15th Canadian Ministry
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15th Canadian Ministry 15e conseil des ministres du Canada | |
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.svg){kind=small} 15th ministry of Canada | |
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| Date formed | 7 August 1930 |
| Date dissolved | 23 October 1935 |
| People and organizations | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Governor General | Marquess of Willingdon Earl Bessborough |
| Prime Minister | R. B. Bennett |
| Member party | Conservative Party (historical) |
| Status in legislature | 135 / 245 Majority |
| Opposition party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Opposition leader | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 1930 |
| Legislature term(s) | 17th Canadian Parliament |
| Predecessor | 14th Canadian Ministry |
| Successor | 16th Canadian Ministry |
The Fifteenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. It governed Canada from 7 August 1930 to 23 October 1935, including only the 17th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada.
Ministers[edit]
| Portfolio | Minister | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Prime Minister | R. B. Bennett | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Vacant (Joseph Hiram Grisdale was acting) | 7 August 1930 | 8 August 1930 |
| Robert Weir | 8 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Secretary of State for External Affairs | R. B. Bennett | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Minister of Finance and Receiver General | R. B. Bennett | 7 August 1930 | 3 February 1932 |
| Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 3 February 1932 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of Fisheries | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | 7 August 1930 | 3 February 1932 |
| Alfred Duranleau (acting) | 3 February 1932 | 17 November 1934 | |
| Grote Stirling (acting) | 17 November 1934 | 14 August 1935 | |
| William Gordon Ernst | 14 August 1935 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of Immigration and Colonization | Wesley Ashton Gordon | 7 August 1930 | 3 February 1932 |
| Wesley Ashton Gordon (acting) | 3 February 1932 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs | Thomas Gerow Murphy | 8 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Hugh Guthrie | 7 August 1930 | 14 August 1935 |
| George Reginald Geary | 14 August 1935 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of Labour | Lucien Henri Gendron | 7 August 1930 | 3 February 1932 |
| Wesley Ashton Gordon | 3 February 1932 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | Wellington Willoughby | 7 August 1930 | 3 February 1932 |
| Arthur Meighen | 3 February 1932 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of Marine | Alfred Duranleau | 7 August 1930 | 20 July 1935 |
| Vacant (William Ambrose Found was acting) | 20 July 1935 | 30 August 1935 | |
| Lucien Henri Gendron | 30 August 1935 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of Mines | Wesley Ashton Gordon | 8 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Minister of National Defence | Donald Matheson Sutherland | 7 August 1930 | 17 November 1934 |
| Grote Stirling | 17 November 1934 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of National Revenue | Edmond Baird Ryckman | 7 August 1930 | 6 December 1933 |
| Robert Charles Matthews | 6 December 1933 | 14 August 1935 | |
| Earl Lawson | 14 August 1935 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister of Pensions and National Health | Murray MacLaren | 7 August 1930 | 17 November 1934 |
| Donald Matheson Sutherland | 17 November 1934 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Postmaster General | Arthur Sauvé | 7 August 1930 | 16 August 1935 |
| Samuel Gobeil | 16 August 1935 | 23 October 1935 | |
| President of the Queen's Privy Council | R. B. Bennett | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Minister of Public Works | Hugh Alexander Stewart | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Minister of Railways and Canals | Robert James Manion | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar General | Charles Cahan | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Solicitor General | Maurice Dupré | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | Henry Herbert Stevens | 7 August 1930 | 27 October 1934 |
| Vacant (William Grannis Parmelee was acting) | 27 October 1934 | 17 November 1934 | |
| Richard Hanson | 17 November 1934 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | John Alexander Macdonald | 7 August 1930 | 14 August 1935 |
| Sir George Halsey Perley | 7 August 1930 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Arthur Meighen | 3 February 1932 | 23 October 1935 | |
| Onésime Gagnon | 30 August 1935 | 23 October 1935 | |
| William Earl Rowe | 30 August 1935 | 23 October 1935 | |
References[edit]
- Government of Canada. "Fifteenth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
Succession[edit]
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