17. Canadian Cabinet
The 17th Canadian Cabinet ( English 17th Canadian Ministry , French 17e conseil des ministres du Canada ) ruled Canada from November 15, 1948 to June 21, 1957. This cabinet , led by Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent , consisted of members of the Liberal Party .
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| Office | Surname | Period |
|---|---|---|
| prime minister | Louis Saint-Laurent | November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
| Foreign minister | Lester Pearson | November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
| Justice Minister and Attorney General | Stuart Garson | November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
| Defense Minister |
Brooke Claxton Ralph Campney |
November 15, 1948 - June 30, 1954 July 1, 1954 - June 21, 1957 |
| Finance Minister and Treasurer |
Douglas Abbott Walter Harris |
November 15, 1948 - June 30, 1954 July 1, 1954 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister for National Income | James Joseph McCann | November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister of transport |
Lionel Chevrier George Carlyle Marler |
November 15, 1948 - June 30, 1954 July 1, 1954 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister of Labor |
Humphrey Mitchell Paul Joseph James Martin (executive) Milton Fowler Gregg |
November 15, 1948 - August 2, 1950 August 3, 1950 - August 6, 1950 August 7, 1950 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister for National Health and Welfare | Paul Joseph James Martin | November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister of Agriculture | James Garfield Gardiner | November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister of Fisheries |
Robert Mayhew James Sinclair |
November 15, 1948 - October 14, 1952 October 15, 1952 - June 21, 1957 |
| Trade and Trade Minister | Clarence Decatur Howe | November 15, 1948 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister of Defense Production | Clarence Decatur Howe | April 1, 1951 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister for Reconstruction and Supply | Robert Winters | November 15, 1948 - January 17, 1950 |
| Minister for Resources and Development | Robert Winters Jean Lesage |
November 15, 1948 - September 16, 1953 September 17, 1953 - December 15, 1953 |
| Minister of Mines and Resources |
James Angus MacKinnon Colin WG Gibson |
November 15, 1948 - March 31, 1949 April 1, 1949 - January 17, 1950 |
| Minister of Mines and Technical Assessment | James Joseph McCann | January 18, 1950 - December 12, 1950 December 13, 1950 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister for Northern Development and National Resources |
Jean Lesage | December 16, 1953 - June 21, 1957 |
| Post Minister |
Ernest Bertrand vacant Édouard Rinfret Alcide Côté vacant Roch Pinard (executive) Hugues Lapointe |
November 15, 1948 - August 23, 1949 August 24, 1949 August 25, 1949 - February 12, 1952 February 13, 1952 - August 7, 1955 August 8, 1955 - August 15, 1955 August 16, 1955 - November 2, 1955 3 November 1955 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister for State Building Projects |
Alphonse Fournier Walter Harris Robert Winters |
November 15, 1948 - June 11, 1953 June 12, 1953 - September 16, 1953 September 17, 1953 - June 21, 1957 |
| Citizenship and Immigration Ministers | Walter Harris John Pickersgill |
January 18, 1950 - June 30, 1954 July 1, 1954 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister for Veterans Affairs | Milton Fowler Gregg Hugues Lapointe |
November 15, 1948 - August 6, 1950 August 7, 1950 - June 21, 1957 |
| Assistant Minister of Defense | vacant Ralph Campney vacant Paul Hellyer |
February 11, 1953 February 12, 1953 - June 30, 1954 July 1, 1954 - April 25, 1957 April 26, 1957 - June 21, 1957 |
| Secretary of State for Canada and Government Chancellery | Colin WG Gibson Frederick Gordon Bradley John Pickersgill Roch Pinard |
November 15, 1948 - March 31, 1949 April 1, 1949 - June 11, 1953 June 12, 1953 - June 30, 1954 July 1, 1954 - June 21, 1957 |
| President of the Privy Council | Louis Saint-Laurent Lionel Chevrier |
November 15, 1948 - April 24, 1957 April 25, 1957 - June 21, 1957 |
| Solicitor General |
Joseph Jean vacant Hugues Lapointe Stuart Garson Ralph Campney William Ross Macdonald |
November 15, 1948 - August 23, 1949 August 24, 1949 August 25, 1949 - August 6, 1950 August 7, 1950 - October 14, 1952 October 15, 1952 - January 11, 1954 January 12, 1954 - June 21, 1957 |
| Minister with no portfolio |
Wishart McLea Robertson James Angus MacKinnon William Ross Macdonald |
November 15, 1948 - October 13, 1953 April 1, 1949 - December 13, 1950 October 14, 1953 - January 11, 1954 |
Web links
- Seventeenth Ministry , Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation, Privy Council Office
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