This is a list of Canadian ministries, the collective body of ministers of the Crown that advises the Canadian monarch—presently King Charles III—on how to exercise their Crown prerogatives. Since Canadian Confederation, July 1, 1867, there have been 29 ministries.

In Canada, a ministry is formed when a new prime minister is appointed and dissolved when that individual leaves office. The one exception occurred in 1917, when incumbent Prime Minister Sir Robert Borden formed a new national unity government (the 10th Canadian Ministry) as a wartime coalition composed primarily of members of his own Conservative Party with some individual Liberal Party members of parliament.

In contrast to various other Commonwealth realms (such as Australia and the United Kingdom) where a "new" ministry is considered to have been formed after every general election regardless of the winner, elections in Canada do not cause dissolution of the ministry unless they result in the government's defeat. As such, the current 29th Ministry, chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, began governing shortly before the opening of the 42nd Parliament in 2015.

With a duration of 15 years, 87 days, the 8th Ministry, under the leadership of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, was the lengthiest; the 68-day-long 7th Ministry, under the leadership of Sir Charles Tupper, was the briefest. William Lyon Mackenzie King led three ministries—the 12th, 14th, and 16th—the most for any Canadian prime minister.

Ministries

MinistryDatesPrime MinisterGoverning partyDuration
1st Canadian MinistryJuly 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873John A. MacdonaldLiberal-Conservative6 years, 127 days
2nd Canadian MinistryNovember 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878Alexander MackenzieLiberal4 years, 335 days
3rd Canadian MinistryOctober 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891John A. MacdonaldLiberal-Conservative12 years, 232 days
4th Canadian MinistryJune 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892John Abbott1 year, 161 days
5th Canadian MinistryDecember 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894John Sparrow David Thompson2 years, 7 days
6th Canadian MinistryDecember 21, 1894 – April 27, 1896Mackenzie BowellConservative (Historical)1 year, 128 days
7th Canadian MinistryMay 1, 1896 – July 8, 1896Charles Tupper68 days
8th Canadian MinistryJuly 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911Wilfrid LaurierLiberal15 years, 87 days
9th Canadian MinistryOctober 10, 1911 – October 11, 1917Robert Laird BordenConservative (Historical)6 years, 1 day
10th Canadian MinistryOctober 12, 1917 – July 10, 1920Unionist2 years, 272 days
11th Canadian MinistryJuly 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921Arthur MeighenNat'l Liberal & Conservative1 year, 172 days
12th Canadian MinistryDecember 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926William Lyon Mackenzie KingLiberal4 years, 303 days
13th Canadian MinistryJune 29, 1926 – September 25, 1926Arthur MeighenConservative (Historical)88 days
14th Canadian MinistrySeptember 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930William Lyon Mackenzie KingLiberal3 years, 316 days
15th Canadian MinistryAugust 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935Richard Bedford BennettConservative (Historical)5 years, 77 days
16th Canadian MinistryOctober 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948William Lyon Mackenzie KingLiberal13 years, 23 days
17th Canadian MinistryNovember 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957Louis St. Laurent8 years, 218 days
18th Canadian MinistryJune 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963John DiefenbakerProgressive Conservative5 years, 305 days
19th Canadian MinistryApril 22, 1963 – April 20, 1968Lester B. PearsonLiberal4 years, 364 days
20th Canadian MinistryApril 20, 1968 – June 4, 1979Pierre Trudeau11 years, 45 days
21st Canadian MinistryJune 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980Joe ClarkProgressive Conservative273 days
22nd Canadian MinistryMarch 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984Pierre TrudeauLiberal4 years, 119 days
23rd Canadian MinistryJune 30, 1984 – September 17, 1984John Turner79 days
24th Canadian MinistrySeptember 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993Brian MulroneyProgressive Conservative8 years, 281 days
25th Canadian Ministry June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993Kim Campbell132 days
26th Canadian MinistryNovember 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003Jean ChrétienLiberal10 years, 38 days
27th Canadian MinistryDecember 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006Paul Martin2 years, 56 days
28th Canadian MinistryFebruary 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015Stephen HarperConservative9 years, 271 days
29th Canadian MinistryNovember 4, 2015 – presentJustin TrudeauLiberal8 years, 71 days
     Source: [1]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation: The Ministries". Canada.ca. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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