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Minister of Militia and Defence

FieldValue
postMinister of Militia and Defence
bodyCanada
departmentDepartment of Militia and Defence
Canadian Militia
styleThe Honourable
member_of
reports_to
appointerMonarch (represented by the governor general);
appointer_qualifiedon the advice of the prime minister
termlengthAt Her/His Majesty's pleasure
precursorMinister of Militia and Defence of the Province of Canada
formation
firstGeorge-Étienne Cartier
lastGeorge Perry Graham
abolished
superseded_byMinister of National Defence

Canadian Militia The Minister of Militia and Defence was the federal government minister in charge of the volunteer army units in Canada, the Canadian Militia.

From 1855 to 1906, the minister was responsible for Canadian militia units only, as the British Army was still stationed in Canada. From 1906 to 1923, the minister was in charge of the Department of Militia and Defence (Canada). After 1923, the position was merged with the Minister of the Naval Service and the Minister of Aviation into the new position of Minister of National Defence. The Minister of National Defence became responsible for the Canadian Militia, the Royal Canadian Navy and, from 1924, the Royal Canadian Air Force.

List of ministers

Pre-Confederation (1855–1867)

The following individuals were named the Minister of Militia and Defence for the Province of Canada.

Key:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyCAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"1CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"2
[[File:Étienne P. Taché.jpg50px]]Étienne-Paschal Taché18551860Parti bleu
[[File:John A Macdonald (ca. 1875).jpg50px]]John A. Macdonald18601867Tories

Post-Confederation (1867–1922)

The following individuals were named the Minister of Militia and Defence for Canada.

Key:

No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryRef.CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"1CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"–CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"2CALiberal}}; color:white"3CALiberal}}; color:white"4CALiberal}}; color:white"5CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"6CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"7CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"8CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"9CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"10CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"11CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"12CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"13CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"14CALiberal}}; color:white"15CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"16CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"17CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"18CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"–CAConservative (historical)}}; color:white"19CALiberal}}; color:white"20
[[File:Sir George Etienne Cartier.jpg50px]]George-Étienne Cartier1 July 186720 May 1873Liberal-Conservative1 (Macdonald)
[[File:HectorLangevin23.jpg50px]]Hector-Louis Langevin
(Acting)21 May 187330 June 1873
[[File:Hugh McDonald MP.jpg50px]]Hugh McDonald1 July 18734 November 1873
[[File:WilliamRoss.jpg50px]]William Ross7 November 187329 September 1874Liberal2 (Mackenzie)
[[File:William Berrian Vail.jpg50px]]William Berrian Vail30 September 187420 January 1878
[[File:Alfred Gilpin Jones.jpg50px]]Alfred Gilpin Jones21 January 18788 October 1878
[[File:LouisRodrigueMasson23.jpg50px]]Louis-Rodrigue Masson19 October 187815 January 1880Conservative3 (Macdonald)
[[File:Sir Alexander Campbell.jpg50px]]Alexander Campbell16 January 18807 November 1880
[[File:Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron.jpg50px]]Adolphe-Philippe Caron8 November 18806 June 1891
16 June 189124 January 18924 (Abbott)
[[File:SirMackenzieBowell.jpg50px]]Mackenzie Bowell25 January 189224 November 1892url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/People/Profile?personId=15613title=Profile - Bowell, Mackenziework=ParlInfopublisher=Parliament of Canadaaccess-date=28 December 2018year=2018}}
[[File:James Colebrooke Patterson.jpg50px]]James Colebrooke Patterson5 December 189212 December 18945 (Thompson)
21 December 189426 March 18956 (Bowell)
[[File:Arthur Rupert Dickey.jpg50px]]Arthur Rupert Dickey26 March 18955 April 1896
[[File:SirMackenzieBowell.jpg50px]]Mackenzie Bowell6 January 189614 January 1896
[[File:Alphonse Desjardins politician 2067.jpg50px]]Alphonse Desjardins15 January 189627 April 1896
[[File:David Tisdale.jpg50px]]David Tisdale1 May 18968 July 18967 (Tupper)
[[File:Frederick William Borden.jpg50px]]Frederick William Borden13 July 18966 October 1911Liberal8 (Laurier)
[[File:Samuel Hughes, 1905.jpg50px]]Sam Hughes10 October 191112 October 1916Conservative9 (Borden)
[[File:Albert Edward Kemp.jpg50px]]Albert Edward Kemp23 November 191611 November 1917
[[File:Sydney Chilton Mewburn.jpg50px]]Sydney Chilton Mewburn12 October 191715 January 1920Unionist10 (Borden)
[[File:James Alexander Calder in 1920.jpg50px]]James Alexander Calder
(Acting)16 January 192023 January 1920
[[File:Hugh Guthrie portrait 1917.jpg50px]]Hugh Guthrie24 January 192028 December 1921
National Liberal and Conservative11 (Meighen)
[[File:George Perry Graham.jpg50px]]George Perry Graham29 December 192131 December 1922Liberal12 (King)

Ministers with military experience

Several individuals that served as the Minister of Militia and Defence have served with the Canadian Militia. They include:

Deputy Minister of Militia and Defence

  • Eugène Fiset 1906-1922

Fiset was a retired as Surgeon Colonel of Royal Canadian Regiment

References

References

  1. (2018). "Profile - Cartier, George Étienne". Parliament of Canada.
  2. (2018). "Profile - Langevin, Hector-Louis". Parliament of Canada.
  3. (2018). "Profile - McDonald, Hugh". Parliament of Canada.
  4. (2018). "Profile - Ross, William". Parliament of Canada.
  5. (2018). "Profile - Vail, William Berrian". Parliament of Canada.
  6. (2018). "Profile - Jones, Alfred Gilpin". Parliament of Canada.
  7. (2018). "Profile - Masson, Louis-François-Rodrigue". Parliament of Canada.
  8. (2018). "Profile - Campbell, Alexander". Parliament of Canada.
  9. (2018). "Profile - Caron, Adolphe-Philippe". Parliament of Canada.
  10. (2018). "Profile - Bowell, Mackenzie". Parliament of Canada.
  11. (2018). "Profile - Patterson, James Colebrooke". Parliament of Canada.
  12. (2018). "Profile - Dickey, Arthur Rupert". Parliament of Canada.
  13. (2018). "Profile - Desjardins, Alphonse". Parliament of Canada.
  14. (2018). "Profile - Tisdale, David". Parliament of Canada.
  15. (2018). "Profile - Borden, Frederick William". Parliament of Canada.
  16. (2018). "Profile - Hughes, Samuel". Parliament of Canada.
  17. (2018). "Profile - Kemp, Albert Edward". Parliament of Canada.
  18. (2018). "Profile - Mewburn, Sydney Chilton". Parliament of Canada.
  19. (2018). "Profile - Calder, James Alexander". Parliament of Canada.
  20. (2018). "Profile - Guthrie, Hugh". Parliament of Canada.
  21. (2018). "Profile - Graham, George Perry". Parliament of Canada.
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