Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
The Ministries
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Fifth Ministry
Liberal-Conservative
1
5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894
Prime Minister
Right Honourable Sir John Sparrow David Thompson 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Vacant | 5 Dec. 1892 - 6 Dec. 1892 |
| Hon. Auguste Réal Angers Senator | 7 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of Finance and Receiver General | |
| Hon. George Eulas Foster | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs3 | |
| Hon. Thomas Mayne Daly | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of the Interior3 | |
| Hon. Thomas Mayne Daly | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Rt Hon. Sir John Sparrow David Thompson | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of Marine and Fisheries | |
| Hon. Sir Charles Tupper | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of Militia and Defence | |
| Hon. James Colebrooke Patterson | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister without Portfolio | |
| Hon. Sir John Carling | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
| Hon. Sir Frank Smith Senator | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Postmaster General | |
| Hon. Sir Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
President of the Privy Council | |
| Vacant | 5 Dec. 1892 - 6 Dec. 1892 |
| Hon. William Bullock Ives | 7 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of Public Works | |
| Hon. Joseph Aldéric Ouimet | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of Railways and Canals | |
| Hon. John Graham Haggart | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Secretary of State of Canada4 | |
| Hon. John Costigan | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Minister of Trade and Commerce5 | |
| Hon. Mackenzie Bowell Senator | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Controller of Customs | |
| Hon. Nathaniel Clarke Wallace | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Controller of Inland Revenue | |
| Hon. John Fisher Wood | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Solicitor General of Canada | |
| Hon. John Joseph Curran | 5 Dec. 1892 - 12 Dec. 1894 |
Footnotes
- [1] On November 25, 1892, the day after the resignation of Abbott, the Governor General invited Thompson to form a Government. The Fifth Ministry assumed office on December 5, 1892. Eleven ministers from the Fourth Ministry continued during the Fifth, with Thompson and eight of the ministers retaining the same portfolios.
- [2] Thompson was also Minister of Justice and Attorney General.
- [3] The Minister of the Interior was, ex officio the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs.
- [4] The Secretary of State of Canada was ex officio the Registrar General of Canada.
- [5] The office of Minister of Trade and Commerce was created by Statute 50-51 Vict., c. 10, assented to on June 23, 1887, and proclaimed in force on December 3, 1892.