President of the Treasury Board (Canada)

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President of the Treasury Board
FIP corporate signature with the Royal Arms of Canada
Incumbent: Vic Toews
Style: The Honourable
Appointed by: Michaëlle Jean, as Governor General of Canada
First president: A.T. Galt
Formation: July 2, 1867

The position of President of the Treasury Board (French: Président du Conseil du Trésor) was created as a ministerial position in the Canadian Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board became a fully-fledged department. From 1867 to 1966 the Treasury Board had been part of the Department of Finance.

Technically, the Treasury Board is a Cabinet committee of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. It is responsible for managing the government's fiscal and administrative responsibilities including management of the civil service and oversight of expenditures.

The President of the Treasury Board chairs the Board and is responsible for implementing the decisions of Cabinet by allocating the necessary resources.

At present, the Treasury Board (with cabinet portfolios in brackets) consists of:

President: Vic Toews
Vice-Chair: Rona Ambrose (Intergovernmental Affairs)
Members: Marjory LeBreton (Leader of the Government in the Senate), Gordon O'Connor (National Revenue), Peter Van Loan (Government House Leader)Peter MacKay (Foreign Affairs), Jim Flaherty (Finance)
Alternates: Peter MacKay (National Defense), Jay Hill (Secretary of State), Christian Paradis (Secretary of State (Agriculture))

Alternates will attend Treasury Board meetings when accountability initiatives are being presented.

[edit] Presidents of the Treasury Board

1.	Edgar John Benson	under Pearson	October 1, 1966 – April 20, 1968
1.	Edgar John Benson	under Trudeau	April 20, 1968 – July 5, 1968
2.	Charles Mills Drury	under Trudeau	July 5, 1968 – August 7, 1974
3.	Jean Chrétien	under Trudeau	August 8, 1974 – September 13, 1976
4.	Robert Knight Andras	under Trudeau	September 14, 1976 – November 23, 1978
5.	J. Judd Buchanan	under Trudeau	November 24, 1978 – June 3, 1979
6.	Sinclair Stevens	under Clark	June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980
7.	Donald Johnston	under Trudeau	March 3, 1980 – September 29, 1982
8.	Herb Gray	under Trudeau	September 30, 1982 – June 29, 1984
8.	Herb Gray	under Turner	June 30, 1984 – September 16, 1984
9.	Robert de Cotret	under Mulroney	September 17, 1984 – August 26, 1987
10.	Don Mazankowski	under Mulroney	August 27, 1987 – March 30, 1988
11.	Pat Carney	under Mulroney	March 31, 1988 – December 7, 1988
*	Doug Lewis (Acting)	under Mulroney	December 8, 1988 – January 29, 1989
	Robert de Cotret (2nd time)	under Mulroney	January 30, 1989 – September 19, 1990
12.	Gilles Loiselle	under Mulroney	September 20, 1990 – June 24, 1993
13.	James Stewart Edwards	under Campbell	June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
14.	Art Eggleton	under Chrétien	November 4, 1993 – January 24, 1996
15.	Marcel Massé	under Chrétien	January 25, 1996 – August 2, 1999
16.	Lucienne Robillard	under Chrétien	August 3, 1999 – December 11, 2003
17.	Reg Alcock	under Martin	December 12, 2003 - February 5, 2006
18.	John Baird	under Harper	February 6, 2006 – January 3, 2007
19.	Vic Toews	under Harper	since January 4, 2007