19th Canadian Ministry

The Nineteenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. It governed Canada from 22 April 1963 to 20 April 1968, including all of the 26th, and 27th Canadian Parliaments. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.

Ministers

Portfolio	Minister	Term
		Start	End
Prime Minister	Lester Pearson	22 April 1963	20 April 1968
Minister of Agriculture	Harry Hays	22 April 1963	17 December 1965
	Joe Greene	18 December 1965	20 April 1968
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration	Guy Favreau	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	René Tremblay	3 February 1964	14 February 1965
	John Robert Nicholson	15 February 1965	17 December 1965
	Jean Marchand	18 December 1965	30 September 1966
Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs	John Turner	21 December 1967	20 April 1968
Minister of Defence Production	Charles Drury	22 April 1963	20 April 1968
Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources	Jean-Luc Pépin	1 October 1966	20 April 1968
Secretary of State for External Affairs	Paul Joseph James Martin	22 April 1963	20 April 1968
Minister of Finance and Receiver General	Walter Gordon	22 April 1963	10 November 1965
	Mitchell Sharp	11 November 1965	20 April 1968
Minister of Fisheries	Hédard Robichaud	22 April 1963	20 April 1968
Minister of Forestry	John Robert Nicholson	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	Maurice Sauvé	3 February 1964	30 September 1966
Minister of Forestry and Rural Development	Maurice Sauvé	1 October 1966	20 April 1968
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development	Arthur Laing	1 October 1966	20 April 1968
Minister of Industry	Charles Drury	25 July 1963	20 April 1968
Minister of Justice and Attorney General	Lionel Chevrier	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	Guy Favreau	3 February 1964	29 June 1965
	George McIlraith (acting)	30 June 1965	6 July 1965
	Lucien Cardin	7 July 1965	3 April 1967
	Pierre Trudeau	4 April 1967	20 April 1968
Minister of Labour	Allan MacEachen	22 April 1963	17 December 1965
	John Robert Nicholson	18 December 1965	20 April 1968
Minister of Manpower and Immigration	Jean Marchand	1 October 1966	20 April 1968
Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys	William Moore Benidickson	22 April 1963	6 July 1965
	John Watson MacNaught	7 July 1965	17 December 1965
	Jean-Luc Pépin	18 December 1965	30 September 1966
Associate Minister of National Defence	Lucien Cardin	22 April 1963	14 February 1965
	Léo Cadieux	15 February 1965	18 September 1967
Minister of National Defence	Paul Hellyer	22 April 1963	18 September 1967
	Léo Cadieux	19 September 1967	20 April 1968
Minister of National Health and Welfare	Judy LaMarsh	22 April 1963	17 December 1965
	Allan MacEachen	18 December 1965	20 April 1968
Minister of National Revenue	Jack Garland	22 April 1963	14 March 1964
	George McIlraith (acting)	19 March 1964	28 June 1964
	Edgar Benson	29 June 1964	17 January 1968
	Jean Chrétien	18 January 1968	20 April 1968
Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources	Arthur Laing	22 April 1963	30 September 1966
Postmaster General	Azellus Denis	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	John Robert Nicholson	3 February 1964	14 February 1965
	René Tremblay	15 February 1965	17 December 1965
	Jean-Pierre Côté	18 December 1965	20 April 1968
President of the Privy Council	Maurice Lamontagne	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	George McIlraith	3 February 1964	6 July 1965
	Guy Favreau	7 July 1965	3 April 1967
	Walter Gordon	4 April 1967	10 March 1968
	Pierre Trudeau (acting)	11 March 1968	20 April 1968
Minister of Public Works	Jean-Paul Deschatelets	22 April 1963	11 February 1965
	Lucien Cardin	15 February 1965	6 July 1965
	George McIlraith	7 July 1965	20 April 1968
Registrar General	Guy Favreau	1 October 1966	3 April 1967
	John Turner	4 April 1967	20 December 1967
Secretary of State for Canada	Jack Pickersgill	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	Maurice Lamontagne	3 February 1964	17 December 1965
	Judy LaMarsh	18 December 1965	9 April 1968
	John Joseph Connolly (acting)	10 April 1968	20 April 1968
Solicitor General	John Watson MacNaught	22 April 1963	6 July 1965
	Lawrence Pennell	7 July 1965	19 April 1968
Minister of Trade and Commerce	Mitchell Sharp	22 April 1963	3 January 1966
	Robert Winters	4 January 1966	29 March 1968
	Jean-Luc Pépin (acting)	30 March 1968	20 April 1968
Minister of Transport	George McIlraith	22 April 1963	3 January 1966
	Jack Pickersgill	3 February 1964	18 September 1967
	Paul Hellyer	19 September 1967	20 April 1968
President of the Treasury Board	Edgar Benson	1 October 1966	20 April 1968
Minister of Veterans Affairs	Roger Teillet	22 April 1963	20 April 1968
Minister without portfolio	William Ross Macdonald	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	John Watson MacNaught	22 April 1963	6 July 1965
	René Tremblay	22 April 1963	2 February 1964
	John Joseph Connolly	3 February 1964	20 April 1968
	Yvon Dupuis	3 February 1964	21 January 1965
	Lawrence Pennell	7 July 1965	30 September 1966
	Jean-Luc Pépin	7 July 1965	17 December 1965
	John Turner	18 December 1965	3 April 1967
	Walter Gordon	9 January 1967	3 April 1967
	Jean Chrétien	4 April 1967	17 January 1968
	Charles Granger	25 September 1967	20 April 1968
	Bryce Mackasey	9 February 1968	20 April 1968

References

• Government of Canada. "Nineteenth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

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