26th Canadian Ministry

List of ministers

By minister

By portfolio

• Prime Minister
• *4 November 1993 – 12 December 2003: Jean Chrétien
• Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
• *4 November 1993 – 30 April 1996: Sheila Copps
• *1 May 1996 – 18 June 1996: Vacant
• *19 June 1996 – 10 June 1997: Sheila Copps
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Herb Gray
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: John Manley
• Minister of Agriculture
• *4 November 1993 – 11 January 1995: Ralph Goodale
• *Became Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food.
• Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food
• *Was Minister of Agriculture.
• *12 January 1995 – 10 June 1997: Ralph Goodale
• *11 June 1997 – 12 December 2003: Lyle Vanclief
• Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: David Charles Dingwall
• *25 January 1996 – 16 October 2000: John Manley
• *17 October 2000 – 14 January 2002: Brian Tobin
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Allan Rock
• Minister of Canadian Heritage
• *Was Minister of Communications and Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship.
• *12 July 1996 – 12 December 2003: Sheila Copps
• Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
• *30 June 1994 – 24 January 1996: Sergio Marchi
• *25 January 1996 – 2 August 1999: Lucienne Robillard
• *3 August 1999 – 14 January 2002: Elinor Caplan
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Denis Coderre
• Minister of Communications
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Michel Dupuy
• *25 January 1996 – 30 April 1996: Sheila Copps
• *1 May 1996 – 18 June 1996: Vacant
• *19 June 1996 – 11 July 1996: Sheila Copps
• *Became Minister of Canadian Heritage
• Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
• *4 November 1993 – 28 March 1995: John Manley
• *Became Minister of Industry.
• Minister of Employment and Immigration
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Lloyd Axworthy
• *25 January 1996 – 11 July 1996: Douglas Young
• *Became Minister of Human Resources Development.
• Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources
• *4 November 1993 – 11 January 1995: Anne McLellan
• *Became Minister of Natural Resources.
• Minister of the Environment
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Sheila Copps
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: Sergio Marchi
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Christine Stewart
• *3 August 1999 – 12 December 2003: David Anderson
• Minister of Finance
• *4 November 1993 – 2 June 2002: Paul Martin
• *2 June 2002 – 12 December 2003: John Manley
• Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
• *4 November 1993 – 8 January 1996: Brian Tobin
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: Fred J. Mifflin
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: David Anderson
• *3 August 1999 – 14 January 2002: Herb Dhaliwal
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Robert G. Thibault
• Minister of Foreign Affairs
• *Was Secretary of State for External Affairs.
• *13 May 1995 – 24 January 1996 André Ouellet
• *25 January 1996 – 16 October 2000 Lloyd Axworthy
• *17 October 2000 – 15 January 2002 John Manley
• *16 January 2002 – 12 December 2003 Bill Graham
• Minister of Forestry
• *4 November 1993 – 11 January 1995: Anne McLellan
• *Became Minister of Natural Resources.
• Minister of Health
• *Was Minister of National Health and Welfare.
• *12 July 1996 – 10 June 1997: David Charles Dingwall
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Allan Rock
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Anne McLellan
• Minister of Human Resources Development
• *Was Minister of Employment and Immigration.
• *12 July 1996 – 3 October 1996: Douglas Young
• *4 October 1996 – 2 August 1999: Pierre Pettigrew
• *3 August 1999 – 12 December 2003: Jane Stewart
• Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Ron Irwin
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Jane Stewart
• *3 August 1999 – 12 December 2003: Robert Daniel Nault
• Minister of Industry
• *Was Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister of Industry, Science and Technology.
• *29 March 1995 – 16 October 2000: John Manley
• *17 October 2000 – 14 January 2002: Brian Tobin
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Allan Rock
• Minister of Industry, Science and Technology
• *4 November 1993 – 28 March 1995: John Manley
• *Became Minister of Industry.
• Minister for International Cooperation
• *25 January 1996 – 3 October 1996: Pierre Pettigrew
• *4 October 1996 – 10 June 1997: Don Boudria
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Diane Marleau
• *3 August 1999 – 14 January 2002: Maria Minna
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Susan Whelan
• Minister for International Trade
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Roy MacLaren
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: Arthur C. Eggleton
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Sergio Marchi
• *3 August 1999 – 12 December 2003: Pierre Pettigrew
• Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Marcel Massé
• *25 January 1996 – 12 December 2003: Stéphane Dion
• Minister of Justice
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Allan Rock
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Anne McLellan
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Martin Cauchon
• Attorney General of Canada
• *4 November 1993 – 12 December 2003: The Minister of Justice
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Allan Rock
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Anne McLellan
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Martin Cauchon
• Minister of Labour
• *4 November 1993 – 21 February 1995: Lloyd Axworthy
• *22 February 1995 – 24 January 1996: Lucienne Robillard
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: Alfonso Gagliano
• *11 June 1997 – 22 November 1998: Lawrence MacAulay
• *23 November 1998 – 12 December 2003: Claudette Bradshaw
• Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Michel Dupuy
• *25 January 1996 – 30 April 1996: Sheila Copps
• *1 May 1996 – 18 June 1996: Vacant
• *19 June 1996 – 11 July 1996: Sheila Copps
• *Became Minister of Canadian Heritage
• Minister of National Defence
• *4 November 1993 – 4 October 1996: David Michael Collenette
• *4 October 1996 – 10 June 1997: Douglas Young
• *11 June 1997 – 26 May 2002: Arthur C. Eggleton
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: John McCallum
• Minister of National Health and Welfare
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Diane Marleau
• *25 January 1996 – 11 July 1996: David Charles Dingwall
• *Became Minister of Health.
• Minister of National Revenue
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: David Anderson
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: Jane Stewart
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Herb Dhaliwal
• *3 August 1999 – 14 January 2002: Martin Cauchon
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Elinor Caplan
• Minister of Natural Resources
• *Was Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Forestry.
• *12 January 1995 – 10 June 1997: Anne McLellan
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Ralph Goodale
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Herb Dhaliwal
• Minister of Public Works
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: David Charles Dingwall
• *25 January 1996 – 11 July 1996: Diane Marleau
• *Became Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
• Minister of Public Works and Government Services
• *Was Minister of Public Works and Minister of Supply and Services.
• *12 July 1996 – 10 June 1997: Diane Marleau
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Alfonso Gagliano
• *15 January 2002 – 25 May 2002: Don Boudria
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: Ralph Goodale
• Minister of Supply and Services
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: David Charles Dingwall
• *25 January 1996 – 11 July 1996: Diane Marleau
• *Became Minister of Public Works and Government Services.
• Minister of Transport
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Douglas Young
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: David Anderson
• *11 June 1997 – 12 December 2003: David Michael Collenette
• Minister of Veterans Affairs
• *4 November 1993 – 4 October 1996: David Michael Collenette
• *4 October 1996 – 10 June 1997: Douglas Young
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Fred J. Mifflin
• *3 August 1999 – 16 October 2000: George Baker
• *17 October 2000 – 14 January 2002: Ronald J. Duhamel
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Rey Pagtakhan
• Minister of Western Economic Diversification
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Lloyd Axworthy
• *25 January 1996 – 16 October 2000: John Manley
• *17 October 2000 – 14 January 2002: Brian Tobin
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Allan Rock
• Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Herb Gray
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Don Boudria
• *15 January 2002 – 25 May 2002: Ralph Goodale
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: Don Boudria
• Leader of the Government in the Senate
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Joyce Fairbairn
• *11 June 1997 – 3 October 1999: Bernard Alasdair Graham
• *4 October 1999 – 8 January 2001: J. Bernard Boudreau
• *9 January 2001 – 12 December 2003: Sharon Carstairs
• President of the Privy Council
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Marcel Massé
• *25 January 1996 – 12 December 2003: Stéphane Dion
• President of the Treasury Board
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Arthur C. Eggleton
• *25 January 1996 – 2 August 1999: Marcel Massé
• *3 August 1999 – 12 December 2003: Lucienne Robillard
• Secretary of State of Canada
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Sergio Marchi
• *25 January 1996 – 12 July 1996: Lucienne Robillard
• Secretary of State for External Affairs
• *4 November 1993 – 12 May 1995: André Ouellet
• *Became Minister of Foreign Affairs.
• Solicitor General of Canada
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Herb Gray
• *11 June 1997 – 23 November 1998: Andy Scott
• *23 November 1998 – 22 October 2002: Lawrence MacAulay
• *22 October 2002 – 12 December 2003: Wayne Easter
• Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
• *17 October 2000 – 8 January 2001: J. Bernard Boudreau
• *9 January 2001 – 15 January 2002: Robert G. Thibault
• *16 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Gerry Byrne
• Minister of State (Deputy Prime Minister)
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Herb Gray
• *15 January 2002 – 1 June 2002: John Manley
• Minister of State (Leader of the Government at the House of Commons)
• * 11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Don Boudria
• * 15 January 2002 – 25 May 2002: Ralph Goodale
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: Don Boudria
• Minister responsible for La Francophonie
• *25 January 1996 – 3 October 1996: Pierre Pettigrew
• *4 October 1996 – 10 June 1997: Don Boudria
• Minister responsible for Infrastructure
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Arthur C. Eggleton
• *25 January 1996 – 2 August 1999: Marcel Massé
• Minister responsible for Public Service Renewal
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Marcel Massé
• Minister responsible for the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec
• *17 October 2000 – 14 January 2002: Brian Tobin
• Minister responsible for the Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Paul Martin
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: John Manley
• Minister with political responsibility for Quebec
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Martin Cauchon
• Minister with special responsibility for Literacy
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Joyce Fairbairn

Ministries not Cabinet members

• Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food)
• *18 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Gilbert Normand
• Secretary of State (Agriculture and Agri-Food, Fisheries and Oceans)
• *15 September 1994 – 10 June 1997: Fernand Robichaud
• Secretary of State (Amateur Sport)
• *3 August 1999 – 14 January 2002: Denis Coderre
• *15 January 2002 – 17 June 2003: Paul DeVillers
• Secretary of State (Asia Pacific)
• *4 November 1993 – 8 January 2001: Raymond Chan
• *9 January 2001 – 14 January 2002: Rey Pagtakhan
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: David Kilgour
• Secretary of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency)
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: Lawrence MacAulay
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Fred J. Mifflin
• *3 August 1999 – 16 October 2000: George Baker
• Secretary of State (Central and Eastern Europe and Middle East)
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Gar Knutson
• Secretary of State (Children and Youth)
• *11 June 1997 – 12 December 2003: Ethel Blondin-Andrew
• Secretary of State (Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons)
• *15 September 1994 – 14 January 2002: Alfonso Gagliano
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Paul DeVillers
• Secretary of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec)
• *Was Secretary of State.
• *23 February 1998 – 14 January 2002: Martin Cauchon
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Claude Drouin
• Secretary of State (Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
• *3 August 1999 – 12 December 2003: Andrew Mitchell
• Secretary of State (Federal Office of Regional Development - Quebec)
• *25 January 1996 – 22 February 1998: Martin Cauchon
• *Became Secretary of State.
• Secretary of State (Fisheries and Oceans)
• *18 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Gilbert Normand
• Secretary of State (Francophonie)
• *3 August 1999 – 14 January 2002: Ronald J. Duhamel
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Denis Paradis
• Secretary of State (Indian Affairs and Northern Development)
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Stephen Owen
• Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions)
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Douglas Peters
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: James Scott Peterson
• *15 January 2002 – 25 May 2002: John McCallum
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: Maurizio Bevilacqua
• Secretary of State (Latin America and Africa)
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Christine Stewart
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: David Kilgour
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Denis Paradis
• Secretary of State (Multiculturalism)
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Sheila Finestone
• *25 January 1996 – 27 January 2002: Hedy Fry
• *28 January 2002 – 25 May 2002: Claudette Bradshaw
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: Jean Augustine
• Secretary of State (Parks)
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Andrew Mitchell
• Secretary of State (Parliamentary Affairs)
• *4 November 1993 – 14 September 1994: Fernand Robichaud
• *15 September 1994 – 24 January 1996: Alfonso Gagliano
• Secretary of State (Physical Activity and Sport)
• *17 June 2003 – 12 December 2003: Paul DeVillers
• Secretary of State (Rural Development)
• *3 August 1999 – 12 December 2003: Andrew Mitchell
• Secretary of State (Science, Research and Development)
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Jon Gerrard
• *11 June 1997 – 2 August 1999: Ronald J. Duhamel
• *3 August 1999 – 14 January 2002: Gilbert Normand
• *15 January 2002 – 25 May 2002: Maurizio Bevilacqua
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: Rey Pagtakhan
• Secretary of State (Selected Crown Corporations)
• *11 April 2003 – 12 December 2003: Steven W. Mahoney
• Secretary of State (Status of Women)
• *4 November 1993 – 24 January 1996: Sheila Finestone
• *25 January 1996 – 27 January 2002: Hedy Fry
• *28 January 2002 – 25 May 2002: Claudette Bradshaw
• *26 May 2002 – 12 December 2003: Jean Augustine
• Secretary of State (Training and Youth)
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Ethel Blondin-Andrew
• Secretary of State (Veterans)
• *4 November 1993 – 10 June 1997: Lawrence MacAulay
• Secretary of State (Western Economic Diversification)
• *25 January 1996 – 10 June 1997: Jon Gerrard
• *11 June 1997 – 14 January 2002: Ronald J. Duhamel
• *15 January 2002 – 12 December 2003: Stephen Owen