Current Cabinet Positions
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (1868 – present). Previously the Department of Agriculture (1868 – 1995). Includes Ministers of Agriculture and Ministers of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
Canada Revenue Agency
Minister of Inland Revenue
William Pearce Howland
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 29 1811; d. January 1 1907.
Prime Minister: Sir John A. Macdonald.
Other prominent offices: Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1868 – 1873); Member of the Parliament of Canada (1867 – 1868).
Sources: Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed June 10 2025).
1867 – 1868
Alexander Campbell (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.
Prime Minister: Sir John A. Macdonald.
Other prominent offices: Lieutenant Governor of Ontario (1887 – 1892); Member of the Senate of Canada (1867 – 1887); Leader of the Government in the Senate (1867 – 1873, 1878 – 1887); Leader of the Official Opposition in the Senate (1873 – 1878).
Sources: Parliament of Canada biography (last accessed June 11 2025).
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
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1816; d. February 23 1885.
1877
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
John Dowsley Reid
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1859; d. August 26 1929.
1911 – 1917
Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1858; d. January 21 1921.
1918 – 1919
John Dowsley Reid (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1859; d. August 26 1929.
1919
Martin Burrell
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1858; d. March 20 1938.
1919 – 1920
Rupert Wilson Wigmore
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1873; d. April 3 1939.
1920 – 1921
Minister of Customs and Excise
Rupert Wilson Wigmore
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 10 1873; d. April 3 1939.
1921
Henry Herbert Stevens (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.
1926
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
Henry Perrin Beatty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1950.
1984 – 1985
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
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1948.
2008 – 2010
Diane Lebouthillier
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1959.
2015 – 2023
Marie-Claude Bibeau
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 4 1970.
2023 – 2024
Élisabeth Brière
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1968.
2024 – 2025
Minister Responsible for the Canada Revenue Agency
Élisabeth Brière
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1968.
2025
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
Mélanie Joly
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1979.
2015 – 2018
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
Minister of Tourism, Official Languages, and La Francophonie
Mélanie Joly
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1979.
2018 – 2019
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
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
William James Roche
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1859; d. September 30 1937.
1912 – 1917
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
Henry Herbert Stevens (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.
1926
Richard Bedford Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1926
Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.
1930
Thomas Gerow Murphy
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1883; d. April 7 1971.
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
Jean Lesage
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1912; d. December 12 1980.
1953 – 1957
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
Walter Gilbert Dinsdale
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1916; d. November 20 1982.
1960 – 1963
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 11 1934.
1968 – 1974
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Epp
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1939.
1979 – 1980
David Edward Crombie
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 24 1936.
1984 – 1986
William Hunter “Bill” McKnight
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1940; d. October 4 2019.
1986 – 1989
Pierre H. Cadieux
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1948.
1989 – 1990
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 Daniel “Bob” Nault
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 9 1955.
1999 – 2003
Andrew “Andy” Mitchell
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 21 1953.
2003 – 2004
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
John Morris Duncan
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1948.
2010 – 2013
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
Wesley Ashton Gordon
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1884; d. February 9 1943.
1932 – 1935
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
William Hunter “Bill” McKnight
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1940; d. October 4 2019.
1984 – 1986
Pierre H. Cadieux
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1948.
1986 – 1989
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
Lawrence A. MacAulay
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1946.
1997 – 1998
Claudette Bradshaw
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 8 1949; d. March 26 2022.
1998 – 2004
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1948.
2006 – 2008
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, and Labour
MaryAnn Mihychuk
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 27 1955.
2015 – 2017
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
Jean-Yves Duclos
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1965.
2015 – 2019
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
Joseph “Joe” Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1940.
2014 – 2015
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
Robert Wellington Mayhew
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1880; d. July 28 1971.
1948 – 1952
James Sinclair
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1908; d. February 7 1984.
1952 – 1957
John Angus MacLean
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1914; d. February 15 2000.
1957 – 1963
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
Fred J. Mifflin
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1938; d. October 5 2013.
1996 – 1997
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
Diane Lebouthillier
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 5 1959.
2023 – 2025
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
Henry Perrin Beatty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1950.
1993
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
Mélanie Joly
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1979.
2021 – 2025
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development
Mélanie Joly
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1979.
2025
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
Susan Elizabeth Whelan
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1963.
2002 – 2003
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
James Scott “Jim” Peterson
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1941; d. May 10 2024.
2003 – 2006
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 Presiding over the Department of Health
Newton Wesley Rowell
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1867; d. November 22 1941.
1919 – 1920
James Alexander Calder
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1868; d. July 20 1956.
1920 – 1921
John Wesley Edwards
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1865; d. April 18 1929.
1921
Minister of Pensions and National Health
Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.
1939 – 1944
Minister of National Health and Welfare
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Epp
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1939.
1984 – 1989
Henry Perrin Beatty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1950.
1989 – 1991
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
Jean-Yves Duclos
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1965.
2021 – 2023
Housing, Infrastructure, and Communities Canada
Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
Amarjeet Sohi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1964.
2015 – 2018
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
James Alexander Calder
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1868; d. July 20 1956.
1917 – 1921
John Wesley Edwards
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 25 1865; d. April 18 1929.
1921
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
Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.
1930
Wesley Ashton Gordon
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1884; d. February 9 1943.
1930 – 1932
Wesley Ashton Gordon (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1884; d. February 9 1943.
1932 – 1935
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
Otto Emil Lang
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1932.
1970 – 1972
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 (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.
1926
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
George Harris Hees
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1910; d. June 11 1996.
1960 – 1963
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
Mélanie Joly
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1979.
2025 – present
Minister of Tourism
Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 14 1970.
2021 – 2023
Minister of Economic Development and Official Languages
Mélanie Joly
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 16 1979.
2019 – 2021
Minister of Rural Economic Development
Maryam Monsef
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 7 1984.
2019 – 2021
Gudrid Ida “Gudie” Hutchings
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1959.
2021 – 2025
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
Peter Penashue
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1964.
2011 – 2013
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
Sir Jean Lomer Gouin
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 19 1861; d. March 28 1929.
1921 – 1924
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
Otto Emil Lang
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1932.
1972 – 1975
Otto Emil Lang (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1932.
1978
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
Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.
1989 – 1990
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
Henry Perrin Beatty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1950.
1985 – 1986
Henry Perrin Beatty (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1950.
1988 – 1989
Pierre Blais
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1948.
1989 – 1990
Pierre H. Cadieux
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 6 1948.
1990 – 1991
Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.
1991 – 1993
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
Lawrence A. MacAulay
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1946.
1998 – 2002
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
Hector-Louis Langevin*
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 25 1826; d. June 11 1906.
1873
Louis-Rodrigue Masson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1833; d. November 8 1903.
1878 – 1880
Sir Alexander Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.
1880
Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1843; d. April 20 1908.
1880 – 1892
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
James Alexander Calder (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1868; d. July 20 1956.
1920
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
Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.
1935 – 1939
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
George Randolph Pearkes
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 28 1888; d. May 30 1984.
1957 – 1960
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
Henry Perrin Beatty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1950.
1986 – 1989
William Hunter “Bill” McKnight
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1940; d. October 4 2019.
1989 – 1991
Marcel Masse
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1936; d. August 25 2014.
1991 – 1993
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
William Sterling “Bill” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
2023 – 2025
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
James Allison Glen
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 18 1877; d. June 28 1950.
1945 – 1948
Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys
Walter Gilbert Dinsdale (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 3 1916; d. November 20 1982.
1961
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
John James “Joe” Greene
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 24 1920; d. October 23 1978.
1968 – 1972
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
Marcel Masse
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1936; d. August 25 2014.
1986 – 1989
Arthur Jacob “Jake” Epp
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 1 1939.
1989 – 1993
William Hunter “Bill” McKnight
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 12 1940; d. October 4 2019.
1993
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
Jean Lesage
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 10 1912; d. December 12 1980.
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
Gary Vincent Lunn
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1957.
2006 – 2008
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
Joseph “Joe” Oliver
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1940.
2011 – 2014
David Gregory “Greg” Rickford
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 24 1967.
2014 – 2015
Amarjeet Sohi
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 8 1964.
2018 – 2019
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
William Sterling “Bill” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
2019 – 2021
Minister of Emergency Preparedness
William Sterling “Bill” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
2021 – 2023
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
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1848; d. May 12 1916.
1892 – 1896
Charles Smith Hyman
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 31 1854; d. October 8 1926.
1905 – 1907
John Dowsley Reid (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1859; d. August 26 1929.
1919
Arthur Lewis Watkins Sifton
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1858; d. January 21 1921.
1919
John Dowsley Reid (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1859; d. August 26 1929.
1919 – 1920
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
Stephen Douglas Owen
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 8 1948; d. June 29 2023.
2003 – 2004
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
Minister of Public Services and Procurement
Jean-Yves Duclos
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1965.
2023 – 2025
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
John Henry Pope (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1819; d. April 1 1889.
1884 – 1885
John Henry Pope
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 19 1819; d. April 1 1889.
1885 – 1889
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
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1848; d. May 12 1916.
1896
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
John Dowsley Reid
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 1 1859; d. August 26 1929.
1917 – 1921
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
George Harris Hees
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1910; d. June 11 1996.
1957 – 1960
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
Otto Emil Lang
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1932.
1975 – 1979
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
Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.
1990 – 1991
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
Douglas Grinslade “Doug” Lewis
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 17 1938.
1988 – 1989
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
Reginald B. “Reg” Alcock
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1948; d. October 14 2011.
2003 – 2006
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
Jean-Yves Duclos
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1965.
2019 – 2021
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
Ian Alistair Mackenzie
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1890; d. September 2 1949.
1944 – 1948
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
George Harris Hees
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 17 1910; d. June 11 1996.
1984 – 1988
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
Fred J. Mifflin
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 6 1938; d. October 5 2013.
1997 – 1999
Albina Guarnieri
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 23 1953.
2004 – 2006
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 6 1948.
2010 – 2011
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
Kent Hehr
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1969.
2015 – 2017
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
Lawrence A. MacAulay
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 9 1946.
2019 – 2023
Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 23 1969.
2023 – 2024
Élisabeth Brière
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1968.
2025
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
Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1816; d. February 23 1885.
1875 – 1877
Dominick Edward Blake
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.
1877 – 1878
Louis-Rodrigue Masson
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 6 1833; d. November 8 1903.
1880
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
Auguste-Réal Angers
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 4 1837; d. April 14 1919.
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
Newton Wesley Rowell
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 1 1867; d. November 22 1941.
1917 – 1920
James Alexander Calder
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 17 1868; d. July 20 1956.
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 – 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
Peter Penashue
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1964.
2011 – 2013
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
William Sterling “Bill” Blair
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 9 1954.
2021 – 2023
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
Otto Emil Lang (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 14 1932.
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
Marcel Masse
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1936; d. August 25 2014.
1984 – 1985
Benoît Bouchard (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 16 1940.
1985
Marcel Masse
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1936; d. August 25 2014.
1985 – 1986
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
Marcel Masse
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 27 1936; d. August 25 2014.
1989 – 1991
Henry Perrin Beatty
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 1 1950.
1991 – 1993
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
Harvie Andre
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1940; d. October 31 2012.
1986 – 1989
Harvie Andre (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1940; d. October 31 2012.
1989 – 1990
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
Isaac Burpee
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1825; d. March 1 1885.
1873 – 1878
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
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
William James Roche
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1859; d. September 30 1937.
1912 – 1917
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
Henry Herbert Stevens (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.
1926
Richard Bedford Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1926
Thomas Gerow Murphy
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 29 1883; d. April 7 1971.
1930 – 1935
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
William James Roche
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1859; d. September 30 1937.
1912 – 1913
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
Martin Burrell
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1858; d. March 20 1938.
1917 – 1919
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
Henry Herbert Stevens (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1878; d. June 14 1973.
1926
Richard Bedford Bennett
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 3 1870; d. June 26 1947
1926
Wesley Ashton Gordon
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 11 1884; d. February 9 1943.
1930 – 1935
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
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.
1880 – 1881
John Carling
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1828; d. November 6 1911.
1882 – 1885
Sir Alexander Campbell
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 9 1822; d. May 24 1892.
1885 – 1887
John Carling (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1828; d. November 6 1911.
1888
Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1843; d. April 20 1908.
1892 – 1896
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
John Angus MacLean (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 15 1914; d. February 15 2000.
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
Harvie Andre
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1940; d. October 31 2012.
1989 – 1990
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
Walter Humphries Montague
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 21 1858; d. November 14 1915.
1895
Joseph-Aldric Ouimet (*acting)
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 20 1848; d. May 12 1916.
1895 – 1896
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
William James Roche
Date of birth/date of death: b. November 30 1859; d. September 30 1937.
1911 – 1912
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
Martin Burrell
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 19 1858; d. March 20 1938.
1917 – 1919
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
Harvie Andre
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 27 1940; d. October 31 2012.
1984 – 1985
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