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Cabinet of Canada

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Current Cabinet Positions

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada

Minister of Agriculture
Luc Letellier de Saint-Just

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1820; d. January 28 1881.

1873 – 1876

Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1917 – 1919

William Richard Motherwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1860; d. May 24 1943.

1921 – 1926

William Richard Motherwell

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 6 1860; d. May 24 1943.

1926 – 1930

Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1935

James Garfield Gardiner

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1883; d. January 12 1962.

1935 – 1957

Douglas Scott Harkness

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1903; d. May 2 1999.

1957 – 1960

Francis Alvin George Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1912; d. June 29 2004.

1960 – 1963

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1988 – 1991


Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

1993 – 1997

Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

2006 – 2007

Marie-Claude Bibeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1970.

2019 – 2023


Canada Revenue Agency

Minister of Inland Revenue
Sir Alexander Campbell*

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.

1868 – 1869

Alexander Morris

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1826; d. October 28 1889.

1869 – 1872

Charles Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1872 – 1873

Télesphore Fournier

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1823; d. May 10 1896.

1873 – 1874

Louis-Philippe Brodeur

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1862; d. January 2 1924.

1904 – 1906

Esioff-Léon Patenaude

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1875; d. February 7 1963.

1915 – 1917


Minister of Customs and Inland Revenue
Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1858; d. January 21 1921.

1918 – 1919


Minister of Customs and Excise
Henry Herbert Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.

1926


Minister of National Revenue
Edgar John “Ben” Benson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1923; d. September 2 2011.

1964 – 1968

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1968

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1970 – 1972

Elmer MacIntosh MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1936.

1985 – 1989

John Garth Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1949.

1993

John Garth Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1949.

1993 – 1996

Jane Stewart

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1955.

1996 – 1997

Harbance Singh “Herb” Dhaliwal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1952.

1997 – 1999

Martin Cauchon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1962.

1999 – 2002

Stanley Kazmierczak “Stan” Keyes

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 17 1953.

2003 – 2004

Carol Skelton

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1945.

2006 – 2007

Gordon James O’Connor

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1939.

2007 – 2008

Marie-Claude Bibeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1970.

2023 – 2024


Department of Canadian Heritage

Minister of Canadian Heritage
Sheila Maureen Copps

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1952.

1996 – 2003

Liza Frulla

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1949.

2004 – 2006

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Status of Women
Beverley Joan “Bev” Oda

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1944.

2006 – 2007

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages
James Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1976.

2008 – 2013

Minister of Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism
Pablo Rodriguez

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1967.

2018 – 2019

Minister of Canadian Heritage
Pablo Rodriguez

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1967.

2021 – 2023


Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada

Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
Hector-Louis Langevin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1826; d. June 11 1906.

1868 – 1869

Sir Alexander Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.

1873

David Mills

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1831; d. May 8 1903.

1876 – 1878

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1891); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1878 – 1887

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1891); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1888

Hugh John Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1850; d. March 29 1929.

1896

Clifford Sifton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1861; d. April 17 1929.

1896 – 1905

Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1841; d. February 17 1919

1905

Francis “Frank” Oliver

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1853; d. March 31 1933.

1905 – 1911

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1917 – 1920

Sir James Alexander Lougheed

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1854; d. November 2 1925.

1920 – 1921

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1926

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1930 – 1935

Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1935 – 1936


Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources
Douglas Scott Harkness

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1903; d. May 2 1999.

1957

Francis Alvin George Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1912; d. June 29 2004.

1957 – 1960


Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1968 – 1974

David Edward Crombie

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1936.

1984 – 1986

Thomas Edward “Tom” Siddon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1941.

1990 – 1993

Jane Stewart

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1955.

1997 – 1999

Robert Andrew Keith “Andy” Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1955; d. June 24 2013.

2004 – 2006

Peter Eric James “Jim” Prentice

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1956; d. October 13 2016.

2006 – 2007

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development
Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

2007 – 2010

James Moore (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1976.

2013

Minister of Indigenous and Northern Affairs
Carolyn Ann Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1950.

2015 – 2017

Minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations
Carolyn Ann Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1950.

2017 – 2021


Employment and Social Development Canada

Minister of Labour
Sir William Mulock

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1843; d. October 1 1944.

1900 – 1905

Allen Bristol Aylesworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1854; d. February 13 1952.

1905 – 1906

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1909 – 1911

Gideon Decker Robertson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1874; d. August 25 1933.

1918 – 1921

Robert James Manion*

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1881; d. July 2 1943.

1926

Peter Heenan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1875; d. May 12 1948.

1926 – 1930

Gideon Decker Robertson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 26 1874; d. August 25 1933.

1930 – 1932

Norman McLeod Rogers

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1894; d. June 10 1940.

1935 – 1939

Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin*

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1903; d. September 14 1992

1950

Milton Fowler Gregg

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1892; d. March 13 1978.

1950 – 1957

Michael Starr

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1910; d. March 16 2000.

1957 – 1963

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1963 – 1965

Jean-Luc Pépin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1924; d. September 5 1995.

1968

Bryce Stuart Mackasey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1921; d. September 5 1999.

1968 – 1972

Charles L. Caccia

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1930; d. May 3 2008.

1981 – 1983

André Ouellet

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1939.

1983 – 1984

Lloyd Norman Axworthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1939.

1993 – 1995

Alfonso Gagliano

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1942; d. December 12 2020.

1996 – 1997

Ronalee “Rona” Ambrose Veitch

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1969.

2008 – 2010

Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1968.

2010 – 2013

Khristinn Kellie Leitch

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1970.

2013 – 2015


Minister of Employment and Social Development
Jason Thomas Kenney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1968.

2013 – 2015

Pierre Marcel Poilievre

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1979.

2015

Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages
Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1970.

2023 – 2024

Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1969.

2024


Minister of Social Development
Kenneth Wayne “Ken” Dryden

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 8 1947.

2004 – 2006

Minister of Families, Children, and Social Development
Karina Gould

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1987.

2021 – 2023


Environment and Climate Change Canada

Minister of the Environment
Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1922; d. January 26 1993

1974 – 1975

Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc*

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1928; d. June 24 2009.

1975 – 1976

Jean Marchand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1918; d. August 28 1988.

1976

Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1928; d. June 24 2009.

1976 – 1979

John Allen Fraser

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1931; d. April 7 2024.

1979 – 1980

Charles L. Caccia

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 28 1930; d. May 3 2008.

1983 – 1984

Thomas Michael McMillan

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 15 1945.

1985 – 1988

Lucien Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1938.

1988 – 1990

Jean Robert René de Cotret

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1944; d. July 9 1999.

1990 – 1991

John James “Jean” Charest

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1958.

1991 – 1993

Sheila Maureen Copps

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1952.

1993 – 1996

Sergio Marchi

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1956.

1996 – 1997

David A. Anderson

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1937.

1999 – 2004

Stéphane Maurice Dion

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1955.

2004 – 2006

Ronalee “Rona” Ambrose Veitch

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1969.

2006 – 2007

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2007 – 2008

Peter Eric James “Jim” Prentice

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1956; d. October 13 2016.

2008 – 2010

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2010 – 2011

James Peter Kent

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1943.

2011 – 2013

Leona Aglukkaq

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1967.

2013 – 2015

Minister of Environment and Climate Change
Catherine Mary McKenna

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1971.

2015 – 2019


Department of Finance

Minister of Finance
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1817; d. September 19 1893.

1867

Samuel Leonard Tilley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1818; d. June 25 1896.

1873

Richard John Cartwright

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1835; d. September 24 1912.

1873 – 1878

Sir Samuel Leonard Tilley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1818; d. June 25 1896.

1878 – 1885

Sir Charles Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1887 – 1888

Sir Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1896

William Stevens Fielding

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1848; d. June 23 1929.

1896 – 1911

Sir William Thomas White

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 13 1866; d. February 11 1955.

1911 – 1919

William Stevens Fielding

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1848; d. June 23 1929.

1921 – 1925

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1926

Charles Avery Dunning

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1885; d. October 1 1958.

1929 – 1930

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1930 – 1932

Charles Avery Dunning

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1885; d. October 1 1958.

1935 – 1939

James Layton Ralston

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1881; d. May 22 1948

1939 – 1940

Douglas Charles Abbott

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1899; d. March 15 1987.

1946 – 1954

Donald Methuen Fleming

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1905; d. December 31 1986.

1957 – 1962

Mitchell William Sharp

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1911; d. March 19 2004.

1965 – 1968

Edgar John “Ben” Benson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1923; d. September 2 2011.

1968 – 1972

John Napier Wyndham Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1929; d. September 19 2020.

1972 – 1975

Donald Stovel Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1932; d. October 14 2018.

1975 – 1977

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1977 – 1979

John Carnell Crosbie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1931; d. January 10 2020.

1979 – 1980

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1980 – 1982

Marc Lalonde

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1929; d. May 6 2023.

1982 – 1984

Michael Holcombe Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1937; d. February 10 2019.

1984 – 1991

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1991 – 1993

Gilles Loiselle

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1929; d. September 29 2022.

1993

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 28 1938.

1993 – 2002

John Paul Manley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1950.

2002 – 2003

Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

2003 – 2006

James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

2006 – 2014

William Francis “Bill” Morneau, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 7 1962.

2015 – 2020

Christina Alexandra “Chrystia” Freeland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1968.

2020 – 2024

Dominic A. LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1967.

2024 – present


Fisheries and Oceans Canada

Minister of Marine and Fisheries
Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1855; d. March 30 1927.

1888 – 1894

Sir Louis Henry Davies

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 4 1845; d. May 1 1924.

1896 – 1898

Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1841; d. February 17 1919

1906

Louis-Philippe Brodeur

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1862; d. January 2 1924.

1906 – 1910

Ernest Lapointe

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1876; d. November 26 1941

1921 – 1924

Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1879; d. October 20 1946.

1924 – 1926

Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1879; d. October 20 1946.

1926 – 1930

Esioff-Léon Patenaude

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1875; d. February 7 1963.

1926

Minister of Fisheries
Milton Fowler Gregg

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1892; d. March 13 1978.

1947 – 1948

James Sinclair

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1908; d. February 7 1984.

1952 – 1957

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1928; d. June 24 2009.

1979

Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1928; d. June 24 2009.

1980 – 1982

John Allen Fraser

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 15 1931; d. April 7 2024.

1984 – 1985

Erik Hersholt Nielsen (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1985

Thomas Edward “Tom” Siddon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1941.

1985 – 1990

John Carnell Crosbie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1931; d. January 10 2020.

1991 – 1993

Brian Vincent Tobin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 21 1954.

1993 – 1996

Brian Vincent Tobin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 21 1954.

1997 – 1999

Harbance Singh “Herb” Dhaliwal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1952.

1999 – 2002

Geoffrey Paul “Geoff” Regan

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1959.

2003 – 2006


Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard
Dominic A. LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1967.

2016 – 2018

Joyce C. Murray

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1954.

2021 – 2023


Global Affairs Canada

Secretary of State for External Affairs
Sir Robert Laird Borden

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1854; d. June 10 1937

1912 – 1920

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1920 – 1921

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1921 – 1926

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1926

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1926 – 1930

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1930 – 1935

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1935 – 1946

Louis Stephen St. Laurent

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1882; d. July 25 1973

1946 – 1948

Lester Bowles Pearson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 23 1897; d. December 27 1972

1948 – 1957

John George Diefenbaker

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1895; d. August 16 1979

1957

Sidney Earle Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1897; d. March 17 1959.

1957 – 1959

John George Diefenbaker*

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1895; d. August 16 1979

1959

Howard Charles Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1895; d. June 26 1989.

1959 – 1963

Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1903; d. September 14 1992

1963 – 1968

Mitchell William Sharp

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1911; d. March 19 2004.

1968 – 1974

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1974 – 1976

Flora Isabel MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1926; d. July 26 2015.

1979 – 1980

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1982 – 1984

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1984

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1939

1984 – 1991

André Ouellet

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1939.

1993 – 1995

Minister of Foreign Affairs
André Ouellet

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1939.

1995 – 1996

Lloyd Norman Axworthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1939.

1996 – 2000

John Paul Manley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1950.

2000 – 2002

William Carvel “Bill” Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1939; d. August 7 2022.

2002 – 2004

Pierre Stewart Pettigrew

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1951.

2004 – 2006

Peter Gordon MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1965.

2006 – 2007

Maxime Bernier

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1963.

2007 – 2008

David Lee Emerson (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1945.

2008

Lawrence Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1947.

2008 – 2011

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2011 – 2015

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1952.

2015

Stéphane Maurice Dion

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1955.

2015 – 2017

Christina Alexandra “Chrystia” Freeland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1968.

2017 – 2019

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1949.

2021


Minister for International Cooperation
Pierre Stewart Pettigrew

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1951.

1995 – 1996

Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

1996 – 1997

Diane Marleau

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1943; d. January 30 2013.

1997 – 1999

Beverley Joan “Bev” Oda

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1944.

2007 – 2012

Julian Fantino

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1942.

2012 – 2013

Minister of International Development
Christian Paradis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1974.

2013 – 2015

Marie-Claude Bibeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1970.

2015 – 2019

Maryam Monsef

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1984.

2019

Harjit Singh Sajjan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1970.

2021 – 2023


Minister for International Trade
Patricia Dora “Pat” Carney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1935; d. July 25 2023.

1986 – 1988

John Carnell Crosbie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1931; d. January 10 2020.

1988 – 1991

Michael Holcombe Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1937; d. February 10 2019.

1991 – 1993

Arthur C. “Art” Eggleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1943.

1996 – 1997

Sergio Marchi

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1956.

1997 – 1999

Pierre Stewart Pettigrew

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1951.

1999 – 2003

David Lee Emerson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1945.

2006 – 2008

Michael M. Fortier

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1962.

2008

Stockwell Burt Day, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1950.

2008 – 2010

Peter Leo Van Loan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1963.

2010 – 2011

Edward D. “Ed” Fast

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 18 1955.

2011 – 2015

Christina Alexandra “Chrystia” Freeland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1968.

2015 – 2017


Health Canada

Minister of Health
Allan Michael Rock

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1947.

1997 – 2002

A. Anne McLellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1950.

2002 – 2003

Pierre Stewart Pettigrew

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1951.

2003 – 2004

Ujjal Dev Dosanjh

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1947.

2004 – 2006

Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

2006 – 2008

Leona Aglukkaq

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1967.

2008 – 2013

Ronalee “Rona” Ambrose Veitch

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1969.

2013 – 2015

Jane Pauline Philpott

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1960.

2015 – 2017

Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1969.

2017 – 2019


Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Canada

Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
Catherine Mary McKenna

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1971.

2019 – 2021

Minister of Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities
Sean Simon Andrew Fraser

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1984.

2023 – 2024

Nathaniel Erskine-Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 15 1984.

2024 – present


Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship Canada

Minister of Immigration and Colonization
Robert James Manion*

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1881; d. July 2 1943.

1926

Robert Forke

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1860; d. February 2 1934.

1926 – 1929

Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1935 – 1936


Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
John Whitney “Jack” Pickersgill

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1905; d. November 14 1997.

1954 – 1957

Edmund Davie Fulton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1916; d. May 22 2000.

1957 – 1958

Ellen Louks Fairclough

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1905; d. November 13 2004.

1958 – 1962

Richard Albert “Dick” Bell

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 4 1913; d. March 20 1988.

1962 – 1963

Jean Marchand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1918; d. August 28 1988.

1965 – 1966

Minister of Manpower and Immigration
Jean Marchand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1918; d. August 28 1988.

1966 – 1968

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1968 – 1970

Bryce Stuart Mackasey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1921; d. September 5 1999.

1972

Minister of Employment and Immigration
Lloyd Norman Axworthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1939.

1980 – 1983

Flora Isabel MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1926; d. July 26 2015.

1984 – 1986

Benoît Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.

1986 – 1988

Lloyd Norman Axworthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1939.

1993 – 1996

Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Sergio Marchi

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1956.

1994 – 1996

Denis Coderre

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1963.

2002 – 2003

Giuseppe “Joe” Volpe

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1947.

2005 – 2006

Diane Finley

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1957.

2007 – 2008

Christopher A. “Chris” Alexander

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1968.

2013 – 2015

Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism
Jason Thomas Kenney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1968.

2008 – 2013

Minister of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship
Sean Simon Andrew Fraser

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1984.

2021 – 2023

Rachel Bendayan

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1980.

2025 – present


Indigenous Services Canada

Minister of Indigenous Services
Jane Pauline Philpott

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1960.

2017 – 2019


Innovation, Science, and Economic Development Canada

Minister of Trade and Commerce
Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1892 – 1894

Sir Richard John Cartwright

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 4 1835; d. September 24 1912.

1896 – 1911

Henry Herbert Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.

1921

Henry Herbert Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.

1930 – 1934

Richard Burpee Hanson

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 20 1879; d. July 14 1948.

1934 – 1935

Clarence Decatur Howe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1886; d. December 31 1960.

1948 – 1957

Gordon Minto Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1898; d. August 3 1985.

1957 – 1960

Mitchell William Sharp

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1911; d. March 19 2004.

1963 – 1966

Robert Henry Winters

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1910; d. October 10 1969.

1966 – 1968

Jean-Luc Pépin (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1924; d. September 5 1995.

1968

Jean-Luc Pépin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1924; d. September 5 1995.

1968 – 1969


Minister of Industry, Trade, and Commerce
Jean-Luc Pépin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1924; d. September 5 1995.

1969 – 1972

Jean Robert René de Cotret

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1944; d. July 9 1999.

1979 – 1980

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1980 – 1982

Minister of Industry, Science, and Technology
Benoît Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.

1990 – 1991

Michael Holcombe Wilson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1937; d. February 10 2019.

1991 – 1993

John James “Jean” Charest

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1958.

1993

John Paul Manley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1950.

1993 – 1995

Minister of Industry
John Paul Manley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1950.

1995 – 2000

Brian Vincent Tobin

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 21 1954.

2000 – 2002

Allan Michael Rock

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1947.

2002 – 2003

David Lee Emerson

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1945.

2004 – 2006

Maxime Bernier

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1963.

2006 – 2007

Peter Eric James “Jim” Prentice

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 20 1956; d. October 13 2016.

2007 – 2008

Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

2008 – 2011

Christian Paradis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1974.

2011 – 2013

James Moore

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1976.

2013 – 2015


Minister of Tourism
Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1970.

2021 – 2023


Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Marcel Massé

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1940.

1993 – 1996

Stéphane Maurice Dion

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1955.

1996 – 2003

Pierre Stewart Pettigrew

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1951.

2003 – 2004

Michael David Chong

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1971.

2006

Peter Leo Van Loan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1963.

2006 – 2007

Ronalee “Rona” Ambrose Veitch

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1969.

2007 – 2008

Minister of Infrastructure, Communities, and Intergovernmental Affairs
Denis Lebel

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1954.

2013 – 2015

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs and Youth
Justin Pierre James Trudeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1971.

2015 – 2018


Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern Affairs and Internal Trade
Dominic A. LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1967.

2018 – 2019


Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Christina Alexandra “Chrystia” Freeland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1968.

2019 – 2020

Dominic A. LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1967.

2020 – present


Department of Justice

Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Cnada (1867 – 1891); Minister of the Interior (1878 – 1883); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1878 – 1887); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1888); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1867 – 1873

Antoine-Aimé Dorion

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1818; d. May 31 1891.

1873 – 1874

Télesphore Fournier

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1823; d. May 10 1896.

1874 – 1875

Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

1875 – 1877

Sir Alexander Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.

1881 – 1885

Sir John Sparrow David Thompson

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 10 1845; d. December 12 1894

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1885 – 1894

Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1855; d. March 30 1927.

1894 – 1896

Sir Oliver Mowat

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1820; d. April 19 1903.

1896 – 1897

David Mills

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1831; d. May 8 1903.

1897 – 1902

Charles Fitzpatrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1851; d. June 17 1942.

1902 – 1906

Allen Bristol Aylesworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1854; d. February 13 1952.

1906 – 1911

Charles Joseph Doherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1855; d. July 28 1931.

1911 – 1921

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1921

Ernest Lapointe

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1876; d. November 26 1941

1924 – 1926

Hugh Guthrie

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1866; d. November 3 1939.

1926

Esioff-Léon Patenaude

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1875; d. February 7 1963.

1926

Ernest Lapointe

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1876; d. November 26 1941

1926 – 1930

Hugh Guthrie

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1866; d. November 3 1939.

1930 – 1935

Ernest Lapointe

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1876; d. November 26 1941

1935 – 1941

Louis Stephen St. Laurent

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1882; d. July 25 1973

1941 – 1946

Louis Stephen St. Laurent

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1882; d. July 25 1973

1948

Stuart Sinclair Garson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1898; d. May 5 1977.

1948 – 1957

Edmund Davie Fulton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1916; d. May 22 2000.

1957 – 1962

Donald Methuen Fleming

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 23 1905; d. December 31 1986.

1962 – 1963

Lionel Chevrier

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1903; d. July 8 1987.

1963 – 1964

Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1919; d. September 28 2000

1967 – 1968

John Napier Wyndham Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1929; d. September 19 2020.

1968 – 1972

Marc Lalonde

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1929; d. May 6 2023.

1978 – 1979

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1980 – 1982

Donald James “Don” Johnston

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1936; d. February 4 2022.

1984

John Carnell Crosbie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1931; d. January 10 2020.

1984 – 1986

Ramon John “Ray” Hnatyshyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1934; d. December 18 2002.

1986 – 1988

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark*

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1939

1988

Avril Phaedra Douglas “Kim” Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1947.

1990 – 1993

Pierre Blais

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1948.

1993

Allan Michael Rock

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1947.

1993 – 1997

A. Anne McLellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1950.

1997 – 2002

Martin Cauchon

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1962.

2002 – 2003

Irwin Cotler

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1940.

2003 – 2006

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1952.

2007 – 2013

Peter Gordon MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1965.

2013 – 2015

Jody Wilson-Raybould

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1971.

2015 – 2019

David T. Lametti

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1962.

2019 – 2023


Solicitor General of Canada
Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 3 1855; d. March 30 1927.

1896

Charles Fitzpatrick

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1851; d. June 17 1942.

1896 – 1902

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1913 – 1917

Hugh Guthrie

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1866; d. November 3 1939.

1917 – 1921

Daniel Duncan McKenzie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1859; d. June 8 1927.

1921 – 1923

Hugues Lapointe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1911; d. November 13 1982.

1949 – 1950

Stuart Sinclair Garson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 1 1898; d. May 5 1977.

1950 – 1952

William Ross Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. May 28 1976.

1954 – 1957

Léon Balcer

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1917; d. March 22 1991.

1957 – 1960

John Napier Wyndham Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1929; d. September 19 2020.

1968

Elmer MacIntosh MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1936.

1984 – 1985

Pierre Blais

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1948.

1989 – 1990

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1993 – 1997

Robert Andrew Keith “Andy” Scott

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1955; d. June 24 2013.

1997 – 1998

Wayne Easter

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 22 1949.

2002 – 2003

A. Anne McLellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1950.

2003 – 2005


Department of National Defence

Minister of Militia and Defence of Canada
Hector-Louis Langevin*

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1826; d. June 11 1906.

1873

Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1892

Sir Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1896

Sir Frederick William Borden

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1847; d. January 6 1917.

1896 – 1911

Sir Samuel “Sam” Hughes

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 8 1853; d. August 23 1921

1911 – 1916

Hugh Guthrie

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1866; d. November 3 1939.

1920 – 1921


Minister of National Defence
Hugh Guthrie

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1866; d. November 3 1939.

1926

James Layton Ralston

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1881; d. May 22 1948

1926 – 1930

Norman McLeod Rogers

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1894; d. June 10 1940.

1939 – 1940

Charles Gavan Power*

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1888; d. May 30 1968.

1940

James Layton Ralston

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1881; d. May 22 1948

1940 – 1944

Douglas Charles Abbott

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1899; d. March 15 1987.

1945 – 1946

Douglas Scott Harkness

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 29 1903; d. May 2 1999.

1960 – 1963

Gordon Minto Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1898; d. August 3 1985.

1963

Paul Theodore Hellyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1923; d. August 8 2021.

1963 – 1967

Léo Alphonse Joseph Cadieux

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1908; d. May 11 2005.

1967 – 1970

Donald Stovel Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1932; d. October 14 2018.

1970 – 1972

Edgar John “Ben” Benson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1923; d. September 2 2011.

1972

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark*

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1939

1985

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1985 – 1986

Avril Phaedra Douglas “Kim” Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1947.

1993

Thomas Edward “Tom” Siddon

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1941.

1993

David Michael Collenette

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1946.

1993 – 1996

Arthur C. “Art” Eggleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1943.

1997 – 2002

David Pratt

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1955.

2003 – 2004

William Carvel “Bill” Graham

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1939; d. August 7 2022.

2004 – 2006

Gordon James O’Connor

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 18 1939.

2006 – 2007

Peter Gordon MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1965.

2007 – 2013

Robert Douglas “Rob” Nicholson

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 29 1952.

2013 – 2015

Jason Thomas Kenney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1968.

2015

Harjit Singh Sajjan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1970.

2015 – 2021


Minister of the Naval Service
Louis-Philippe Brodeur

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 21 1862; d. January 2 1924.

1910 – 1911


Natural Resources Canada

Minister of Mines and Resources
Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1936 – 1945


Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys
Jean-Luc Pépin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1924; d. September 5 1995.

1965 – 1966


Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources
Jean-Luc Pépin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1924; d. September 5 1995.

1966 – 1968

Donald Stovel Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1932; d. October 14 2018.

1972 – 1975

Ramon John “Ray” Hnatyshyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1934; d. December 18 2002.

1979 – 1980

Marc Lalonde

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1929; d. May 6 2023.

1980 – 1982

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1982 – 1984

Patricia Dora “Pat” Carney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1935; d. July 25 2023.

1984 – 1986

Barbara Jane “Bobbie” Sparrow

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1935.

1993


Minister of Resources and Development
Robert Henry Winters

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1910; d. October 10 1969.

1950 – 1953


Minister of Forestry and Rural Development
Jean Marchand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1918; d. August 28 1988.

1968 – 1969


Minister of Natural Resources
A. Anne McLellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1950.

1993 – 1997

Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

1997 – 2002

Harbance Singh “Herb” Dhaliwal

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1952.

2002 – 2003

Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1968.

2008 – 2010

Christian Paradis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1974.

2010 – 2011


Public Safety Canada

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
A. Anne McLellan

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1950.

2005 – 2006

Minister of Public Safety
Stockwell Burt Day, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1950.

2006 – 2008

Peter Leo Van Loan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1963.

2008 – 2010


Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
Steven Blaney

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1965.

2013 – 2015

Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

2015 – 2019


Minister of Emergency Preparedness
Harjit Singh Sajjan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1970.

2023 – 2025


Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions, and Intergovernmental Affairs
Dominic A. LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1967.

2023 – 2024

Minister of Public Safety
David Joseph McGuinty

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1960.

2024 – 2025

Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
David Joseph McGuinty

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1960.

2025 – present


Public Services and Procurement Canada

Minister of Public Works
Hector-Louis Langevin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1826; d. June 11 1906.

1869 – 1873

Alexander Mackenzie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1822; d. April 17 1892.

1873 – 1878

Charles Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1878 – 1879

Sir Hector-Louis Langevin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1826; d. June 11 1906.

1879 – 1891

Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1858; d. January 21 1921.

1919

Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1879; d. October 20 1946.

1935 – 1942

Robert Henry Winters

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 18 1910; d. October 10 1969.

1953 – 1957

Howard Charles Green

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 5 1895; d. June 26 1989.

1957 – 1959

Edmund Davie Fulton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1916; d. May 22 2000.

1962 – 1963

André Ouellet

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1939.

1978 – 1979

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1979 – 1980

Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1928; d. June 24 2009.

1982 – 1984

Stewart Donald McInnes

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1937; d. October 3 2015.

1986 – 1988

Elmer MacIntosh MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1936.

1989 – 1993

Paul Wyatt Dick

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1940; d. May 2 2018.

1993

Minister of Public Works and Government Services
Diane Marleau

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1943; d. January 30 2013.

1996 – 1997

Alfonso Gagliano

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 25 1942; d. December 12 2020.

1997 – 2002

Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

2002

Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

2002

Ralph Edward Goodale

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1949.

2002 – 2003

Scott A. Brison

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1967.

2004 – 2006

Michael M. Fortier

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10 1962.

2006 – 2008

Christian Paradis

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1974.

2008 – 2010

Ronalee “Rona” Ambrose Veitch

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1969.

2010 – 2013

Diane Finley

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1957.

2013 – 2015


Transport Canada

Minister of Railways and Canals
Sir Charles Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1879 – 1884

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1891); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1878 – 1887); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1888); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1889 – 1891

Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1891 – 1892

Andrew George Blair

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 7 1844; d. January 25 1907

1896 – 1903

William Stevens Fielding*

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1848; d. June 23 1929.

1903 – 1904

William Stevens Fielding*

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 24 1848; d. June 23 1929.

1907

Charles Avery Dunning

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1885; d. October 1 1958.

1926

Charles Avery Dunning

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 31 1885; d. October 1 1958.

1926 – 1929

Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1929 – 1930

Robert James Manion

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1881; d. July 2 1943.

1930 – 1935

Clarence Decatur Howe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1886; d. December 31 1960.

1935 – 1936


Minister of Transport
Clarence Decatur Howe

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1886; d. December 31 1960.

1936 – 1940

Pierre-Joseph-Arthur Cardin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1879; d. October 20 1946.

1940 – 1942

Clarence Decatur Howe*

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 15 1886; d. December 31 1960.

1942

Lionel Chevrier

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1903; d. July 8 1987.

1945 – 1954

Léon Balcer

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1917; d. March 22 1991.

1960 – 1963

John Whitney “Jack” Pickersgill

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1905; d. November 14 1997.

1964 – 1967

Paul Theodore Hellyer

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 6 1923; d. August 8 2021.

1967 – 1969

Jean Marchand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1918; d. August 28 1988.

1972 – 1975

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1979 – 1980

Jean-Luc Pépin

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 15 1924; d. September 5 1995.

1980 – 1983

Lloyd Norman Axworthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1939.

1983 – 1984

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1984 – 1986

John Carnell Crosbie

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1931; d. January 10 2020.

1986 – 1988

Benoît Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.

1988 – 1990

Benoît Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.

1996 – 1997

David Michael Collenette

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1946.

1997 – 2003

Tony Valeri

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 11 1957.

2003 – 2004

Jean-Charles Lapierre

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1956; d. March 29 2016.

2004 – 2006

Minister of Transport, Infrastructure, and Communities
Lawrence Cannon

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 6 1947.

2006 – 2008

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2008 – 2010

Charles Richard “Chuck” Strahl

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 25 1957; d. August 13 2024.

2010 – 2011

Denis Lebel

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1954.

2011 – 2013

Minister of Transport
Lisa Sarah MacCormack Raitt

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1968.

2013 – 2015

Joseph Jean-Pierre Marc Garneau

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 23 1949.

2015 – 2021

Pablo Rodriguez

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1967.

2023 – 2024

Minister of Transport and Internal Trade
Christina Alexandra “Chrystia” Freeland

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1968.

2025 – present


Treasury Board of Canada

President of the Treasury Board
Edgar John “Ben” Benson

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1923; d. September 2 2011.

1966 – 1968

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1974 – 1976

Sinclair McKnight Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1927; d. November 30 2016.

1979 – 1980

Donald James “Don” Johnston

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1936; d. February 4 2022.

1980 – 1982

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1982 – 1984

Jean Robert René de Cotret

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1944; d. July 9 1999.

1984 – 1987

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1987 – 1988

Patricia Dora “Pat” Carney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1935; d. July 25 2023.

1988

Michael Holcombe Wilson (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 4 1937; d. February 10 2019.

1988

Gilles Loiselle

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1929; d. September 29 2022.

1990 – 1993

James Stewart “Jim” Edwards

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1936.

1993

Arthur C. “Art” Eggleton

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 29 1943.

1993 – 1996

Marcel Massé

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1940.

1996 – 1999

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2006 – 2007

Stockwell Burt Day, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 16 1950.

2010 – 2011

Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

2011 – 2015

Scott A. Brison

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1967.

2015 – 2019

Jane Pauline Philpott

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 23 1960.

2019

Joyce C. Murray

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1954.

2019

Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1969.

2024 – present


Veterans Affairs Canada

Minister of Soldiers’ Civil Re-Establishment
Sir James Alexander Lougheed

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1854; d. November 2 1925.

1918 – 1921

Robert James Manion

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1881; d. July 2 1943.

1921

Robert James Manion*

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1881; d. July 2 1943.

1926


Minister of Veterans Affairs
Milton Fowler Gregg

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1892; d. March 13 1978.

1948 – 1950

Hugues Lapointe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1911; d. November 13 1982.

1950 – 1957

Gordon Minto Churchill

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 8 1898; d. August 3 1985.

1960 – 1963

Avril Phaedra Douglas “Kim” Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1947.

1993

David Michael Collenette

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1946.

1993 – 1996

Steven Blaney

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1965.

2011 – 2013

Julian Fantino

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 13 1942.

2013 – 2015

Erin Michael O’Toole

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 22 1973.

2015

Jody Wilson-Raybould

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 23 1971.

2019

Harjit Singh Sajjan (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1970.

2019

Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1969.

2023 – 2024


King’s Privy Council for Canada

President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada
Edward Kenny

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 1 1800; d. May 16 1891.

1869 – 1870

Charles Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1870 – 1872

Lucius Seth Huntington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1827; d. May 19 1886.

1874 – 1875

Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

1877 – 1878

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1891); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1878 – 1887); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1888); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1883 – 1889

John Joseph Caldwell Abbott

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 12 1821; d. October 30 1893

1891 – 1892

Sir Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1894 – 1896

Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1841; d. February 17 1919

1896 – 1911

Sir Robert Laird Borden

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1854; d. June 10 1937

1911 – 1917

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1921 – 1926

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1926

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1926 – 1930

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1930 – 1935

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 17 1874; d. July 22 1950

1935 – 1948

Louis Stephen St. Laurent

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 1 1882; d. July 25 1973

1948 – 1957

Lionel Chevrier

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 2 1903; d. July 8 1987.

1957

John George Diefenbaker

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1895; d. August 16 1979

1962 – 1963

Allan Joseph MacEachen*

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1968

Donald Stovel Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1932; d. October 14 2018.

1968 – 1970

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1970 – 1974

Mitchell William Sharp

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 11 1911; d. March 19 2004.

1974 – 1976

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1976 – 1979

Erik Hersholt Nielsen

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 24 1924; d. September 4 2008.

1984 – 1985

Ramon John “Ray” Hnatyshyn

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1934; d. December 18 2002.

1985 – 1986

Donald Frank “Don” Mazankowski

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1935; d. October 27 2020.

1986 – 1991

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 5 1939

1991 – 1993

Pierre Blais

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1948.

1993

Marcel Massé

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1940.

1993 – 1996

Stéphane Maurice Dion

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 28 1955.

1996 – 2003

Denis Coderre

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 25 1963.

2003 – 2004

Michael David Chong

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 22 1971.

2006

Peter Leo Van Loan

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1963.

2006 – 2007

Ronalee “Rona” Ambrose Veitch

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 15 1969.

2007 – 2008

Maryam Monsef

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1984.

2015 – 2017

Karina Gould

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 28 1987.

2017 – 2018

Dominic A. LeBlanc

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 14 1967.

2019 – 2021

Harjit Singh Sajjan

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 6 1970.

2023 – 2025


Canada Revenue Agency

Minister of Inland Revenue
Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1841; d. February 17 1919

1877 – 1878




Defunct Cabinet Positions

Department of Communications

Minister of Communications
Gérard Pelletier*

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1919; d. June 22 1997

1971

Gérard Pelletier

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1919; d. June 22 1997

1972 – 1975

Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 26 1922; d. January 26 1993

1975 – 1979

David Samuel Horne MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1936.

1979 – 1980

Benoît Bouchard (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.

1985

Flora Isabel MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1926; d. July 26 2015.

1986 – 1988

Lowell Murray*

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 26 1936.

1988 – 1989

Michel Dupuy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1930; d. July 9 2023.

1993 – 1996


Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
Sheila Maureen Copps

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1952.

1996


Ministry of Consumer and Corporate Affairs

Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
John Napier Wyndham Turner

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 7 1929; d. September 19 2020.

1967 – 1968

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1972 – 1974

Bryce Stuart Mackasey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1921; d. September 5 1999.

1976

Pierre Blais

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1948.

1990 – 1993

John Paul Manley

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 5 1950.

1993 – 1995


Ministry of Customs

Minister of Customs
Samuel Leonard Tilley

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1818; d. June 25 1896.

1867 – 1873

Charles Tupper

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1873

Mackenzie Bowell

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 27 1823; d. December 10 1917.

1878 – 1892

Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1840; d. June 13 1898.

1892

Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1858; d. January 21 1921.

1917 – 1918


Ministry of Forestry

Minister of Forestry
Joseph Ferdinand Martial Asselin

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 3 1924; d. January 25 2013.

1963

Maurice Sauvé

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1923; d. April 13 1992.

1964 – 1966


Minister of Forestry and Rural Development of Canada
Maurice Sauvé

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1923; d. April 13 1992.

1966 – 1968

Minister of Forestry
Barbara Jane “Bobbie” Sparrow

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1935.

1993


Department of Trade and Commerce

Minister of Industry, Trade, and Commerce
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.

1976 – 1977


Human Resources Development Canada

Minister of Human Resources Development
Lloyd Norman Axworthy

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1939.

1993 – 1996

Pierre Stewart Pettigrew

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 18 1951.

1996 – 1999

Jane Stewart

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 25 1955.

1999 – 2003

Liza Frulla

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 30 1949.

2003

Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development
Giuseppe “Joe” Volpe

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 21 1947.

2003 – 2005

Belinda Caroline Stronach

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 2 1966.

2005 – 2006

Diane Finley

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1957.

2006 – 2007

Diane Finley

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 3 1957.

2008 – 2013


Ministry of the Interior

Secretary of State for the Provinces
Adams George Archibald

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 3 1814; d. December 14 1892.

1867 – 1868


Minister of the Interior
Sir Alexander Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.

1873

David Mills

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 18 1831; d. May 8 1903.

1876 – 1878

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1891); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1878 – 1887); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1888); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1878 – 1883

Sir John Alexander Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 10/11 1815; d. June 6 1891

Other offices held: Prime Minister of Canada (1867 – 1873; 1878 – 1891); Joint Premier of the Province of Canada (1856 – 1867); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1891); Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1867 – 1873); Leader of the Official Opposition (1873 – 1878); Leader of the Liberal-Conservative/Conservative Party of Canada (1867 – 1891); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1878 – 1887); President of the Privy Council (1883 – 1889); Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (1888); Minister of the Interior (1888); Minister of Railways and Canals (1889 – 1891)

1888

Hugh John Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 13 1850; d. March 29 1929.

1896

Clifford Sifton

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 10 1861; d. April 17 1929.

1896 – 1905

Francis “Frank” Oliver

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1853; d. March 31 1933.

1905 – 1911

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1917 – 1920

Sir James Alexander Lougheed

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1854; d. November 2 1925.

1920 – 1921

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1926

Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1935 – 1936


Department of Mines

Minister of Mines
Esioff-Léon Patenaude

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1875; d. February 7 1963.

1917

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1917

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1919 – 1920

Sir James Alexander Lougheed

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1854; d. November 2 1925.

1920 – 1921

Richard Bedford Bennett

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947

1926

Thomas Alexander Crerar

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1876; d. April 11 1975.

1935 – 1936

Léon Balcer*

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1917; d. March 22 1991.

1957


Ministry of Multiculturalism and Citizenship

Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
Gerald “Gerry” Weiner

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1933.

1991 – 1993

Michel Dupuy

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1930; d. July 9 2023.

1993 – 1996


Minister for Multiculturalism
Jason Thomas Kenney

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 30 1968.

2013 – 2015


Department of National Health and Welfare

Minister of National Health and Welfare
Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1903; d. September 14 1992

1946 – 1957

Julia Verlyn “Judy” LaMarsh

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1924; d. October 27 1980.

1963 – 1965

Allan Joseph MacEachen

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1921; d. September 12 2017.

1965 – 1968

Marc Lalonde

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 26 1929; d. May 6 2023.

1972 – 1977

David Edward Crombie

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1936.

1979 – 1980

Benoît Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.

1991 – 1993

Diane Marleau

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1943; d. January 30 2013.

1993 – 1996


Ministry of Overseas Military Forces

Minister of Overseas Military Forces
George Halsey Perley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1857; d. January 4 1938

1916 – 1917


Department of Pensions and National Health

Minister of Pensions and National Health
James Layton Ralston

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 27 1881; d. May 22 1948

1930

Charles Gavan Power

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1888; d. May 30 1968.

1935 – 1939


Post Office Department

Postmaster General
Sir Alexander Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.

1867 – 1873

Télesphore Fournier

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1823; d. May 10 1896.

1875

Lucius Seth Huntington

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1827; d. May 19 1886.

1875 – 1878

Hector-Louis Langevin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1826; d. June 11 1906.

1878 – 1879

Sir Alexander Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.

1879 – 1880

Sir Alexander Campbell

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.

1885 – 1887

Sir William Mulock

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1843; d. October 1 1944.

1896 – 1905

Allen Bristol Aylesworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1854; d. February 13 1952.

1905 – 1906

Allen Bristol Aylesworth

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1854; d. February 13 1952.

1905 – 1906

Robert James Manion

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 19 1881; d. July 2 1943.

1926

Charles Gavan Power

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 18 1888; d. May 30 1968.

1939 – 1940

Hugues Lapointe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 3 1911; d. November 13 1982.

1955 – 1957

William McLean Hamilton

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 13 1919; d. June 7 1989.

1957 – 1962

Ellen Louks Fairclough

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1905; d. November 13 2004.

1962 – 1963

Bryce Stuart Mackasey

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1921; d. September 5 1999.

1974 – 1976


Ministry of Regional Industrial Expansion

Minister of Regional Economic Expansion
Jean Marchand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1918; d. August 28 1988.

1969 – 1972

Elmer MacIntosh MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 5 1936.

1979 – 1980

Herbert Eser “Herb” Gray

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1931; d. April 21 2014.

1982

Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion
Sinclair McKnight Stevens

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1927; d. November 30 2016.

1984 – 1986

Jean Robert René de Cotret

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1944; d. July 9 1999.

1987 – 1989


Ministry of Rural Economic Development

Minister of Rural Economic Development
Maryam Monsef

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1984.

2019 – 2021


Office of the Secretary of State for Canada

Secretary of State for Canada
Hector-Louis Langevin

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1826; d. June 11 1906.

1867 – 1869

Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1840; d. June 13 1898.

1882 – 1892

Sir Charles Tupper, 1st Baronet

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 2 1821; d. October 30 1915.

Note: This was a caretaker government.

1896

Esioff-Léon Patenaude

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 12 1875; d. February 7 1963.

1917

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1917

Arthur Meighen

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 16 1874; d. August 5 1960

1919 – 1921

Ernest Lapointe*

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1876; d. November 26 1941

1926

George Halsey Perley

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 12 1857; d. January 4 1938

1926

Ernest Lapointe*

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1876; d. November 26 1941

1939 – 1940

Joseph James Guillaume Paul Martin

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1903; d. September 14 1992

1945 – 1946

Frederick Gordon Bradley

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1886; d. March 30 1966.

1949 – 1953

John Whitney “Jack” Pickersgill

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1905; d. November 14 1997.

1953 – 1954

Ellen Louks Fairclough

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 28 1905; d. November 13 2004.

1957 – 1958

Léon Balcer*

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1917; d. March 22 1991.

1960

Léon Balcer*

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1917; d. March 22 1991.

1962

John Whitney “Jack” Pickersgill

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1905; d. November 14 1997.

1963 – 1964

Julia Verlyn “Judy” LaMarsh

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1924; d. October 27 1980.

1965 – 1968

Jean Marchand

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 20 1918; d. August 28 1988.

1968

Gérard Pelletier

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 21 1919; d. June 22 1997

1968 – 1972

David Samuel Horne MacDonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 20 1936.

1979 – 1980

Benoît Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.

1985 – 1986

David Edward Crombie

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1936.

1986 – 1988

Lucien Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1938.

1988 – 1989

Gerald “Gerry” Weiner

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 26 1933.

1989 – 1991

Jean Robert René de Cotret

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 20 1944; d. July 9 1999.

1991 – 1993

Sergio Marchi

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 12 1956.

1993 – 1994


Ministry of Supply and Services

Minister of Supply and Services
Stewart Donald McInnes

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1937; d. October 3 2015.

1985 – 1986

Stewart Donald McInnes (*acting)

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1937; d. October 3 2015.

1988

Lucien Bouchard

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 22 1938.

1988 – 1989

Paul Wyatt Dick

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 27 1940; d. May 2 2018.

1989 – 1993


Department for Women and Gender Equality

Minister for Women and Gender Equality
Maryam Monsef

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1984.

2017 – 2021