Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled his new cabinet Tuesday adding nine new faces, dropping three and moving most other senior ministers to new posts.

A number of local politicians will take over positions in Trudeau’s Liberal minority government during his third term as prime minister.

Oakville’s Anita Anand, who led the campaign to procure COVID-19 vaccines as minister of public services and procurement, will take over National Defence, only the second woman to head that post.

Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas MP Filomena Tassi will fill the role of public services and procurement minister.

Burlington MP Karina Gould will become the minister of families, children and social development.

In total, the new cabinet adds up to 39 ministers, including Trudeau- two more than his last cabinet. It maintains Trudeau’s commitment to appoint an equal number of men and women.

In one of the most significant moves, Harjit Sajjan, who was criticized for his handling of sexual misconduct allegations in Canada’s military, is leaving the defence portfolio to take up a new post in international development.

Steven Guilbeault, a notable environmentalist in Quebec before getting into politics in 2019, is leaving Canadian Heritage to take over the environment portfolio from Jonathan Wilkinson, who is moving to natural resources.

Jean-Yves Duclos moves from head of the Treasury Board to the health portfolio.

Three ministers have been dropped from cabinet altogether: Jim Carr, who had been serving as Trudeau’s special representative for the Prairies after being diagnosed with cancer; Bardish Chagger, who had been diversity and inclusion minister; and Marc Garneau, who had been foreign affairs minister by Melanie Joly.

Among the new faces at the cabinet table are Nova Scotia MP Sean Fraser, who takes on the immigration post; newly elected Quebec MP and former union leader St-Onge, who becomes minister for sport and Quebec economic development; former broadcaster and Toronto MP Marci Ien, who becomes gender equality minister, and Edmonton MP Randy Boissonnault, who joins as tourism and associate finance minister.

Mark Holland, who had served as Liberal whip, will be the new government House leader.

Previous House leader, Pablo Rodriguez, who steered the agenda through the Liberals’ last minority government, will head up Canadian Heritage, a post he previously held during Trudeau’s first mandate.

Only 10 ministers in Trudeau’s last cabinet are staying put, including Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough, Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne and Justice Minister David Lametti.

Trudeau had announced earlier that Chrystia Freeland would remain in her dual roles as deputy minister and finance minister.

He has also created a number of new ministries, including carving out housing as a separate portfolio, to be headed by former social development minister Ahmed Hussen.

Trudeau made a new rural economic development post, to be headed by Newfoundland and Labrador MP Gudie Hutchings, who was promoted from the Liberal backbench.

Emergency preparedness has been carved out as a separate ministry, to be headed by Bill Blair, who also becomes president of the Queen’s Privy Council. Marco Mendicino leaves Immigration to take over Blair’s previous role at Public Safety.

Trudeau has also created a separate ministry of mental health and addictions, to be headed by Carolyn Bennett.

Marc Miller is taking up Bennett’s former post at Crown-Indigenous Relations, while former health minister Patty Hajdu takes over from Miller at Indigenous Services.

Sources said the ministerial lineup is intended to signal the government’s sense of urgency to deliver on a half dozen priority commitments: accelerated climate action, affordable housing, finishing the fight against COVID-19, rebuilding a greener, more equitable economy, long-term investments in health care and reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.