| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
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| Incumbent John Baird PC, MP since 18 May 2011 |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointed by | David Lloyd Johnston as Governor General of Canada |
| First | André Ouellet |
| Formation | 4 November 1993 |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
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| Website | www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca |
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs (French: Ministre des Affaires étrangères) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's international relations section of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada. In addition to the Department, the Minister is also the lead in overseeing the, the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development and the International Development Research Centre.
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From 1909 to 1993 the position was known as the Secretary of State for External Affairs. The current minister is John Baird. Ministers holding the External Affairs and Foreign Affairs portfolios have sometimes played prominent international roles:
As in Pearson's case (and that of Louis St. Laurent, his predecessor), the portfolio can be a final stepping stone to the Prime Minister's Office. Until 1946, it was customary for the office to be held by the sitting Prime Minister. John Diefenbaker would hold the portfolio on two subsequent occasions.
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| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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| 1 | André Ouellet | November 4, 1993 | January 24, 1996 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) | |
| 2 | Lloyd Axworthy | January 25, 1996 | October 16, 2000 | Liberal | ||
| 3 | John Manley | October 17, 2000 | January 15, 2002 | Liberal | ||
| 4 | Bill Graham | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | ||
| December 12, 2003 | July 19, 2004 | 27 (Martin) | ||||
| 5 | Pierre Pettigrew | July 20, 2004 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | ||
| 6 | Peter MacKay | February 6, 2006 | August 14, 2007 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) | |
| 7 | Maxime Bernier | August 14, 2007 | May 26, 2008 | Conservative | ||
| 8 | David Emerson | May 26, 2008 | October 20, 2008 | Conservative | ||
| 9 | Lawrence Cannon | October 30, 2008 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | ||
| 10 | John Baird | May 18, 2011 | Incumbent | Conservative | ||
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