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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.
19th Canadian Ministry 19e conseil des ministres du Canada | |
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.svg){kind=small} 19th ministry of Canada | |
| Date formed | 22 April 1963 |
| Date dissolved | 20 April 1968 |
| People and organizations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Georges Vanier Roland Michener |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Member party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Opposition party | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Elections | 1963, 1965 |
| Legislature terms | |
| Predecessor | 18th Canadian Ministry |
| Successor | 20th Canadian Ministry |
| Portfolio | Minister | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Prime Minister | Lester Pearson | 22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Harry Hays | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Joe Greene | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of Amateur Sport | Judy LaMarsh | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Allan MacEachen | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister responsible for the Canadian Dairy Commission | Joe Greene | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Jack Garland | 22 April 1963 | 14 March 1964 |
| George McIlraith (acting) | 14 March 1964 | 19 March 1964 | |
| John Robert Nicholson | 19 March 1964 | 18 January 1968 | |
| Edgar Benson | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board | Mitchell Sharp | 22 April 1963 | 4 January 1966 |
| Robert Winters | 4 January 1966 | 30 March 1968 | |
| Jean-Luc Pépin (acting) | 30 March 1968 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | Guy Favreau | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| René Tremblay | 3 February 1964 | 15 February 1965 | |
| John Robert Nicholson | 15 February 1965 | 18 December 1965 | |
| Jean Marchand | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 | |
| Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Registrar General | John Turner | 21 December 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister for Defence Construction Limited | Charles Drury | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Paul Hellyer | 18 December 1965 | 19 September 1967 | |
| Léo Cadieux | 19 September 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 Martin Sr. | 22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Finance and Receiver General | Walter Gordon | 22 April 1963 | 11 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 | 3 February 1964 |
| Maurice Sauvé | 3 February 1964 | 1 October 1966 | |
| Minister of Forestry and Rural Development | Maurice Sauvé | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister in charge of Housing | Edgar Benson | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister responsible for Housing | Paul Hellyer | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister responsible for Indian Affairs | Guy Favreau | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| René Tremblay | 3 February 1964 | 15 February 1965 | |
| John Robert Nicholson | 15 February 1965 | 18 December 1965 | |
| Jean Marchand | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 | |
| 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 | 3 February 1964 |
| Guy Favreau | 3 February 1964 | 30 June 1965 | |
| George McIlraith (acting) | 30 June 1965 | 7 July 1965 | |
| Lucien Cardin | 7 July 1965 | 4 April 1967 | |
| Pierre Trudeau | 4 April 1967 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of Labour | Allan MacEachen | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| John Robert Nicholson | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | Jack Pickersgill | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Guy Favreau | 3 February 1964 | 30 October 1964 | |
| George McIlraith | 30 October 1964 | 4 May 1967 | |
| Allan MacEachen | 4 May 1967 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | William Ross Macdonald | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| John Joseph Connolly | 3 February 1964 | 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 | 7 July 1965 |
| John Watson MacNaught | 7 July 1965 | 18 December 1965 | |
| Jean-Luc Pépin | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 | |
| Minister for National Capital Commission | Jean-Paul Deschatelets | 22 April 1963 | 15 February 1965 |
| Lucien Cardin | 15 February 1965 | 7 July 1965 | |
| George McIlraith | 7 July 1965 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Associate Minister of National Defence | Lucien Cardin | 22 April 1963 | 15 February 1965 |
| Léo Cadieux | 15 February 1965 | 19 September 1967 | |
| Vacant | 19 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of National Defence | Paul Hellyer | 22 April 1963 | 19 September 1967 |
| Léo Cadieux | 19 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of National Health and Welfare | Judy LaMarsh | 22 April 1963 | 18 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) | 14 March 1964 | 29 June 1964 | |
| Edgar Benson | 29 June 1964 | 18 January 1968 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources | Arthur Laing | 22 April 1963 | 1 October 1966 |
| Postmaster General | Azellus Denis | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| John Robert Nicholson | 3 February 1964 | 15 February 1965 | |
| René Tremblay | 15 February 1965 | 18 December 1965 | |
| Jean-Pierre Côté | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 | |
| President of the Privy Council | Maurice Lamontagne | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| George McIlraith | 3 February 1964 | 7 July 1965 | |
| Guy Favreau | 7 July 1965 | 4 April 1967 | |
| Walter Gordon | 4 April 1967 | 11 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 | 11 February 1965 | 7 July 1965 | |
| George McIlraith | 7 July 1965 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Registrar General of Canada | Jack Pickersgill | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Maurice Lamontagne | 3 February 1964 | 18 December 1965 | |
| Judy LaMarsh | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 | |
| Guy Favreau | 1 October 1966 | 4 April 1967 | |
| John Turner | 4 April 1967 | 21 December 1967 | |
| Secretary of State for Canada | Jack Pickersgill | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Maurice Lamontagne | 3 February 1964 | 18 December 1965 | |
| Judy LaMarsh | 18 December 1965 | 10 April 1968 | |
| John Joseph Connolly (acting) | 10 April 1968 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Solicitor General | John Watson MacNaught | 22 April 1963 | 7 July 1965 |
| Lawrence Pennell | 7 July 1965 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | Mitchell Sharp | 22 April 1963 | 4 January 1966 |
| Robert Winters | 4 January 1966 | 30 March 1968 | |
| Jean-Luc Pépin (acting) | 30 March 1968 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Minister of Transport | George McIlraith | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Jack Pickersgill | 3 February 1964 | 19 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 | 3 February 1964 |
| John Watson MacNaught | 22 April 1963 | 7 July 1965 | |
| René Tremblay | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 | |
| John Joseph Connolly | 3 February 1964 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Yvon Dupuis | 3 February 1964 | 22 January 1965 | |
| Lawrence Pennell | 7 July 1965 | 1 October 1966 | |
| Jean-Luc Pépin | 7 July 1965 | 18 December 1965 | |
| John Turner | 18 December 1965 | 4 April 1967 | |
| Walter Gordon | 9 January 1967 | 4 April 1967 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 4 April 1967 | 18 January 1968 | |
| Charles Granger | 25 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 9 February 1968 | 20 April 1968 | |
- Government of Canada. "Nineteenth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2010.
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