Mark Carneys cabinet: 5 B.C. MPs given positions [Video]

Two Liberal MPs from British Columbia will be part of Prime Minister Mark Carney‘s cabinet, while three will be secretaries of state.

Gregor Robertson, the former Vancouver mayor and the new MP for Vancouver Fraserview-South Burnaby, will be the housing and infrastructure minister.

Jill McKnight, the rookie MP for Delta, will be the minister for veterans affairs and the associate minister for national defence.

Longtime Surrey Centre MP Randeep Sarai will be secretary of state for international development.

Stephanie McLean, the new MP for Esquimalt Saanich Sooke will be the secretary of state for seniors.

Kelowna MP Stephen Fuhr will be secretary of state for defence procurement.

Meanwhile, Canada has a new foreign affairs minister in Carney’s cabinet as relations with the U.S. remain tense.

Anita Anand is taking on the foreign affairs role, replacing Mélanie Joly, in Carney’s first cabinet shuffle following the federal election last month.