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President of the Treasury Board

Canadian Cabinet ministerial position

Canadian Cabinet ministerial position

FieldValue
postPresident
bodythe Treasury Board
insigniasize200
incumbentShafqat Ali
incumbentsinceMay 13, 2025
departmentTreasury Board of Canada (Secretariat)
styleThe Honourable
member_of
reports_to
appointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);
appointer_qualifiedon the advice of the prime minister
termlengthgenderp=~}}}} Majesty's pleasure
formationOctober 1, 1966
inauguralEdgar Benson
salaryCA$299,900 (2024)
website
native_namePrésidente du Conseil du Trésor

The president of the Treasury Board () is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The president is the chair of the Treasury Board of Canada (a committee of Cabinet in the Privy Council) and is the minister responsible for the Treasury Board Secretariat, the central agency which is responsible for accounting for the Government of Canada's fiscal operations.

The president of the Treasury Board has been Shafqat Ali since May 13, 2025.

History and overview

As a ministerial position, the office of Treasury Board president was created in the Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board Secretariat became a full-fledged department of the federal government. Prior to 1966, the minister of finance was ex officio the chairman of the Treasury Board, as the Secretariat was part of the Department of Finance since Confederation (1867).

The Secretariat is a central agency and the administrative arm of the Treasury Board. Technically, the board is a Cabinet committee of the Privy Council, and is responsible for managing the government's fiscal and administrative responsibilities, including management of the civil service and oversight of expenditures.

The formal role of the president is to chair the Treasury Board. The officeholder is responsible for carrying out the management of the government through operationalizing the policies and programs approved by Cabinet and through providing federal departments with the necessary resources, among other things.

List of presidents of the Treasury Board

This is a list of presidents of the Treasury Board since 1966, when the office became a full ministerial position in Cabinet. Prior to 1966, the Treasury Board Secretariat belonged to the Department of Finance and, as such, the minister of finance was ex officio the chairman of the Treasury Board.

Key:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryCALiberal}}; color:white"1CALiberal}}; color:white"2CALiberal}}; color:white"3CALiberal}}; color:white"4CALiberal}}; color:white"5CAConservative (historical)}};"6CALiberal}}; color:white"7CALiberal}}; color:white"8CAConservative (historical)}};"9CAConservative (historical)}};"10CAConservative (historical)}};"11CAConservative (historical)}};"–CAConservative (historical)}};"(9)CAConservative (historical)}};"12CAConservative (historical)}};"13CALiberal}}; color:white"14CALiberal}}; color:white"15CALiberal}}; color:white"16CALiberal}}; color:white"17CAConservative}};"18CAConservative}};"19CAConservative}};"20CAConservative}};"21CALiberal}}; color:white"22CALiberal}}; color:white"23CALiberal}}; color:white"–CALiberal}}; color:white"24CALiberal}}; color:white"25CALiberal}}; color:white"26CALiberal}}; color:white"27CALiberal}}; color:white"28CALiberal}}; color:white"29
[[File:Edgar John Benson.jpg50px]]Edgar BensonOctober 1, 1966April 20, 1968Liberal19 (Pearson)
April 20, 1968July 5, 196820 (P. E. Trudeau)
Charles Mills DruryJuly 5, 1968August 7, 1974Liberal
[[File:Jean Chrétien1.jpg50px]]Jean ChrétienAugust 8, 1974September 13, 1976Liberal
Robert Knight AndrasSeptember 14, 1976November 23, 1978Liberal
Judd BuchananNovember 24, 1978June 3, 1979Liberal
Sinclair StevensJune 4, 1979March 2, 1980Progressive Conservative21 (Clark)
[[File:DonaldJohnston.jpg50px]]Donald JohnstonMarch 3, 1980September 29, 1982Liberal22 (P. E. Trudeau)
[[File:Herb Gray 1980 (cropped).jpg50px]]Herb GraySeptember 30, 1982June 29, 1984Liberal
June 30, 1984September 16, 198423 (Turner)
Robert de CotretSeptember 17, 1984August 26, 1987Progressive Conservative24 (Mulroney)
Don MazankowskiAugust 27, 1987March 30, 1988Progressive Conservative
[[File:Pat Carney.jpg50px]]Pat CarneyMarch 31, 1988December 7, 1988Progressive Conservative
Doug Lewis (Acting)December 8, 1988January 29, 1989Progressive Conservative
Robert de Cotret (2nd time)January 30, 1989September 19, 1990Progressive Conservative
Gilles LoiselleSeptember 20, 1990June 24, 1993Progressive Conservative
Jim EdwardsJune 25, 1993November 3, 1993Progressive Conservative25 (Campbell)
[[File:Arthur Eggleton Defense Minister of Canada (cropped).jpg50px]]Art EggletonNovember 4, 1993January 24, 1996Liberal26 (Chrétien)
Marcel MasséJanuary 25, 1996August 2, 1999Liberal
Lucienne RobillardAugust 3, 1999December 11, 2003Liberal
Reg AlcockDecember 12, 2003February 5, 2006Liberal27 (Martin)
[[File:John Baird Minister of Foreign Affairs.jpg50px]]John BairdFebruary 6, 2006January 3, 2007Conservative28 (Harper)
[[File:Vic Toews.jpg50px]]Vic ToewsJanuary 4, 2007January 19, 2010Conservative
[[File:Stockwell Day - July 2010.jpg50px]]Stockwell DayJanuary 19, 2010May 18, 2011Conservative
[[File:Tony Clement 2012 B.jpg50px]]Tony ClementMay 18, 2011November 4, 2015Conservative
[[File:Scott Brison 2010.jpg50px]]Scott BrisonNovember 4, 2015January 14, 2019Liberal29 (J. Trudeau)
[[File:Jane_Philpott_(cropped).jpg50px]]Jane PhilpottJanuary 14, 2019March 4, 2019Liberal
[[File:Carla Qualtrough MP.jpg50px]]Carla Qualtrough (Acting)March 4, 2019March 18, 2019Liberal
[[File:Joyce Murray IGF 2020 (cropped).jpg50px]]Joyce MurrayMarch 18, 2019November 20, 2019Liberal
[[File:Jean-Yves Duclos (cropped).jpg50px]]Jean-Yves DuclosNovember 20, 2019October 26, 2021Liberal
Mona FortierOctober 26, 2021July 26, 2023Liberal
[[File:US Secretary of Defense hosts world leaders during UDCG 001 - Anita Anand (cropped).jpg50px]]Anita AnandJuly 26, 2023December 20, 2024Liberal
[[File:Ginette Petitpas Taylor - Provincial and federal governments invest in Salisbury Farmers and Artisan Market (52634661311) (cropped).jpg50px]]Ginette Petitpas TaylorDecember 20, 2024March 14, 2025Liberal
March 14, 2025May 13, 202530 (Carney)
Shafqat AliMay 13, 2025IncumbentLiberal

References

References

  1. "The Canadian Parliamentary system - Our Procedure - House of Commons".
  2. "Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials".
  3. (22 December 2016). "Constitutional Duties".
  4. "House of Commons Procedure and Practice - 1. Parliamentary Institutions - Canadian Parliamentary Institutions".
  5. (April 1, 2024). "Indemnities, Salaries and Allowances".
  6. Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada. (2008-10-31). "About the Treasury Board of Canada".
  7. Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada. (2001-09-25). "Former Presidents of the Treasury Board".
  8. "N.S. MP Scott Brison named Treasury Board president in Liberal government".
  9. "Profile - Treasury Board".
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