Minister of Families, Children and Social Development

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The minister of families, children and social development (French: ministre de la famille, des enfants et du développement social) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada. The associated department is Employment and Social Development Canada.

Jenna Sudds has held the position since July 26, 2023.^[4]

The position of Minister of Social Development was created in 2000 to be responsible for overseeing Social Development Canada a new federal department concerned with the needs of seniors, children, families and people with disabilities. Prior to 2003, these responsibilities were under the Minister of Human Resources Development.

On February 4, 2006, Prime Minister Stephen Harper merged the personnel and responsibilities of Social Development Canada into Human Resources and Skills Development Canada using an Order in Council, and did not name anybody to the post of Minister of Social Development.

On November 4, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau transferred the employment responsibilities to the Minister of Labour and changed the name of the portfolio to Minister of Families, Children and Social Development.

The Minister is also responsible for the:

• Canada Pension Plan: Pension Appeals Board
• Canada Pension Plan: Review Tribunals

Key:

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
Minister of Social Development
1		Liza Frulla	December 12, 2003	July 19, 2004	Liberal	27 (Martin)
2		Ken Dryden	July 20, 2004	February 5, 2006	Liberal
Minister of Human Resources and Social Development
3		Diane Finley	February 6, 2006	January 3, 2007	Conservative	28 (Harper)
4		Monte Solberg	January 4, 2007	October 29, 2008	Conservative
Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
(3)		Diane Finley	October 30, 2008	July 15, 2013	Conservative	28 (Harper)
Minister of Employment and Social Development
5		Jason Kenney	July 15, 2013	February 9, 2015	Conservative	28 (Harper)
7		Pierre Poilievre	February 9, 2015	November 4, 2015	Conservative
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development
8		Jean-Yves Duclos	November 4, 2015	November 20, 2019	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
9		Ahmed Hussen	November 20, 2019	October 26, 2021	Liberal
10		Karina Gould	October 26, 2021	July 26, 2023	Liberal
11		Jenna Sudds	July 26, 2023	Incumbent	Liberal

On July 15, 2012, MP Candice Bergen was appointed Minister of State for Social Development, a newly created position that was abolished two years later.^[5]

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
Minister of State for Social Development
6		Candice Bergen	July 15, 2013	November 4, 2015	Conservative	28 (Harper)