| Minister of Natural Resources | |
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| Incumbent Joe Oliver PC, MP |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointed by | Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada |
| First | Anne McLellan |
| Formation | 12 January 1995 |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
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| Website | www.nrcan-rncan.gc.ca |
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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 May 18, 2011, the Minister of Natural Resources is Joe Oliver.
Key:
| No. | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
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| 1 | Anne McLellan | January 12, 1995 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) |
| 2 | Ralph Goodale | June 11, 1997 | January 14, 2002 | Liberal | |
| 3 | Herb Dhaliwal | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | |
| 4 | John Efford | December 12, 2003 | September 25, 2005 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) |
| 5 | John McCallum | September 26, 2005 | February 3, 2006 | Liberal | |
| 6 | Gary Lunn | January 6, 2006 | October 29, 2008 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) |
| 7 | Lisa Raitt | October 30, 2008 | January 19, 2010 | Conservative | |
| 8 | Christian Paradis | January 19, 2010 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | |
| 9 | Joe Oliver | May 18, 2011 | Incumbent | Conservative | |
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.