Minister of Digital Government

The minister of Digital Government (French: ministre du Gouvernement numérique) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet with responsibility for Shared Services Canada (SSC)—the federal department that manages and maintains information technology services throughout the Government of Canada, as well as the digital strategies and programs of the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat. (The first two ministers of Digital Government were also concurrently the president of the Treasury Board.)[2]

Minister of Digital Government of Canada
Incumbent
Joyce Murray
since 18 March 2019
StyleThe Honourable
Member of
AppointerGovernor General of Canada
Term lengthAt Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holderScott Brison
Formation18 July 2018
Salary$264,400 (2019)[1]
Websitecanada.ca/en/shared-services.html

This position was introduced in the 29th Canadian Ministry under the premiership of Justin Trudeau.[3] Prior to 2018, responsibility for oversight of SSC was in the portfolio of the minister of Public Services and Procurement.

List of ministers

Key:

  Liberal Party of Canada
No. Portrait Name Term of office[2] Political party Ministry
1 Scott Brison[4] July 18, 2018January 13, 2019 Liberal 29 (J. Trudeau)
2 Jane Philpott January 14, 2019March 4, 2019
3 Joyce Murray March 18, 2019 incumbent

References
  1. "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances". Parliament of Canada.
  2. "Profile - Treasury Board". lop.parl.ca. Retrieved 2021-04-29.
  3. "Prime Minister welcomes new Cabinet". Prime Minister of Canada. 2019-11-20. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
  4. "Roles - Hon. Scott Brison - Current and Past - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-19.


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