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The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations considered the French equivalent of the Commonwealth of Nations.
| Minister responsible for La Francophonie | |
|---|---|
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| Department of Global Affairs | |
| Style | The Honourable |
| Member of | |
| Appointer | Monarch (represented by the governor general) on the advice of the prime minister |
| Term length | At His Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Jean-Luc Pépin |
| Formation | 1983 |
| Website | www |
Role
editThe Minister responsible for the Francophonie is one of three ministers currently associated with the department Global Affairs Canada. A similar position exists at the provincial level in the Government of Quebec.
It is traditional that the minister be from Quebec or from a Francophone community outside Quebec. It is tacitly understood that the minister should speak French fluently.
List of ministers
edit- Jean-Luc Pépin (1983–1984)
- Jean Chrétien (1984)
- Monique Vézina (1984–1986)
- Monique Landry (1986–1993)
- Monique Vézina (1993) (second time)
- André Ouellet (1993–1996)
- Pierre Pettigrew (1996)
- Don Boudria (1996–1997)
- Diane Marleau (1997–1999)
- Ronald Duhamel* (1999–2002)
- Denis Paradis* (2002–2003)
- Denis Coderre (2003–2004)
- Jacques Saada (2004–2006)
- Josée Verner (2006–2007)
- Maxime Bernier (2007–2008)
- Josée Verner (2008–2011); second time
- Bernard Valcourt (2011–2013)
- Steven Blaney (2013)[1]
- Christian Paradis[2] (2013–2015)[1]
- Marie-Claude Bibeau (2015–2018)[1]
- Mélanie Joly (2018–present)
(*)Secretary of State responsible for La Francophonie and not a member of Cabinet.
References
edit- ^ a b c "Ministers Responsible for La Francophonie". Retrieved 2016-03-21.
- ^ "Harper joins Michaëlle Jean in final push for Francophonie post". iPolitics. Retrieved 2016-03-21.
