Minister of Rural Economic Development

Secretary of State (Rural Development)
Incumbent Buckley Belanger since May 13, 2025
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Style	The Honourable
Member of	Cabinet Privy Council
Appointer	Monarch (represented by the governor general); on the advice of the prime minister
Term length	At His Majesty's pleasure
Inaugural holder	Bernadette Jordan
Formation	January 14, 2019
Salary	CA$299,900 (2024)

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The minister of Rural Economic Development (French: Ministre du Développement économique rural) was a Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet during the 29th Canadian Ministry led by Justin Trudeau. It was created in January 2019 and discontinued in March 2025, being merged with the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food to create a new post, the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Rural Economic Development. It was re-created in 2025 under the title of Secretary of State (Rural Development).