A woman has been appointed as the finance minister in Canada for the first time in Canadian history.
Following a Cabinet shuffle, the country's deputy prime minister Chrystia Freeland, 52, has been named finance minister. Her appointment comes after Bill Morneau suddenly quit the job amid pressure from opposition parties.
BBC reported that Freeland was officially sworn in at Rideau Hall Tuesday afternoon.
Freeland, one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's most trusted ministers, has previously held several high-level cabinet positions, including the international trade portfolio.
Earlier on Monday, Bill Morneau said he was resigning from his position in the Liberal party cabinet and his role as MP for his Ontario riding, Toronto Centre.
He is facing conflict-of-interest allegations amid a charity ethics scandal, and there were reports of a rift between him and the prime minister over how to handle the economic recovery.
Morneau said the WE Charity affair did not prompt his decision to resign, adding he will seek to be the next secretary-general for the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He said his successor should have a "longer term perspective" as Canada navigates the struggling economy. Source: https://www.daily-bangladesh.com/
