Minister of Seniors

Minister of Seniors of Canada
Incumbent Kamal Khera since October 26, 2021
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Julian Fantino
Formation	January 4, 2011
Salary	CA$269,800 (2019)[1]

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The Minister of Seniors (French: Ministre des Aînés), previously known as the Minister of State for Seniors (French: Ministre d'État aux Aînés), is a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The portfolio was initially introduced during the government of Stephen Harper but the position was labeled as a Minister of State. The portfolio was reintroduced during the government of Justin Trudeau, in July 2018. The current officeholder is Kamal Khera, appointed on October 26, 2021.^[2]

List of ministers[]

Key:

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
Minister of State for Seniors
1		Julian Fantino	January 4, 2011	May 18, 2011	Conservative	28 (Harper)
2		Alice Wong	May 18, 2011	November 4, 2015	Conservative
Minister of Seniors
For ministers responsible for seniors between 2015-2018, see Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.
3		Filomena Tassi	July 18, 2018	November 20, 2019	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
4		Deb Schulte	November 20, 2019	October 26, 2021	Liberal
5		Kamal Khera	October 26, 2021	Incumbent	Liberal

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