Cabinet Secretary (Canada)


 * This article is about the Cabinet Secretary position within the Canadian federal government; for the generic Canadian government role, see cabinet secretary.

The Cabinet Secretary is a senior position in the Cabinet of Canada, the highest executive body of the Canadian Republic and top of the executive branch of the Canadian federal government. The Cabinet of Canada, which is chaired by the Prime Minister of Canada (the head of government), who is its most senior member, also consists of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Cabinet Secretary, and the Cabinet's multiple ministers, each responsible for chairing a particular ministry (an executive department responsible for a specific area of public administration).

The Cabinet Secretary, while attending Cabinet meetings, is responsible for moderating said meetings on behalf of the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, providing a neutral point of view in discussions between (Deputy) Prime Minister and (an)other minister(s), and keeping track of Cabinet meetings so as to relay important information to the President of Canada on the latter's request.