Minister of Natural Resources (Canada)

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Minister of Natural Resources
Ministry
Federal
Incumbent: Gary Lunn
Style:	The Honourable
Appointed by:	Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada
First :	Anne McLellan
Formation:	January 12, 1995

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The Minister of Natural Resources (French: Ministre des Ressources naturelles) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for Natural Resources Canada. As of February 6, 2006, the Minister of Natural Resources is Gary Lunn.

[edit] Ministers

1.	Anne McLellan	Cabinet of Chrétien	January 12, 1995 – June 10, 1997
2.	Ralph Goodale	Cabinet of Chrétien	June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002
3.	Herb Dhaliwal	Cabinet of Chrétien	January 15, 2002 – December 11, 2003
4.	John Efford	Cabinet of Martin	December 12, 2003 – September 25, 2005
5.	John McCallum	Cabinet of Martin	September 26, 2005 – February 3, 2006
6.	Gary Lunn	Cabinet of Harper	January 6, 2006 – present

Prior to 1995, the responsibilities of the current Natural Resources portfolio were divided between the now-defunct posts of Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Forestry.

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