Minister of International Development (Canada)

The minister of international development (Template:Langx) 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).

Previous post

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:

  Liberal Party of Canada

  Conservative Party of Canada

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
Minister for International Cooperation
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 1	File:Pierre Pettigrew at the 21st Annual CAF Conference (37109754875) (cropped).jpg	Pierre Pettigrew	January 25, 1996	October 3, 1996	Liberal	26 (Chrétien)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 2	File:DonBourdiaimg846-signed (cropped).jpg	Don Boudria	October 3, 1996	June 10, 1997	Liberal
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 3	File:No image.svg	Diane Marleau	June 11, 1997	August 2, 1999	Liberal
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 4	File:Maria Minna.jpg	Maria Minna	August 3, 1999	January 13, 2002	Liberal
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 5	File:No image.svg	Susan Whelan	January 14, 2002	December 11, 2003	Liberal
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 6	File:No image.svg	Aileen Carroll	December 12, 2003	February 5, 2006	Liberal	27 (Martin)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| 7	File:No image.svg	Josée Verner	February 6, 2006	August 14, 2007	Conservative	28 (Harper)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| 8	File:Bev Oda UNDP 2010.jpg	Bev Oda	August 14, 2007	July 4, 2012	Conservative
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| 9	File:Julian Fantino November 2012 (2).jpg	Julian Fantino	July 4, 2012	July 15, 2013	Conservative
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour;"| 10	File:No image.svg	Christian Paradis	July 15, 2013	November 4, 2015	Conservative
Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 11	File:Marie-Claude Bibeau in Ukraine - 2018 (MUS0016) (cropped).jpg	Marie-Claude Bibeau	November 4, 2015	July 18, 2018	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of International Development
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 11	File:Marie-Claude Bibeau in Ukraine - 2018 (MUS0016) (cropped).jpg	Marie-Claude Bibeau	July 18, 2018	March 1, 2019	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 12	File:The Honourable Maryam Monsef.jpg	Maryam Monsef	March 1, 2019	November 20, 2019	Liberal
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 13	File:Karina Gould (cropped).jpg	Karina Gould	November 20, 2019	October 26, 2021	Liberal
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 14	File:Harjit Sajjan - 2023 - P060539-646377 (cropped).jpg	Harjit Sajjan	October 26, 2021	July 26, 2023	Liberal
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white"| 15	File:Ahmed Hussen at the Toronto Caribbean Carnival - 2017 (36258275322) (cropped).jpg	Ahmed Hussen	July 26, 2023	March 14, 2025	Liberal
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white" | 16	File:Joly cropped (cropped).jpg	Mélanie Joly	March 14, 2025	May 13, 2025	Liberal	30 (Carney)
Secretary of State (International Development)
style="background:Template:Canadian party colour; color:white" | 17		Randeep Sarai	May 13, 2025	Incumbent	Liberal	30 (Carney)