The minister of international development () is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister has responsibility for the international development portfolio for Global Affairs Canada.
Between 1995 and 2015 the post was known as the Minister for International Cooperation. The position was reduced to a secretary of state position in the 30th Canadian Ministry, titled as Secretary of State (International Development).
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Prior to its current title, the post was held as Minister of State (External Relations) from 1982 until 1983, Minister for External Relations between 1983 and 1995, and as the Minister for International Cooperation from 1995 until 2015.
List of ministers Key:
No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryMinister for International Cooperation 1Pierre PettigrewJanuary 25, 1996 October 3, 1996Liberal26 (Chrétien) 2Don BoudriaOctober 3, 1996 June 10, 1997Liberal 3Diane MarleauJune 11, 1997 August 2, 1999Liberal 4Maria MinnaAugust 3, 1999 January 13, 2002Liberal 5Susan WhelanJanuary 14, 2002 December 11, 2003Liberal 6Aileen CarrollDecember 12, 2003 February 5, 2006Liberal27 (Martin) 7Josée VernerFebruary 6, 2006 August 14, 2007Conservative28 (Harper) 8Bev OdaAugust 14, 2007 July 4, 2012Conservative 9Julian FantinoJuly 4, 2012 July 15, 2013Conservative 10Christian Paradis July 15, 2013 November 4, 2015ConservativeMinister of International Development and La Francophonie 11Marie-Claude Bibeau November 4, 2015 July 18, 2018 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)Minister of International Development 11Marie-Claude Bibeau July 18, 2018 March 1, 2019 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau) 12Maryam Monsef March 1, 2019 November 20, 2019 Liberal 13Karina Gould November 20, 2019 October 26, 2021 Liberal 14Harjit SajjanOctober 26, 2021 July 26, 2023Liberal 15Ahmed HussenJuly 26, 2023March 14, 2025LiberalMinister of Foreign Affairs and International Development 16Mélanie Joly March 14, 2025 May 13, 2025 Liberal30 Secretary of State (International Development) 17Randeep Sarai May 13, 2025 Incumbent Liberal30
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