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President of the Treasury Board (Canada)


Border	federal_canada
Minister	not_prime
Office	President of the Treasury Board
Incumbent	Tony Clement
Post-nominals	PC, MP
Incumbentsince	May 18, 2011
Appointed By	David Johnston
Governor	Governor General of Canada
First Minister	Edgar John Benson
Date	1 October 1966

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The position of President of the Treasury Board ( ) was created as a ministerial position in the Canadian Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board became a full-fledged department. From 1867 to 1966 the Treasury Board had been part of the Department of Finance.

Technically, the Treasury Board is a Cabinet committee of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. It is responsible for managing the government's fiscal and administrative responsibilities including management of the civil service and oversight of expenditures.

The President of the Treasury Board chairs the Board and is responsible for implementing the decisions of Cabinet by allocating the necessary resources.

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