A parliamentary secretary is a member of parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with their duties. In several countries, the position has been re-designated as assistant minister .
17-749: Cousineau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Claude Cousineau (born 1950), Canadian politician Guy Cousineau (born 1937), Canadian politician Léa Cousineau , Canadian politician Marcel Cousineau (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player Marie-Hélène Cousineau , Canadian film director and producer Philémon Cousineau (1874–1959), Canadian politician Phil Cousineau (born 1952), American author, screenwriter and filmmaker René Cousineau (1930–2002), Canadian politician Tom Cousineau (born 1957), American pro football player Tony Cousineau , American professional poker player [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
34-566: A bachelor's degree in cellular and molecular biology. He also received a certificate in education at the same university. He was a teacher from 1975 to 1978 at a secondary school in Montreal and a science and mathematics teacher at Collège Charles-Lemoyne between 1978 and 1985. He was a program coordinator for three years at the same college and was the general manager of the Académie Laurentienne located near Sainte-Adèle in
51-790: A regional economic development corporation in 1996. He was also a board member of the Québec Regional County Municipality Association. Cousineau entered politics in 1998 where he was elected the MNA in Bertrand in the northern Laurentians. He was the Parliamentary Secretary (Assistant) to the State Minister for Municipal Affairs, the State Minister for Health and Social services, the State Minister of Economic Development and
68-406: A very inexpensive means not only of giving talented individuals executive experience but providing Ministers with needed support." In the state of Queensland , parliamentary secretaries were re-designated as 'assistant ministers' following the 2012 Queensland election . During Jean Chrétien 's term as Prime Minister of Canada , parliamentary secretaries were set to two-year terms and the post
85-426: Is customary for the prime minister to appoint parliamentary secretaries from their political party in parliament to assist cabinet ministers with their work. The role of parliamentary secretaries varies under different prime ministers. The post has often served as a training ground for future ministers. In Australia, parliamentary secretaries are appointed in the federal government and most state governments. At
102-642: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Claude Cousineau Claude Cousineau (born February 20, 1950, in Montreal , Quebec ) is a Canadian politician and teacher, who represented the constituency of Bertrand in the National Assembly as a member of the Parti Québécois from 1998 to 2018. Cousineau studied at the Université du Québec à Montréal and obtained
119-670: Is established by the Constitution Act 1986 . Unlike ministers in the New Zealand Government , parliamentary under-secretaries are not members of the Executive Council . New Zealand also has Parliamentary Private Secretaries. In the United Kingdom , parliamentary secretary (in full, usually Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in those departments headed by a secretary of state) is
136-630: Is expected to support the government at all times. A Parliamentary State Secretary ( Parlamentarischer Staatssekretär, PStS ) is a member of the Bundestag given a portfolio to assist a Minister with running a government ministry . The position is roughly analogous to deputy ministers. In 2021, there are 36 parliamentary state secretaries in the Merkel IV Cabinet . The position was first introduced in 1967 to help younger politicians gain experience for future ministerial roles. In
153-592: The Laurentians . He was also the mayor and councillor of the town of Sainte-Lucie-des-Laurentides . He was mayor of the municipality from 1989 to 1998 and was also the chairman in 1982 of an urban planning commission. He was involved in the economic development in the Laurentians region particularly in Municipalité régionale de comté (MRC) des Laurentides in which he served as warden and was president of
170-507: The Ministers of State Act 1952 still refers to "parliamentary secretaries", as a category of "ministers of state". The prime minister is permitted to appoint a member from either house of Parliament to be a parliamentary secretary to a minister. As they are ministers of state for constitutional purposes, parliamentary secretaries may be paid a salary. According to Paul Keating in 1993, "the institution of Parliamentary Secretary provides
187-415: The surname Cousineau . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cousineau&oldid=1108529494 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
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#1732802216097204-639: The Minister of Finance during his mandate. When the Parti Québécois lost to the Liberals in 2003 , he was re-elected and was named the critic for research, science and technology in 2003 and in innovation in 2005. He was re-elected for a third term in 2007 , a fourth in 2012. Parliamentary Secretary In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom , Canada , Australia , India and Singapore , it
221-531: The de facto parliamentary secretary to the prime minister of Ceylon . Since the 1968 Independence the constitution of Mauritius allowed for 14 ministers and 5 Parliamentary Secretaries. Initially the role of a Parliamentary Secretary was to assist ministers. The number of such positions rose steadily but their roles have progressively changed. After the 1987 elections the candidates who had missed out on ministerial positions were nominated as Parliamentary Secretaries. The position titled Parliamentary Under-Secretary
238-541: The federal level, the Australian constitution provides only for the appointment of "ministers of state". Under current practice, ministers of state are divided into three levels: parliamentary secretaries are the third level, after cabinet ministers (ministers who are members of the Cabinet of Australia ) and other ministers. Since 2015, "parliamentary secretaries" have been known as "assistant ministers" instead. However,
255-531: The positions of Secretaries of State which had been employed under Chrétien. Under the Soulbury Constitution , junior members of parliament were appointed to serve as parliamentary secretaries. Each cabinet minister would have one parliamentary secretary. In 1972, the republican constitution replace the position of parliamentary secretary with that of deputy minister . With the parliamentary secretary for external affairs and defence serving as
272-427: The third level of government minister , below minister of state and secretary of state (or another minister of secretary of state rank, such as the chancellor of the exchequer ). Not all departments have all three levels of minister. A parliamentary private secretary (PPS), on the other hand, is a member of parliament who acts as an unpaid assistant to an individual minister, but has no ministerial role, although
289-524: Was used as a reward for weary backbenchers . Their duty was to answer questions and table reports on behalf of ministers when they were unable to be present in the house. Chrétien's successor as Canadian prime minister, Paul Martin , when sworn in in 2003, promised a new role for parliamentary secretaries. They would now be sworn into the privy council , giving them access to some secret documents, and allowing them to attend Canadian Cabinet meetings and be assigned specific files by ministers. This replaced
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