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Who's who in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shuffled his cabinet moving some ministers into new positions and promoting or elevating others from minor positions or from outside cabinet altogether. Here is a look at the new jobs being taken up by six of his MPs.

Seamus O'Regan and Ginette Petitpas Taylor are elevated to cabinet for the first time

Six of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's MPs got new cabinet responsibilities today. Top row from left: Carolyn Bennett, Jane Philpott and Carla Qualtrough. Bottom row from left: Kent Hehr, Ginette Petitpas Taylor and Seamus O'Regan. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet Monday moving some ministers into new positions and promoting or elevating others from minor positions or from outside cabinet altogether.

Among the biggest changes announced was the decision to divide the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs into two new departments.The former minister of that department, Carolyn Bennett, now becomes minister of Crown-Indigenous relations and northern affairs, while Jane Philpott leaves the federal Health portfolio to become minister of Indigenous services.

Here is a look at the people filling thenew jobs:

Jane Philpott

Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott is sworn in during a ceremony at Rideau Hall. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

The MP from Markham-Stouffville, Philpottwas first elected to the House of Commons in 2015. A medical doctor with experience in family medicine,Philpottthe former health ministerand Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould helped shepherd through the assisted dying legislation last year.

Carolyn Bennett

Carolyn Bennett is sworn in as minister of Crown-Indigenous relations and northern affairs. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Bennett was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997.Formerly a family doctor, Bennett was appointed the minister of state for public health in 2003. She also served asthe critic for public health, seniors and persons with disabilities.

Kent Hehr

Kent Hehr arrives at Rideau Hall where he will move from Veterans Affairs to the Sport and Persons with Disabilities portfolio. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Kent Hehr leaves Veterans Affairs to become minister of sport and persons with disabilities.

Hehrserved in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for more than seven years in the provincial riding ofCalgary Centre. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 2015. Hehrwas paralyzed in in a drive-by shooting just before he turned 22. While in Edmonton, Hehr, a lawyer,served as the shadow minister for justice, finance and education among other portfolios.

CarlaQualtrough

Carla Qualtrough is sworn in as minister of public services and procurement. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Carla Qualtrough vacates Sport and Persons with Disabilities to take over from the retiring Judy Foote as minister of public services and procurement.

Qualtroughis a former Paralympic swimmer who won three bronzemedals in swimming at the 1988 and the 1992 ParalympicGames. The visually impairedQualtroughalso won four World Championship medals in swimming. A lawyer, she has served as the president of the Canadian Paralympic Committee and received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.

Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Ginette Petitpas Taylor is sworn in as the new health minister. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)

Ginette Petitpas Taylor, formerly parliamentary secretary to the minister of finance, becomes health minister.

Petitpas Taylor, also a former deputy government whip, is the MP fromMonctonRiverviewDieppe. Shehas served on a number of parliamentary committees during her time in Parliament. Before entering politics,Petitpas Taylor was a victim services coordinator for the RCMP and a member if the City of Moncton's Public Safety Advisory Committee.

Seamus O'Regan

Seamus O'Regan is sworn in as minister of veterans affairs. (Sean Kilpatrick/Canadian Press)

Newfoundland and Labrador MP Seamus O'Regan joins cabinet as veterans affairs minister.

For ten years O'Regan was the co-host of CTV's Canada AM. He first won his seat in the riding of St. John's SouthMount Pearl during the 2015 federal election.In January of 2016,O'Reganannounced he was stepping away from his responsibilities as an MP so he could enter a "wellness program" to adopt an "alcohol-free lifestyle," returning to work later that month.

With files from The Canadian Press