Minister of International Development (Canada)

The minister of international development (French: Ministre du Développement international) is a minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet. The minister has responsibility for the international development portfolio for Global Affairs Canada.

Minister of International Development
Ministre du Développement international
Incumbent Mélanie Joly since March 14, 2025
Global Affairs Canada
Style	The Honourable
Member of	House of Commons Privy Council Cabinet [1]
Reports to	Parliament Prime Minister [2]
Appointer	Monarch (represented by the governor general) on the advice of the prime minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Pierre Pettigrew
Formation	January 25, 1996
Salary	CA$299,900 (2024)[3]
Website	www.international.gc.ca

Between 1995 and 2015 the post was known as the Minister for International Cooperation. On March 14, 2025, at the start of the 30th Canadian Ministry, responsibility for the international development portfolio was given to the Minister of Foreign Affairs; consequently, the position is currently known as the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development (French: Ministre des Affaires étrangères et du Développement international).

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Prior to its current title, the post was held as Minister of State (External Relations) from 1982 until 1983, Minister for External Relations between 1983 and 1995, and as the Minister for International Cooperation from 1995 until 2015.

List of ministers

Key:

  Liberal Party of Canada

  Conservative Party of Canada

No.	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Political party	Ministry
Minister for International Cooperation
1		Pierre Pettigrew	January 25, 1996	October 3, 1996	Liberal	26 (Chrétien)
2		Don Boudria	October 3, 1996	June 10, 1997	Liberal
3		Diane Marleau	June 11, 1997	August 2, 1999	Liberal
4		Maria Minna	August 3, 1999	January 13, 2002	Liberal
5		Susan Whelan	January 14, 2002	December 11, 2003	Liberal
6		Aileen Carroll	December 12, 2003	February 5, 2006	Liberal	27 (Martin)
7		Josée Verner	February 6, 2006	August 14, 2007	Conservative	28 (Harper)
8		Bev Oda	August 14, 2007	July 4, 2012	Conservative
9		Julian Fantino	July 4, 2012	July 15, 2013	Conservative
10		Christian Paradis	July 15, 2013	November 4, 2015	Conservative
Minister of International Development and La Francophonie
11		Marie-Claude Bibeau	November 4, 2015	July 18, 2018	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
Minister of International Development
11		Marie-Claude Bibeau	July 18, 2018	March 1, 2019	Liberal	29 (J. Trudeau)
12		Maryam Monsef	March 1, 2019	November 20, 2019	Liberal
13		Karina Gould	November 20, 2019	October 26, 2021	Liberal
14		Harjit Sajjan	October 26, 2021	July 26, 2023	Liberal
15		Ahmed Hussen	July 26, 2023	March 14, 2025	Liberal
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
16		Mélanie Joly	March 14, 2025	Incumbent	Liberal	30 (Carney)