Premier Stephen McNeil has announced his new cabinet.
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From the South Shore, Mark Furey moves from Minister of Business to Attorney General and Minister of Justice. He will also take on the newly created Labour Relations portfolio.
Zach Churchill leaves Municipal Affairs to take over as Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development.
The former Education Minister Karen Casey is now Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance and Treasury Board.
Randy Delorey moves from Finance to take over as Health Minister.
Keith Colwell returns as the Minister of Agriculture, and Fisheries and Aquaculture.
Leo Glavine was sworn in as the Minister of Communities, Culture and Heritage, and will continue to serve as the Minister of Seniors.
Kelly Regan is the Community Services Minister. Ms. Regan is also the Minister responsible for the Advisory Council on the Status of Women, a position she has also held previously.
Geoff MacLellan is the Minister of Business, Energy, Service Nova Scotia, and Trade. He has responsibility for the following Crown corporations: Tourism Nova Scotia, Nova Scotia Business Inc., and Innovacorp. Mr. MacLellan is also the Government House leader.
Tony Ince is the Minister of the Public Service Commission, and remains the Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs.
Lena Metlege Diab continues as the Minister of Immigration, and is the new Minister of Acadian Affairs and Francophonie.
Labi Kousoulis was sworn in as the Labour and Advanced Education Minister.
Lloyd Hines is the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal.
Margaret Miller is the Minister of Natural Resources.
Three of the cabinet members sworn in are new to the Executive Council.
Patricia Arab is the Minister of Internal Services and Communications Nova Scotia.
Iain Rankin joins Executive Council as the Environment Minister.
Derek Mombourquette is the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Minister responsible for the Emergency Management Office.
The size of the cabinet will remain the same size as in the previous government at 17.
Cabinet was sworn in this morning at Pier 21.
Premier McNeil also announced that Kevin Murphy, who served as Speaker in the last General Assembly, will be nominated for House Speaker during a special sitting of the House of Assembly tomorrow when remaining MLAs will take their oath.