Canada's new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, was sworn into office on Wednesday.
At the ceremony he revealed his 30 cabinet ministers — 15 of whom are women.
Not counting Trudeau, the 31st member, that means 50% of Canada's privy council is female.
Trudeau made a number of other changes.
He renamed the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.
The Ministry of Environment became the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. And the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development was renamed the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.
The new cabinet is also the most diverse Canada has ever seen — and not just because of the 15 women. From an indigenous attorney general to a minister who was once imprisoned and wrongly accused of terrorism, here are a few of Canada's fascinating new ministers.
Jody Wilson-Raybould — Attorney General of Canada and Minister of Justice

Wilson-Raybould is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation and was a regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations in British Columbia.
Born and raised in Vancouver, Wilson-Raybould was also a provincial Crown prosecutor.
Harjit Sajjan — Minister of National Defence

Sajjan has served in the Canadian army and as an officer in the Vancouver police department.
Sajjan, born in India, was the first Sikh to command a Canadian army regiment.
Kent Hehr — Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence

Hehr represents Calgary Centre. He became a quadriplegic after being shot as a bystander in a drive-by shooting in 1991. Gun violence and LGBT rights are issues he consistently emphasizes.
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