Minister of International Trade (Canada)

Minister of International Trade
Ministry
Federal
Incumbent Ed Fast PC, MP since 18 May 2011
Style	The Honourable
Appointed by	David Johnston as Governor General of Canada
First	Gerald Regan
Formation	8 December 1983
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Website	www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca

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The Minister of International Trade (French: Ministre du Commerce international) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet is the head of the federal government's international trade department (International Trade Canada) and the provisions of treaties such as the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The post was first established in 1983 as the Minister for International Trade. This title changed to Minister of International Trade under Prime Minister Paul Martin when he split the former Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade. The current Minister of International Trade is Ed Fast.

Ministers

1.	Gerald Regan	December 8, 1983 - June 29, 1984	Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau
2.	Francis Fox	June 30, 1984 - September 16, 1984	Cabinet of Prime Minister John Napier Turner
3.	James F. Kelleher	September 17, 1984 - June 29, 1986	Cabinet of Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
4.	Pat Carney	June 30, 1986 - March 30, 1988
5.	John Crosbie	March 31, 1988 - April 20, 1991
6.	Michael Wilson	April 21, 1991 - June 24, 1993
7.	Tom Hockin	June 25, 1993 - November 3, 1993	Cabinet of Prime Minister Kim Campbell
8.	Roy MacLaren	November 4, 1993 - January 24, 1996	Cabinet of Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
9.	Art Eggleton	January 25, 1996 - June 10, 1997
10.	Sergio Marchi	June 11, 1997 - August 2, 1999
11.	Pierre Pettigrew	August 3, 1999 - December 11, 2003
12.	Jim Peterson	December 12, 2003 - February 5, 2006	Cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin
13.	David Emerson	February 6, 2006 - June 24, 2008	Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper
14.	Michael Fortier	June 25, 2008 - October 29, 2008
15.	Stockwell Day	October 30, 2008 - January 19, 2010
16.	Peter Van Loan	January 19, 2010 - May 18, 2011
17.	Ed Fast	May 18, 2011 - present