19th Canadian Ministry
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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 Parliament
s. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada
.
Cabinet of Canada
The Cabinet of Canada is a body of ministers of the Crown that, along with the Canadian monarch, and within the tenets of the Westminster system, forms the government of Canada...
chaired by Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Canada
The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution...
Lester B. Pearson
Lester B. Pearson
Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...
. It governed Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
from 22 April 1963 to 20 April 1968, including all of the 26th
26th Canadian Parliament
The 26th Canadian Parliament was in session from May 16, 1963 until September 8, 1965. The membership was set by the 1963 federal election on April 8, 1963, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1965 election.It was controlled by a...
, and 27th Canadian Parliament
27th Canadian Parliament
The 27th Canadian Parliament was in session from January 18, 1966 until April 23, 1968. The membership was set by the 1965 federal election on November 8, 1965, and it changed only somewhat due to resignations and by-elections until it was dissolved prior to the 1968 election.It was controlled by a...
s. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
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Ministers
- William Moore BenidicksonWilliam Moore BenidicksonWilliam Moore "Bill" Benidickson, PC was a Canadian politician. He was the Liberal-Labour Member of Parliament for Kenora—Rainy River for over twenty years....
- Edgar BensonEdgar BensonEdgar John Benson, PC, FCA was a Canadian politician, businessman, diplomat, and university professor. He held three different Cabinet posts. He was married to an Ottawa lawyer, Mary Jane Binks....
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- Lucien CardinLucien CardinLouis Joseph Lucien Cardin, was a Canadian lawyer, judge, and politician.- Biography :Born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Octave Cardin and Eldora Pagé, he studied at Loyola College and at the Université de Montréal. During World War II, he served in the Royal Canadian Navy and was...
- Lionel ChevrierLionel ChevrierLionel Chevier, was a Canadian Member of Parliament and cabinet minister.Born in Cornwall, Ontario, the son of former Cornwall mayor Joseph E. Chevrier, he was educated in Cornwall, at the University of Ottawa, the University of Montreal and Osgoode Hall. Chevrier was called to the bar in 1928...
- Jean ChrétienJean ChrétienJoseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....
- John Joseph ConnollyJohn Joseph ConnollyJohn Joseph Connolly, PC, OBE, QC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Ottawa, Ontario, he graduated from the University of Ottawa in 1927. He received a Doctorate of Philosophy from the University of Notre Dame. He studied law at Université de Montréal and was called to the Quebec bar and the...
- Jean-Pierre CôtéJean-Pierre CôtéJoseph Julien Jean-Pierre Côté, was a Canadian parliamentarian and the 23rd Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.-Early life:...
- Azellus DenisAzellus DenisAzellus Denis, PC, QC was a Canadian politician who served in the Parliament of Canada as a Member of Parliament and Senator for the longest period of time, 55 years, 10 months and 20 days....
- Jean-Paul DeschateletsJean-Paul DeschateletsJean-Paul Deschatelets, PC was a Canadian parliamentarian.Born in Montreal, Quebec, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in 1953 as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Maisonneuve—Rosemont. He was re-elected in 1957, 1958, 1962, and 1963...
- Charles DruryCharles DruryCharles Mills "Bud" Drury, PC, OC, QC, CBE, DSO was a Canadian soldier, businessman, and politician.-Education:...
- Yvon DupuisYvon DupuisYvon Dupuis, PC is a former Canadian politician.-Political career:Born in Montreal, Dupuis was educated at Collège de Varennes in Longeuil, Quebec, and worked as an insurance agent and as the owner of two music stores prior to running for elected office.He was first elected to the National...
- Guy FavreauGuy FavreauGuy Favreau, PC, QC, was a Canadian lawyer, politician and judge.Born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Léopold Favreau and Béatrice Gagnon, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts and an LL.B. from the Université de Montréal. He was called to the Bar of Quebec in 1940. He worked as a lawyer in Montreal...
- Jack GarlandJack GarlandJohn Richard Garland, PC was a Canadian politician, who was a longtime member of the Canadian House of Commons for the riding of Nipissing. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada....
- Walter L. GordonWalter L. GordonWalter Lockhart Gordon, PC, CC, FCA was a Canadian accountant, businessman, politician, and writer.-Education:...
- Charles GrangerCharles GrangerCharles Ronald McKay Granger, PC, OC was a Canadian and Newfoundland politician.Born in Catalina, Newfoundland and Labrador, one of two children of David Charles and Emilie Sarah Granger, Granger was educated at St...
- Joe Greene (Ontario politician)
- Harry HaysHarry HaysHarry William Hays, PC was a Canadian politician and Cabinet minister in the government of Lester Pearson....
- Paul HellyerPaul HellyerPaul Theodore Hellyer, PC is a Canadian engineer, politician, writer and commentator who has had a long and varied career. He is the longest serving current member of the Privy Council, just ahead of Prince Philip.-Early life:...
- Arthur LaingArthur LaingArthur Laing, PC was a Canadian politician. He was a Liberal Member of the Canadian House of Commons from Vancouver, British Columbia....
- Judy LaMarshJudy LaMarshJulia Verlyn LaMarsh, PC, OC, QC was a Canadian politician, lawyer, author and broadcaster. In 1963, she was only the second woman to ever serve as a federal Cabinet Minister...
- Maurice LamontagneMaurice LamontagneMaurice Lamontagne, was a Canadian economist and politician.Born in Mont-Joli, Quebec, he graduated from Université Laval with a master's degree in social science and Harvard University with a master's in economics. He was a professor of economics at Université Laval...
- William Ross MacdonaldWilliam Ross MacdonaldWilliam Ross Macdonald, PC, OC, CD, QC , served as the 21st Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1968 to 1974, and as Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons from 1949 to 1953.- Early life :...
- Allan MacEachenAllan MacEachenAllan Joseph MacEachen, PC, OC is a retired Canadian politician, a many-time Cabinet minister, a retired Senator, one of Canada's elder statesmen, and was the first Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, serving from 1977 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984.-Early life:Born in Inverness on Nova Scotia's Cape...
- George McIlraithGeorge McIlraithGeorge James McIlraith, PC , QC was a lawyer and Canadian Parliamentarian.The son of James McIlraith and Kate McLeod, he was educated at Osgoode Hall and practised law in Ottawa...
- Bryce MackaseyBryce MackaseyBryce Stuart Mackasey, PC was a Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister, and Ambassador to Portugal....
- John Watson MacNaughtJohn Watson MacNaughtJohn Watson MacNaught, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Coleman, Prince Edward Island, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Prince in the 1945 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1949 and 1953. He was defeated in 1957 and in 1958. He...
- Jean MarchandJean MarchandJean Marchand, PC, CC was a well known French Canadian public figure, trade unionist and politician in Quebec, Canada....
- Paul Joseph James MartinPaul Joseph James MartinJoseph James Guillaume Paul Martin, PC, CC, QC , often referred to as Paul Martin, Sr, was a noted Canadian politician. He was the father of Paul Martin , who served as Prime Minister of Canada from 2003 - 2006.-Early life:Martin was born in Ottawa, Ontario, the son of Lumina and Joseph...
- John Robert NicholsonJohn Robert NicholsonJohn Robert "Jack" Nicholson, was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia....
- Lester B. PearsonLester B. PearsonLester Bowles "Mike" Pearson, PC, OM, CC, OBE was a Canadian professor, historian, civil servant, statesman, diplomat, and politician, who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis...
- Lawrence PennellLawrence PennellLawrence T. Pennell, PC, QC was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and jurist.-Early life:Born in Brantford, Ontario, the youngest of six children of English immigrants John and Agnes Pennell, Pennell grew up on a farm near Smithville, Ontario...
- Jean-Luc PépinJean-Luc PépinJean-Luc Pépin, PC, CC was a Canadian academic, politician and Cabinet minister.Pepin was a political science professor at the University of Ottawa when he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1963 election as a Liberal Member of Parliament from Quebec.From 1965 to 1972, he...
- Jack PickersgillJack PickersgillJohn Whitney "Jack" Pickersgill, PC, CC was a Canadian civil servant and politician. He was born in Ontario, but was raised in Manitobia. He was the Clerk for the Canadian Government's Privy Council in the early 1950s...
- Hédard RobichaudHédard RobichaudHédard Joseph Robichaud, PC, OC was an Acadian-Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet member, Senator and the first Acadian to be Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick....
- Maurice SauvéMaurice SauvéThe Honourable Maurice Sauvé, PC, CC was a Canadian economist, politician, cabinet minister, businessman, and husband of Jeanne Sauvé, 23rd Governor General of Canada....
- Mitchell SharpMitchell SharpMitchell William Sharp, PC, CC was a Canadian politician and a Companion of the Order of Canada, was most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He had, however, served in both private and public sectors during his long career.-Background:Sharp was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba...
- Roger TeilletRoger TeilletJean-Baptiste Roger Joseph Camille Teillet, PC was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a Liberal-Progressive from 1953 to 1959, and in the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal from 1962 to 1968. Teillet was a cabinet minister in the government of Lester B...
- René TremblayRené TremblayRené Tremblay, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Luceville, Quebec, he was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons representing the riding of Matapédia—Matane in the 1963 federal election. A Liberal, he was re-elected in 1965. From 1963 to 1964, he was a Minister without Portfolio...
- Pierre TrudeauPierre TrudeauJoseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...
- John TurnerJohn TurnerJohn Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC is an English Canadian lawyer and retired politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984....
- Robert WintersRobert WintersRobert Henry Winters, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman.Born in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the son of a fishing captain, Winters went to Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, and then to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to complete his degree in electrical engineering...