Executive Council of Nova Scotia
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The Executive Council of Nova Scotia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Nova Scotia) is the cabinet of the Canadian province in accordance with the Westminster system.
Almost always made up of members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.
The cabinet is selected by the Premier of Nova Scotia and is sworn in by the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.
The most important cabinet post after that of the premier is Minister of Finance. The next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education.
See also
Current Cabinet
This cabinet was struck on June 26 2006 following the re-election of Rodney MacDonald's Progressive Conservatives on June 13 2006.
| Portfolio | Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Nova Scotia Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and President of the Executive Council |
Rodney MacDonald | (2006-) | |||
| Deputy Premier
Deputy President of the Executive Council Minister Transportation and Public Works and Chair of the Treasury and Policy Board |
Angus MacIsaac | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Agriculture | Brooke Taylor | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Community Services | Judy Streatch | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Education | Karen Casey | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Economic Development | Richard Hurlburt | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Energy | Bill Dooks | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of the Environment and Labour | Mark Parent | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Finance Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Government House Leader |
Michael G. Baker | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Fisheries and Acquaculture | Ron Chisholm | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Health and Minister of Acadian Affairs |
Chris A. d'Entremont | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Health Promotion and Protection Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs Minister of Volunteerism and Minister of Communications Nova Scotia |
Barry Barnet | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Human Resources Minister of Emergency Management and Minister responsible for the Public Service Commission |
Ernest Fage | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Immigration Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission Minister responsible for the Status of Women and Chair of the Seniors' Secretariat |
Carolyn Bolivar-Getson | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Nova Scotia |
Murray Scott | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Natural Resources | David Morse | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations | Jamie Muir | (2006-) | |||
| Minister of Tourism, Culture, and Heritage | Len Goucher | (2006-) | |||
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