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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


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
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

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

1968


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 Natural Resources
Douglas Scott Harkness

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

1957


Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

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

1968 – 1974


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

Michael Starr

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

1957 – 1963


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


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

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

Lucien Bouchard

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

1988 – 1990

John James “Jean” Charest

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

1991 – 1993


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

John Napier Wyndham Turner

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

1972 – 1975

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

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

1977 – 1979

Paul Edgar Philippe Martin

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

1993 – 2002

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 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


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

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

2016 – 2018


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

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

Peter Gordon MacKay

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

2006 – 2007


Minister for International Trade
Patricia Dora “Pat” Carney

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

1986 – 1988


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

Ellen Louks Fairclough

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

1958 – 1962


Minister of Citizenship, Immigration, and Multiculturalism
Jason Thomas Kenney

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

2008 – 2013


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 – 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


Minister of Industry
John James “Jean” Charest

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

1993


Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat

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
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

Donald Methuen Fleming

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

1962 – 1963

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

Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

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

1980 – 1982

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

Peter Gordon MacKay

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

2013 – 2015


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

Hugues Lapointe

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

1949 – 1950

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


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

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark*

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

1985

Avril Phaedra Douglas “Kim” Campbell

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

1993

Peter Gordon MacKay

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

2007 – 2013

Jason Thomas Kenney

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

2015


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 Energy, Mines, and Resources
Ramon John “Ray” Hnatyshyn

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

1979 – 1980

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


Public Safety Canada

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

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

2023 – 2024


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

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


Treasury Board of Canada

President of the Treasury Board
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien

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

1974 – 1976

Patricia Dora “Pat” Carney

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

1988


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
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


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

John George Diefenbaker

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

1962 – 1963

Ramon John “Ray” Hnatyshyn

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

1985 – 1986

Charles Joseph “Joe” Clark

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

1991 – 1993

Dominic A. LeBlanc

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

2019 – 2021


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

Michel Dupuy

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

1993 – 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


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
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


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


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
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


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


Ministry of Public Works

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

Howard Charles Green

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

1957 – 1959

Roméo-Adrien LeBlanc

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

1982 – 1984


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

Gérard Pelletier

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

1968 – 1972

Lucien Bouchard

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

1988 – 1989


Ministry of Supply and Services

Lucien Bouchard

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

1988 – 1989