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List of Canadian ministries

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This is a list of Canadian ministries, the collective body of ministers of the Crown that advises the Canadian monarch—presently King Charles III—on how to exercise their Crown prerogatives. Since Canadian Confederation, July 1, 1867, there have been 29 ministries.

In Canada, a ministry is formed when a new prime minister is appointed and dissolved when that individual leaves office. The one exception occurred in 1917, when the incumbent prime minister, Sir Robert Borden, formed a new national unity government (the 10th Canadian Ministry) as a wartime coalition composed primarily of members of his own Conservative Party with some individual Liberal Party members of parliament.

In contrast to various other Commonwealth realms (such as Australia and the United Kingdom) where a "new" ministry is considered to have been formed after every general election regardless of the winner, elections in Canada do not cause dissolution of the ministry unless they result in the government's defeat. As such, the current 29th Ministry, chaired by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, began governing shortly before the opening of the 42nd Parliament in 2015.

With a duration of 15 years, 87 days, the 8th Ministry, under the leadership of Sir Wilfrid Laurier, was the lengthiest; the 68-day-long 7th Ministry, under the leadership of Sir Charles Tupper, was the briefest. William Lyon Mackenzie King led three ministries—the 12th, 14th, and 16th—the most for any Canadian prime minister.

Ministries

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Ministry Dates Prime Minister Governing party Duration
011st Canadian Ministry 01July 1, 1867 – November 5, 1873 John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative 6 years, 127 days
022nd Canadian Ministry 02November 7, 1873 – October 8, 1878 Alexander Mackenzie Liberal 4 years, 335 days
033rd Canadian Ministry 03October 17, 1878 – June 6, 1891 John A. Macdonald Liberal-Conservative 12 years, 232 days
044th Canadian Ministry 04June 16, 1891 – November 24, 1892 John Abbott 1 year, 161 days
055th Canadian Ministry 05December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894 John Sparrow David Thompson 2 years, 7 days
066th Canadian Ministry 06December 21, 1894 – April 27, 1896 Mackenzie Bowell Conservative (Historical) 1 year, 128 days
077th Canadian Ministry 07May 1, 1896 – July 8, 1896 Charles Tupper 68 days
088th Canadian Ministry 08July 11, 1896 – October 6, 1911 Wilfrid Laurier Liberal 15 years, 87 days
099th Canadian Ministry 09October 10, 1911 – October 11, 1917 Robert Laird Borden Conservative (Historical) 6 years, 1 day
1010th Canadian Ministry 10October 12, 1917 – July 10, 1920 Unionist 2 years, 272 days
1111th Canadian Ministry 11July 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921 Arthur Meighen Nat'l Liberal & Conservative 1 year, 172 days
1212th Canadian Ministry 12December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926 William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal 4 years, 303 days
1313th Canadian Ministry 13June 29, 1926 – September 25, 1926 Arthur Meighen Conservative (Historical) 88 days
1414th Canadian Ministry 14September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930 William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal 3 years, 316 days
1515th Canadian Ministry 15August 7, 1930 – October 23, 1935 Richard Bedford Bennett Conservative (Historical) 5 years, 77 days
1616th Canadian Ministry 16October 23, 1935 – November 15, 1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King Liberal 13 years, 23 days
1717th Canadian Ministry 17November 15, 1948 – June 21, 1957 Louis St. Laurent 8 years, 218 days
1818th Canadian Ministry 18June 21, 1957 – April 22, 1963 John Diefenbaker Progressive Conservative 5 years, 305 days
1919th Canadian Ministry 19April 22, 1963 – April 20, 1968 Lester B. Pearson Liberal 4 years, 364 days
2020th Canadian Ministry 20April 20, 1968 – June 4, 1979 Pierre Trudeau 11 years, 45 days
2121st Canadian Ministry 21June 4, 1979 – March 3, 1980 Joe Clark Progressive Conservative 273 days
2222nd Canadian Ministry 22March 3, 1980 – June 30, 1984 Pierre Trudeau Liberal 4 years, 119 days
2323rd Canadian Ministry 23June 30, 1984 – September 17, 1984 John Turner 79 days
2424th Canadian Ministry 24September 17, 1984 – June 25, 1993 Brian Mulroney Progressive Conservative 8 years, 281 days
2525th Canadian Ministry 25 June 25, 1993 – November 4, 1993 Kim Campbell 132 days
2626th Canadian Ministry 26November 4, 1993 – December 12, 2003 Jean Chrétien Liberal 10 years, 38 days
2727th Canadian Ministry 27December 12, 2003 – February 6, 2006 Paul Martin 2 years, 56 days
2828th Canadian Ministry 28February 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015 Stephen Harper Conservative 9 years, 271 days
2929th Canadian Ministry 29November 4, 2015 – present Justin Trudeau Liberal 9 years, 0 days
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation: The Ministries". Canada.ca. Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC). Retrieved October 28, 2018.
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