Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet (Canada)

The Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet in Canada is composed of members of the main opposition party, Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition, and is responsible for holding the Government to account and for developing and disseminating the party's policy positions. Members of the official opposition are generally referred to as opposition critics, but the term Shadow Minister (which is generally used in other Westminster systems) is also used.

By Parliament

The membership of the Shadow Cabinet in various parliaments may be found in the following articles:

• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 39th Parliament of Canada
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 40th Parliament of Canada
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 41st Parliament of Canada
• Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet of the 42nd Parliament of Canada

Current

Following the 2015 Federal Election, held on October 19, 2015, the Conservative Party lost power and became 42nd Parliament of Canada's Official Opposition. It is led by Rona Ambrose, who was selected as interim leader of the Conservative Party on November 5, 2015.

There are currently 30 Senior members of the Shadow Cabinet. 17 are men, 13 are women. 3 (Aboultaif, Obhrai and Wong) are Visible Minorities.

	Shadow Minister	Name	Riding	Role	Prior Experience	Education	First Elected	Date of Birth
		Rona Ambrose	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Interim CPC Leader Leader of the Opposition Status of Women	Communications Consultant	University of Victoria (B.A.) University of Alberta (M.A.)	2004	1969
		Denis Lebel	Lac-Saint-Jean	Deputy CPC Leader Deputy Leader of the Opposition Intergovernmental Affairs	Mayor of Roberval (2000-2007) Hotel Manager		2006	1954
	95px	Ziad Aboultaif	Edmonton Manning	National Revenue	Businessman		2015	1966
		Candice Bergen	Portage-Lisgar	Natural Resources	CPC Organizer for Manitoba (2006-2008) Financial Advisor		2008	1964
	95px	James Bezan	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	National Defence	Farmer	Olds College (Diploma)	2004	1965
		Steven Blaney	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Public Services & Procurement	ADQ Candidate (2003) Environmental Engineer	Université du Québec à Montréal (B. Eng) University of Sherbrooke (M. Eng)	2006	1965
	95px	Kelly Block	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek	Transport	Mayor of Waldheim (2003-2008) Waldheim Town Councillor (2000-2003) Saskatoon Regional Health Authority		2008	1961
	95px	Sylvie Boucher	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix	La Francophonie	Deputy Chief of Staff - Tourism Quebec Gerontologist Sales Consultant	Collège Bart (B. Sc)	2006	1962
		Alupa Clarke	Beauport-Limoilou	Veterans Affairs	Canadian Military		2015	1986
		Tony Clement	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Foreign Affairs	Ontario MPP (1995-2003) Lawyer	University of Toronto (B.A, LL.B)	2006	1961
		Gérard Deltell	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Employment & Workforce Labour	ADQ Leader (2009-2012) Quebec MNA (2008-2015) Journalist Radio Show Host	Université Laval (B.A)	2015	1964
		Ed Fast	Abbotsford	Environment and Climate Change	Abbotsford City Councillor (1996-2005) Abbotsford School Trustee (1985-1990)	University of British Columbia (B.A, LL.B)	2006	1955
	95px	Diane Finley	Haldimand—Norfolk	Innovation & Science Economic Development	CEO Canadian Medical Response Rolls-Royce Canada Executive Director University Administrator	University of Western Ontario (B.Comm., M.A)	2004	1957
	95px	Marilyn Gladu	Sarnia—Lambton	Science	Suncor Director of Engineering Chemical Engineer	Queen's University (B.Eng)	2015	1961
		Kellie Leitch	Simcoe—Grey	Health	UWO Assistant Dean University Professor Surgeon	Queen's University (B.Sc) University of Toronto (MD) Dalhousie University (MBA)	2011	1970
	95px	Cathy McLeod	Simcoe—Grey	Indigenous & Northern Affairs	Mayor of Pemberton (1996-1999) Pemberton City Councillor (1993-1996) Nurse	University of Western Ontario (B.Sc)	2008	1957
		Rob Nicholson	Niagara Falls	Justice	Niagara Falls Regional Councillor (1997-2004) Lawyer	Queen's University (B.A) University of Windsor (LL.B)	1988	1952
		Deepak Obhrai	Calgary Forest Lawn	International Development	Businessman		1997	1950
		Erin O'Toole	Durham	Public Safety & Emergency Preparedness	Lawyer Royal Canadian Air Force	Dalhousie University (LL.B)	2012	1973
		Pierre Poilievre	Carleton	Treasury Board	Political Staffer	University of Calgary (B.A)	2004	1980
		Lisa Raitt	Milton	Finance	Toronto Port Authority CEO Corporate Lawyer	St. Francis Xavier University (B.Sc) University of Guelph (M.Sc) Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B)	2008	1968
	95px	Scott Reid	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Democratic Institutions	Giant Tiger CEO University Professor Journalist	Carleton University (B.A,M.A)	2000	1964
		Michelle Rempel	Calgary Nose Hill	Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship	University Administrator	University of Manitoba (B.A)	2011	1980
	95px	Blake Richards	Banff—Airdrie	Tourism	Political Assistant Firefighter Hockey Coach	Red Deer College (Diploma) University of Calgary (B.A)	2008	1974
		Gerry Ritz	Battlefords—Lloydminster	International Trade	Farmer		1997	1951
		Peter Van Loan	York—Simcoe	Canadian Heritage	PCO President University Professor Lawyer	University of Toronto (B.A) York University (M.A, LL.B, LL.M)	2004	1963
		Karen Vecchio	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Families, Children, and Social Development	Political Staffer	University of Western Ontario (B.A)	2015	1971
		Chris Warkentin	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Agriculture	Construction Executive	Grande Prairie Regional College (Diploma)	2006	1978
	95px	Dianne Watts	South Surrey—White Rock	Infrastructure & Communities	Mayor of Surrey (2005-2014) Credit Manager		2015	1959
	95px	Alice Wong	Richmond Centre	Small Business	University Professor Researcher	University of British Columbia (B.A, M.A, Ph.D)	2008	1948