Health and Welfare Canada
Encyclopedia
Health and Welfare Canada is a former Canadian federal department
established in 1944 and split into two separate departments, Health Canada
and Human Resources and Labour Canada, in June 1993 by Prime Minister Kim Campbell
. Within a few months a new government was elected and Human Resources and Labour Canada became known as Human Resources Development Canada
.
Structure of the Canadian federal government
The following list outlines the Structure of the Canadian federal government.Cabinet-level Departments, Agencies, Secretariats and Offices are denoted in bold with the corresponding Minister listed alongside.-Crown:* Monarchy of Canada...
established in 1944 and split into two separate departments, Health Canada
Health Canada
Health Canada is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health.The current Minister of Health is Leona Aglukkaq, a Conservative Member of Parliament appointed to the position by Prime Minister Stephen Harper.-Branches, regions and agencies:Health Canada...
and Human Resources and Labour Canada, in June 1993 by Prime Minister Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...
. Within a few months a new government was elected and Human Resources and Labour Canada became known as Human Resources Development Canada
Human Resources Development Canada
The Department of Human Resources Development, also referred to as Human Resources Development Canada , is a former department of the Government of Canada...
.
Ministers
| 1. | Brooke Claxton Brooke Claxton Brooke Claxton, PC, DCM, KC was a Canadian veteran of World War I, federal Minister of National Health and Welfare and Minister of National Defence.-Early life:... |
October 18, 1944 - December 11, 1946 | under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King William Lyon Mackenzie King, PC, OM, CMG was the dominant Canadian political leader from the 1920s through the 1940s. He served as the tenth Prime Minister of Canada from December 29, 1921 to June 28, 1926; from September 25, 1926 to August 7, 1930; and from October 23, 1935 to November 15, 1948... |
| 2. | Paul Joseph James Martin Paul Joseph James Martin Joseph 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... |
December 12, 1946 - November 15, 1948 | |
| November 15, 1948 - June 20, 1957 | under Prime Minister Louis Stephen St. Laurent | ||
| * | Alfred Johnson Brooks Alfred Johnson Brooks Alfred Johnson Brooks, PC, QC was a Canadian parliamentarian.A teacher and barrister by training, Brooks represented King's County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1925 to 1935. He first won a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1935 general election as the Conservative... (Acting) |
June 21, 1957 - August 21, 1957 | under Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker |
| 3. | Jay Waldo Monteith Jay Waldo Monteith Jay Waldo Monteith, PC was a Canadian politician.Born in Stratford, Ontario, the son of Joseph Dunsmore Monteith, an Ontario MPP and cabinet minister, and Allice Chowen, he graduated from the University of Toronto and became a chartered accountant in 1932... |
August 22, 1957 - April 21, 1963 | |
| 4. | Judy LaMarsh Judy LaMarsh Julia 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... |
April 22, 1963 - December 17, 1965 | under Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson |
| 5. | Allan MacEachen Allan MacEachen Allan 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... |
December 18, 1965 - April 19, 1968 | |
| April 20, 1968 - July 5, 1968 | under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | ||
| 6. | John C. Munro | July 6, 1968 - November 26, 1972 | |
| 7. | Marc Lalonde Marc Lalonde Marc Lalonde, PC, OC, QC is a retired Canadian politician and Cabinet minister.Lalonde was born in Île Perrot, Quebec and obtained a Master of Laws degree from the Université de Montréal, a Master's degree from Oxford University, and a Diplôme d'études supérieures en droit from the University of... |
November 27, 1972 - September 17, 1977 | |
| 8. | Monique Bégin Monique Bégin Monique Bégin, PC, OC, FRSC is an academic and former Canadian politician.Begin was born in Rome and raised in France and Portugal before immigrating to Canada at the end of World War II... |
September 18, 1977 - June 3, 1979 | |
| 9. | David Edward Crombie | June 4, 1979 - March 2, 1980 | under Prime Minister Joe Clark Joe Clark Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician... |
| Monique Bégin Monique Bégin Monique Bégin, PC, OC, FRSC is an academic and former Canadian politician.Begin was born in Rome and raised in France and Portugal before immigrating to Canada at the end of World War II... (2nd time) |
March 3, 1980 - June 29, 1984 | under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau | |
| June 30, 1984 - September 16, 1984 | under Prime Minister John Napier Turner | ||
| 10. | Jake Epp Jake Epp Arthur Jacob "Jake" Epp, PC, OC is an executive and former Canadian politician.Born into a Mennonite family in Manitoba, Jake Epp was a high school history teacher in Steinbach, Manitoba before entering politics... |
September 17, 1984 - January 29, 1989 | under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney Brian Mulroney Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S... |
| 11. | Perrin Beatty Perrin Beatty Henry Perrin Beatty, PC is a corporate executive and former Canadian politician.Perrin Beatty first won election to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative at the age of 22 in the 1972 election.... |
January 30, 1989 - April 20, 1991 | |
| 12. | Benoît Bouchard Benoît Bouchard Benoît Bouchard, PC is a Canadian public official and former politician.After a career as a professor and teacher, Bouchard was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Roberval in the 1984 election... |
April 21, 1991 - June 24, 1993 | |
| 13. | Mary Collins Mary Collins Mary Collins, PC is a former Canadian politician.She was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 federal election as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Capilano, British Columbia.... |
June 25, 1993 - November 3, 1993 | under Prime Minister Kim Campbell Kim Campbell Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993... |
| 14. | Diane Marleau Diane Marleau Diane Marleau, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. She represented the riding of Sudbury in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 2008, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Jean Chrétien... |
November 4, 1993 - January 24, 1996 | under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien Jean Chrétien Joseph 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.... |
| 15. | David Dingwall David Dingwall David Charles Dingwall, PC is a former Canadian Cabinet minister and civil servant.A lawyer by training, Dingwall was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1980 Canadian federal election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Cape Breton—East Richmond in Nova Scotia... |
January 25, 1996 - July 11, 1996 |