1st Canadian Ministry
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1st Canadian Ministry 1er conseil des ministres du Canada | |
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| Date formed | July 1, 1867 |
| Date dissolved | November 5, 1873 |
| People and organizations | |
| Monarch | Victoria |
| Governor General | Viscount Monck Baron Lisgar Marquess of Dufferin |
| Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald |
| Prime Minister's history | Premiership of John A. Macdonald |
| No. of ministers | 19 |
| Member party | Liberal-Conservative Party |
| Status in legislature | 100 / 180 Majority 100 / 200 Minority |
| Opposition party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| History | |
| Election | 1867 |
| Legislature terms | |
| Budget | 1867 |
| Predecessor | 16th Ministry of the Province of Canada 7th Ministry of New Brunswick 7th Ministry of Nova Scotia |
| Successor | 2nd Canadian Ministry |
The First Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 1 July 1867 to 5 November 1873, including all of the 1st Canadian Parliament as well as the first eight months of the Second. The government was formed by the Liberal-Conservative Party in coalition with the old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the Third Canadian Ministry.
Ministers
[edit]- Prime Minister
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
- Minister of Agriculture
- 1 July 1867 – 16 November 1869: Jean-Charles Chapais
- 16 November 1869 – 25 October 1871: Christopher Dunkin
- 25 October 1871 – 7 November 1873: John Henry Pope
- Minister of Customs
- 1 July 1867 – 22 February 1873: Samuel Leonard Tilley
- 22 February 1873 – 7 November 1873: Charles Tupper
- Minister of Finance
- 1 July 1867 – 18 November 1867: Alexander Tilloch Galt
- 18 November 1867 – 9 October 1869: John Rose
- 9 October 1869 – 22 February 1873: Francis Hincks
- 22 February 1873 – 7 November 1873: Samuel Leonard Tilley
- Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 22 May 1868 – 8 December 1869: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- 22 May 1868 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
- 8 December 1869 – 1 July 1873: The Secretary of State of the Provinces (Ex officio)
- 8 December 1869 – 7 May 1873: Joseph Howe
- 7 May 1873 – 14 June 1873: James Cox Aikins (Acting)
- 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
- 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
- 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
- 22 May 1868 – 8 December 1869: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- Minister of Inland Revenue
- 1 July 1867 – 15 July 1868: William Pearce Howland
- 15 July 1868 – 15 November 1869: Alexander Campbell (Acting)
- 16 November 1869 – 2 July 1872Ai: Alexander Morris
- 2 July 1872 – 4 March 1873: Charles Tupper
- 4 March 1873 – 1 July 1873: John O'Connor
- 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
- Minister of the Interior
- Was the Secretary of State for the Provinces to 30 June 1873.
- 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
- Minister of Justice
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
- Attorney General of Canada
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- Leader of the Government in the Senate
- 1 July 1867 – 5 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
- Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: Peter Mitchell
- Minister of Militia and Defence
- 1 July 1867 – 21 May 1873: George-Étienne Cartier
- 21 May 1873 – 30 June 1873: Hector-Louis Langevin (Acting)
- 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Hugh McDonald
- Postmaster General
- 1 July 1867 – 1 July 1873: Alexander Campbell
- 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: John O'Connor
- President of the Privy Council
- 1 July 1867 – 30 December 1867: Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
- 30 December 1867 – 30 January 1869: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
- 30 January 1869 – 16 November 1869: Joseph Howe
- 16 November 1869 – 21 June 1870: Edward Kenny
- 21 June 1870 – 2 July 1872: Charles Tupper
- 2 July 1872 – 4 March 1873: John O'Connor
- 4 March 1873 – 14 June 1873: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
- 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Hugh McDonald
- 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
- Minister of Public Works
- 1 July 1867 – 29 September 1869: William McDougall
- 29 September 1869 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin (Acting)
- 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: Hector-Louis Langevin
- Receiver General
- 1 July 1867 – 4 July 1867: Vacant
- 4 July 1867 – 16 November 1869: Edward Kenny
- 16 November 1869 – 30 January 1873: Jean-Charles Chapais
- 30 January 1873 – 7 November 1873: Théodore Robitaille
- Secretary of State of Canada
- 1 July 1867 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
- 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: James Cox Aikins
- Registrar General of Canada
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- 1 July 1867 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
- 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: James Cox Aikins
- 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- Secretary of State for the Provinces
- 1 July 1867 – 1 May 1868: Adams George Archibald
- 1 May 1868 – 16 November 1869: Vacant (Edmund Allen Meredith was acting)
- 16 November 1869 – 7 May 1873: Joseph Howe
- 7 May 1873 – 14 June 1873: James Cox Aikins (Acting)
- 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
- Became Minister of the Interior from 1 July 1873.
References
[edit]- Government of Canada. "First Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2010.