Joyce Murray | |
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.jpg) Murray in 2020 | |
| Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Bernadette Jordan |
| Succeeded by | Diane Lebouthillier |
| Minister of Digital Government | |
| In office March 18, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| President of the Treasury Board | |
| In office March 18, 2019 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by |
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| Succeeded by | Jean-Yves Duclos |
| Member of Parliament for Vancouver Quadra | |
| Assumed office March 17, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Stephen Owen |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for New Westminster | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Graeme Bowbrick |
| Succeeded by | Chuck Puchmayr |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joyce Catherine Murray[1] July 11, 1954 Schweizer-Reneke, South Africa |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Dirk Brinkman |
| Children | Baba Brinkman (son) |
| Residence | Vancouver |
| Alma mater | Simon Fraser University (BA & MBA) |
| Occupation | Politician |
Joyce C. Murray[2] PC MP (born July 11, 1954) is a Canadian politician who has represented the riding of Vancouver Quadra in the House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party since 2008.[3] She was re-elected in the 41st, 42nd, 43rd, and 44th federal elections. Murray was appointed as President of the Treasury Board and Minister of Digital Government on March 18, 2019. She was re-appointed as Minister of Digital Government following the 2019 election. In 2021, she was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard,[4] a position she held until July 2023.
Murray previously served as a cabinet minister in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, first as Minister of Water, Land, and Air Protection from 2001 to 2004 and then as Minister of Management Services until 2005. From 2003 to 2004, she presided over the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. On April 14, 2013, Murray placed second in the Liberal Party of Canada leadership election.[5] In December 2015, she was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board.[6]
She announced on July 25, 2023, that she would not seek re-election at the end of her term.
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- ^ "The Honourable Joyce Murray - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Scherer, Steve; Shakil, Ismail (August 30, 2022). "Canada's Trudeau to make minor cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday -source". Reuters. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Taber, Jane; Leblanc, Daniel (April 15, 2013). "Justin Trudeau elected Liberal leader in a landslide". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
- ^ Secretariat, Treasury Board of Canada (February 4, 2021). "The Honourable Joyce Murray P.C., M.P." www.canada.ca. Retrieved May 16, 2022.