Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given three members of his inner circle new jobs, while two new faces have joined cabinet, nine months before the federal election.

(Jody Wilson-Raybould, David Lametti/Canadian Press)

After Treasury Board President Scott Brison suddenly decided he would not seek re-election, the prime minister has moved Jane Philpott from Indigenous Services to Treasury Board.

Seamus O’Regan goes from Veterans Affairs to Indigenous Services.

Jody Wilson-Raybould moves from Justice to Veterans Affairs, generally considered a more minor portfolio.

”I can think of no world in which I would consider working for our veterans in Canada as a demotion.”

The prime minister does not consider it a demotion either, saying veterans’ issues require the same deft touch she brought to the justice portfolio.

David Lametti is the new Justice Minister and Attorney-General.

Bernadette Jordan is minister of Rural Economic Development, a new position on the front bench.