook)
Carla Qualtrough, Delta, B.C.(15 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Sport and Persons with DisabilitiesQualtrough is a lawyer and former Paralympian. Legally blind, she won three Paralympic and four World Championship medals for Canada in swimming and was president of the Canadian Paralympic Committee. (credit:Facebook)
Jean-Yves Duclos, Québec, Quebec(16 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Families, Children, and Social DevelopmentDuclos is a renowned economist who taught at at Laval University. (credit:Facebook)
Jim Carr, Winnipeg South Centre, Manitoba(17 of30)
Open Image ModalJudy Foote, Bonavista–Burin–Trinity, N.L.(18 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Public Services and ProcurementAn MP since 2008 and the party whip, Foote previously held several cabinet portfolios in Brian Tobin's provincial government. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Marc Garneau, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce-Westmount (Montreal), Quebec(19 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of TransportThe former astronaut, navy engineer, president of the Canadian Space Agency and Liberal leadership contender was first elected in 2008. He has served as an industry and foreign affairs critic. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Ralph Goodale, Regina-Wascana, Saskatchewan(20 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness The finance minister under Paul Martin's government, Goodale was the only Liberal elected in Saskatchewan. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Navdeep Bains, Mississauga-Malton, Ontario(21 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Innovation, Science, and Economic DevelopmentAn MP from 2004 to 2011, Bains regained his seat this year. In addition to being a certified management accountant, holding an MBA, and teaching at Ryerson University, Bains was an important Trudeau organizer and also served on the Liberals' national election readiness committee. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Scott Brison, Kings-Hants, Nova Scotia(22 of30)
Open Image ModalPresident of the Treasury BoardAn MP since 1997, Brison was the public works minister and receiver general of Canada in Paul Martin's government. He had been the Liberal spokesman on economic issues and the vice-chair of the Commons' committee on finance. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Carolyn Bennett, Toronto-St. Paul's, Ontario(23 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Indigenous and Northern AffairsA family physician who has been an MP since 1997, Bennett was Canada's first minister of state for public health and oversaw the 2003 response to the SARS epidemic. In recent years, Bennett has served as the party's vocal critic on aboriginal affairs. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Lawrence MacAulay, Cardigan, P.E.I.(24 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Agriculture and Agri-FoodAn MP since 1988, MacAulay has served as solicitor general of Canada, minister of labour, secretary of state for veterans and secretary of state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. In the last Parliament, MacAulay was the critic for fisheries and oceans. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Dominic LeBlanc, Beausejour, N.B.(25 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast GuardLeBlanc served as the Government House leader until August 2016, when he was replaced by Bardish Chagger.LeBlanc was sworn in as a privy councillor in 2004 when, under Paul Martin, he served as parliamentary secretary to the leader of the government in the House and deputy government whip. He is a childhood friend of Trudeau's. (credit:The CanadiaN Press)
John McCallum, Markham-Unionville, Ontario(26 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of Immigration, Refugees, and CitizenshipFirst elected in 2000, McCallum, a former chief economist at the Royal Bank of Canada, served as minister of national defence and minister of veterans affairs under Jean Chrétien. He was named minister of national revenue under Paul Martin and was also tasked with leading an expenditure review of government spending. (credit:The Canadian Press)
Bardish Chagger(27 of30)
Open Image ModalLeader of the Government in the House of Commons and Minister of Small Business and TourismChagger, 35, worked for the Kitchener-Waterloo Multicultural Centre. She also worked on Trudeau's leadership campaign. (credit:Facebook)
Diane LeBouthillier, Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec(28 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of National RevenueA small business owner who has been an elected warden for the Regional County Municipality of Rocher Percé since 2010, Lebouthillier won a seat in Gaspé that the Liberals haven't held in more than a decade. (credit:Facebook)
Marie-Claude Bibeau, Compton-Stanstead, Quebec(29 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of International Development and La FrancophonieBibeau worked for the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) in Ottawa, Montréal, Morocco and Benin, Africa, before settling and launching her own business in her riding. (credit:Facebook)
Kirsty Duncan, Etobicoke North, Ontario(30 of30)
Open Image ModalMinister of ScienceElected in 2008, Duncan taught meteorology, climatology, climate change, and medical geography at the university level. (credit:Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)