List of Foreign Ministers of Canada

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The list of Foreign Ministers of Canada includes the Foreign Ministers of Canada since 1909. First, the Foreign Ministers held the title Secretary of State for External Affairs and then since May 13, 1995 Minister of Foreign Affairs . Between 1983 and 1993 there was also a Minister for External Relations .

Secretaries of State for External Affairs and Minister of Foreign Affairs

Official Beginning of the term of office Term expires Life dates
Secretaries of State for External Affairs
Charles Murphy May 19, 1909 October 10, 1911 1862-1935
William James Roche October 10, 1911 April 1, 1912 1859-1937
Prime Minister of Canada in personal union April 1, 1912 September 4, 1946
Louis Saint-Laurent September 4, 1946 September 10, 1948 1882-1973
Lester Pearson September 10, 1948 June 21, 1957 1897-1972
John Diefenbaker (1st time) June 21, 1957 September 13, 1957 1895-1979
Sidney Earle Smith September 13, 1957 March 17, 1959 1897-1959
John Diefenbacker (2nd time, acting) March 17, 1959 June 4th 1959 s. O.
Howard Charles Green June 4th 1959 April 22, 1963 1895-1989
Paul Joseph James Martin April 22, 1963 April 20, 1968 1903-1992
Mitchell Sharp April 20, 1968 August 8, 1974 1911-2004
Allan MacEachen (1st time) August 8, 1974 September 14, 1976 1921-2017
Donald Campbell Jamieson September 14, 1976 4th June 1979 1921-1986
Flora Isabel MacDonald 4th June 1979 March 3, 1980 1926-2015
Mark MacGuigan March 3, 1980 September 10, 1982 1931-1998
Allan MacEachen (2nd time) September 10, 1982 June 30, 1984 s. O.
Jean Chrétien June 30, 1984 17th September 1984 * 1934
Joe Clark 17th September 1984 April 21, 1991 * 1939
Barbara McDougall April 21, 1991 June 25, 1993 * 1937
Perrin Beatty June 25, 1993 4th November 1993 * 1950
Minister of Foreign Affairs
André Ouellet 4th November 1993 January 25, 1996 * 1939
Lloyd Axworthy January 25, 1996 October 17, 2000 * 1939
John Manley October 17, 2000 January 15, 2002 * 1950
Bill Graham January 15, 2002 July 20, 2004 * 1939
Pierre Pettigrew July 20, 2004 February 6, 2006 * 1951
Peter MacKay February 6, 2006 August 14, 2007 * 1965
Maxime Bernier August 14, 2007 May 26, 2008 * 1963
David Emerson May 26, 2008 October 30, 2008 * 1945
Lawrence Cannon October 30, 2008 May 18, 2011 * 1947
John R. Baird May 18, 2011 3rd February 2015 * 1969
Ed Fast (acting) 3rd February 2015 February 9, 2015 * 1955
Rob Nicholson February 9, 2015 4th November 2015 * 1952
Stéphane Dion 4th November 2015 January 10, 2017 * 1955
Chrystia Freeland January 10, 2017 20th November 2019 * 1968
François-Philippe Champagne 20th November 2019 officiating * 1970

Ministers for External Relations

Official Beginning of the term of office Term expires Life dates
Jean-Luc Pépin 7th December 1983 June 30, 1984 1924-1995
Monique Vézina (1st time) 17th September 1984 June 30, 1986 * 1935
Monique Landry June 30, 1986 4th January 1993 * 1937
Monique Vézina (2nd time) 4th January 1993 June 25, 1993 s. O.

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