Executive Council of Nova Scotia

The Executive Council of Nova Scotia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Nova Scotia) is the cabinet of the Canadian province of Nova Scotia.

Almost always made up of members of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, the Cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Canadian Cabinet while being smaller in size with different portfolios.

The Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, as representative of the Queen in Right of Nova Scotia, heads the council, and is referred to as the Governor-in-Council. Other members of the Cabinet, who advise, or minister, the viceroy, are selected by the Premier of Nova Scotia and appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.

Current Cabinet

The current ministry has been in place since October 13, 2020, when Premier Stephen McNeil shuffled his cabinet.

Lieutenant-Governor
Arthur Joseph LeBlanc (2017–)
Portfolio Minister
Premier of Nova Scotia
  • President of the Executive Council
  • Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
  • Minister of Regulatory Affairs and Service Effectiveness
  • Minister responsible for Military Relations
  • Minister responsible for Youth
  • Minister of Social Innovation and Integrative Approaches
 Stephen McNeil (2013–)
Deputy Premier
  • Deputy President of the Executive Council
  • Minister of Finance and Treasury Board
  • Chair of Treasury and Policy Board
  • Minister responsible for the Credit Union Act
  • Minister responsible for the Insurance Act and the Insurance Premiums Tax Act
  • Minister responsible for the Liquor Control Act
  • Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation
  • Minister responsible for Part I of the Gaming Control Act
  • Minister responsible for the Securities Act
  • Minister responsible for the Utility and Review Board Act
  • Minister responsible for the Chartered Professional Accounts Act
 Karen Casey (2013–)
Minister of Agriculture
  • Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture
  • Minister responsible for the Maritime Provinces Harness Racing Commission Act
 Keith Colwell (2013–)
Minister of Health and Wellness
  • Minister of Seniors
 Leo Glavine (2013–)
Minister of Community Services
  • Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women Act
 Kelly Regan (2013–)
Minister of Business
  • Minister of Trade
  • Minister responsible for Nova Scotia Business Incorporated
  • Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Innovation Corporation
  • Minister responsible for Tourism Nova Scotia
 Geoff MacLellan (2013–)
Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Zach Churchill (2013–)
Minister of the Public Service Commission
  • Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs
 Tony Ince (2013–)
Minister of Immigration
  • Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie
  • Minister of Labour and Advanced Education
  • Minister responsible for the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
  • Minister responsible for the Workers' Compensation Act (except Part II)
 Lena Diab (2013–)
Attorney General and Minister of Justice
  • Provincial Secretary
  • Minister of Labour Relations
  • Minister responsible for the Elections Act
  • Minister responsible for the Human Rights Act
  • Minister responsible for the Regulations Act
  • Minister responsible for Part II of the Workers’ Compensation Act
  • Minister responsible for the Retail Business Designated Day Closing Day Act
  • Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Police Complaints Commissioner
  • Minister responsible for the Nova Scotia Police Review Board
  • Minister responsible for the Accessibility Act
 Mark Furey (2013–)
Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
  • Minister responsible for Sydney Tar Ponds Agency (NS)
  • Minister responsible for the Sydney Steel Corporation Act
 Lloyd Hines (2015–)
Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Internal Services
  • Minister of Communications Nova Scotia
  • Minister responsible for Part II of the Gaming Control Act
  • Minister responsible for the Residential Tenancies Act
 Patricia Arab (2017–)
Minister of Lands and Forestry
  • Minister of Energy and Mines
 Derek Mombourquette (2017–)
Minister of Environment Gordon Wilson (2019–)
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Chuck Porter (2018–)
Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage
  • Minister of Gaelic Affairs
  • Minister responsible for the Heritage Property Act
  • Minister of the Voluntary Sector
 Suzanne Lohnes-Croft (2020-)

See also
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