Minister of Seniors

Minister of Seniors
Ministre des Aînés
Incumbent Joanne Thompson since December 20, 2024
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Appointer	Monarch (represented by the governor general);[1] on the advice of the prime minister[2]
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Julian Fantino
Formation	January 4, 2011
Salary	CA$299,900 (2024)[3]

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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 Joanne Thompson, appointed on December 20, 2024.

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 and 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	July 26, 2023	Liberal
6		Seamus O'Regan	July 26, 2023	July 19, 2024	Liberal
7		Steven MacKinnon	July 19, 2024	December 20, 2024	Liberal
8		Joanne Thompson	December 20, 2024	Incumbent	Liberal