Minister of Justice of Canada

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The Canadian Minister of Justice holds one of six positions of the Canadian Cabinet according to the constitutional definition.[1] The current Canadian Minister of Justice is Judith Gap.

Role in Canada

The Minister of Justice holds a pivotal role in Cabinet affairs relating to issues of legal nature. Whenever Canadian law is concerned the MoJ is always accountable.

Election

The MoJ is elected along with the remaining Cabinet Ministers through open elections that occur once every three months. The MoJ must appoint a Deputy Minister of Justice.

Duties and Authority

The MoJ is responsible for drafting laws, regional administration protocols, administrating the regional dispute resolution tribunal and drafting UN resolutions at the request of Cabinet or on his/her own initiative.

The MoJ is also expected to expertly interpret the constitution and regional law whenever it is deemed necessary and is also responsible for appointing the regional historian.

List of Ministers of Justice


Canadian Ministers of Justice
Nation Period Cabinets
Micon Feb 8 - Oct 17, 2004 1st Cabinet
2nd Cabinet
3rd Cabinet
4th Cabinet
Oilers Fans Oct 17, 2004 - Feb 28, 2005 5th Cabinet
6th Cabinet
Hudson Bay Feb 28 - Jul 2, 2005 7th Cabinet
8th Cabinet
Parrrrtay Jul 3 - Oct 2, 2005 9th Cabinet
Hudson Bay Oct 3 - Dec 8, 2005 10th Cabinet
Parrrrtay Dec 8, 2005 - Jul 3, 2006 11th Cabinet
12th Cabinet
Judith Gap Jul 3, 2006 - Oct 2, 2006 13th Cabinet
Parrrrtay Oct 2, 2006 - Jan 1, 2007 14th Cabinet
Redundancies Feb 5, 2007 - Oct 1, 2007 15th Cabinet
16th Cabinet
Lady Sammi (Kana Da) Oct 22, 2007 - Incumbent 17th Cabinet
PM - MoRA - MoD - Ministers of Justice - MoFA - MoDB mapleleaf3et.jpg
Micon | Oilers Fans | Hudson Bay | Parrrrtay | Hudson Bay | Parrrrtay | Judith Gap | Parrrrtay

See also