Minister responsible for La Francophonie

Minister responsible for La Francophonie
Incumbent Marie-Claude Bibeau since 4 November 2015
Department of Global Affairs
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Appointer	Governor General of Canada
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Jean-Luc Pépin
Formation	1983
Website	www.international.gc.ca/franco/index.aspx?lang=eng

The Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations considered the French equivalent of the Commonwealth of Nations.

The Minister responsible for the Francophonie is one of three ministers currently associated with the department Global Affairs Canada. A similar position exists at the provincial level in the government of Quebec.

It is traditional that the minister be from Quebec or from a Francophone community outside Quebec. It is tacitly understood that the minister should speak French fluently.

(*)Secretary of State responsible for La Francophonie and not a member of Cabinet.