1997 Canadian Incumbents

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1997

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1997

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1997 Canadian Incumbents

Head Of State - Queen Elizabeth II

Governor General - Roméo LeBlanc

Cabinet

Prime Minister - Jean Chrétien

Deputy Prime Minister - Sheila Copps then Herb Gray

Minister Of Finance - Paul Martin

Minister Of Foreign Affairs - Lloyd Axworthy

Minister Of National Defence - Doug Young then Art Eggleton

Minister Of Health - David Dingwall then Allan Rock

Minister Of Industry - John Manley

Minister Of Heritage - Sheila Copps

Minister Of Intergovernmental Affairs - Stéphane Dion

Minister Of The Environment - Sergio Marchi then Christine Stewart

Minister Of Justice - Allan Rock then Anne McLellan

Minister Of Transport - David Anderson then David Collenette

Minister Of Citizenship And Immigration - Lucienne Robillard

Minister Of Fisheries And Oceans - Fred Mifflin then David Anderson

Minister Of Agriculture - Ralph Goodale then Lyle Vanclief

Minister Of Public Works And Government Services - Diane Marleau then Alfonso Gagliano

Minister Of Human Resources Development - Pierre Pettigrew

Minister Of Natural Resources - Anne McLellan then Ralph Goodale

MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT

See: 35th Canadian Parliament , 36th Canadian Parliament

Party leaders

Liberal Party Of Canada - Jean Chrétien

Bloc Québécois - Michel Gauthier then Gilles Duceppe

New Democratic Party - Alexa McDonough

Progressive Conservative Party Of Canada - Jean Charest

Reform Party Of Canada - Preston Manning

Supreme Court Justices

Chief Justice: Antonio Lamer

Beverley McLachlin

Frank Iacobucci

John C. Major

Gérard V. La Forest then Michel Bastarache

John Sopinka (retired November 24 )

Peter DeCarteret Cory

Claire L'Heureux-Dubé

Charles D. Gonthier

Other

Speaker Of The House Of Commons - Gilbert Parent

Governor Of The Bank Of Canada - Gordon Thiessen

Chief Of The Defence Staff - Vice-Admiral Larry Murray then General Maurice Baril

PROVINCES

Premiers

Premier Of Alberta - Ralph Klein

Premier Of British Columbia - Glen Clark

Premier Of Manitoba - Gary Filmon

Premier Of New Brunswick - Frank McKenna then Raymond Frenette

Premier Of Newfoundland - Brian Tobin

Premier Of Nova Scotia - John Savage then Russell MacLellan

Premier Of Ontario - Mike Harris

Premier Of Prince Edward Island - Pat Binns

Premier Of Quebec - Lucien Bouchard

Premier Of Saskatchewan - Roy Romanow

Premier Of The Northwest Territories - Don Morin

Premier Of Yukon - Piers McDonald

Lieutenant-governors

Lieutenant-Governor Of Alberta - Bud Olson

Lieutenant-Governor Of British Columbia - Garde Gardom

Lieutenant-Governor Of Manitoba - W. Yvon Dumont

Lieutenant-Governor Of New Brunswick - Margaret Norrie McCain then Marilyn Trenholme Counsell

Lieutenant-Governor Of Newfoundland And Labrador - Frederick Russell then Arthur Maxwell House

Lieutenant-Governor Of Nova Scotia - James Kinley

Lieutenant-Governor Of Ontario - Henry N. R. Jackman then Hilary M. Weston

Lieutenant-Governor Of Prince Edward Island - Gilbert Ralph Clements

Lieutenant-Governor Of Quebec - Jean-Louis Roux then Lise Thibault

Lieutenant-Governor Of Saskatchewan - John E. N. Wiebe

MAYORS

Toronto - Barbara Hall

Montreal - Pierre Bourque

Vancouver - Philip Owen

Ottawa - Jacquelin Holzman then Jim Watson

RELIGIOUS LEADERS

Roman Catholic Bishop Of Quebec - Archbishop Maurice Couture

Roman Catholic Bishop Of Montreal - Cardinal Archbishop Jean-Claude Turcotte

Roman Catholic Bishops Of London - Bishop John Michael Sherlock

Moderator of the United Church Of Canada - Marion Best then Bill Phipps

SEE ALSO

1996 Canadian Incumbents

Events In Canada In 1997

1998 Canadian Incumbents

Governmental Leaders In 1997

Canadian Incumbents By Year