Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
The Ministries
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Thirteenth Ministry
Conservative
1
29 June 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926
Prime Minister
Right Honourable Arthur Meighen 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Simon Fraser Tolmie | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Customs and Excise | |
| Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Secretary of State for External Affairs3 | |
| Rt Hon. Arthur Meighen | 29 June 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Finance and Receiver General | |
| Hon. Sir Henry Lumley Drayton | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Immigration and Colonization | |
| Hon. Robert James Manion | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Sir Henry Lumley Drayton | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs4 | |
| Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of the Interior4 5 | |
| Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Hon. Hugh Guthrie | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Esioff-Léon Patenaude | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Labour | |
| Hon. Robert James Manion | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. George Burpee Jones | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Marine and Fisheries | |
| Hon. William Anderson Black | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Esioff-Léon Patenaude | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Mines5 | |
| Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister without Portfolio | |
| Hon. Richard Bedford Bennett 6 | 7 July 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Sir Henry Lumley Drayton | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
| Hon. Raymond Ducharme Morand | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
| Hon. John Alexander Macdonald | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
| Hon. Donald Sutherland | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of National Defence | |
| Hon. Hugh Guthrie | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Hugh Guthrie | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Postmaster General | |
| Hon. Robert James Manion | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Robert James Manion | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
President of the Privy Council | |
| Rt Hon. Arthur Meighen | 29 June 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Public Works | |
| Hon. Sir George Halsey Perley | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Edmond Baird Ryckman | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Railways and Canals | |
| Hon. Sir Henry Lumley Drayton | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. William Anderson Black | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Secretary of State for Canada7 | |
| Hon. Sir George Halsey Perley | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Sir George Halsey Perley | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment8 | |
| Hon. Robert James Manion | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. Raymond Ducharme Morand | 13 July 1926 - 22 Aug. 1926 |
| Hon. Eugène Paquet | 23 Aug. 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Solicitor General of Canada | |
| Vacant | 29 June 1926 - 22 Aug. 1926 |
| Hon. Guillaume André Fauteux | 23 Aug. 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| Hon. Henry Herbert Stevens | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
| Hon. James Dew Chaplin | 13 July 1926 - 25 Sept. 1926 |
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Parliamentary Secretary of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment | |
| Vacant | 29 June 1926 - 12 July 1926 |
Footnotes
- [1] On June 28, 1926, with the refusal of the Governor General to accept the Prime Minister's recommendation for the dissolution of Parliament, King informed the House of Commons that the Government had resigned. The Governor General invited Meighen, the Leader of the Opposition, to form a Government, and on June 29, a statement was made in the House of Commons announcing the appointment of a "temporary ministry composed of seven ministers" of which all but Meighen were Acting Ministers of departments. In accordance with Canadian customs and precedent the six Acting Ministers of departments were not sworn to office, but for all intents and purposes they could exercise the full powers of ministers. The Government was defeated in the House on July 1 and the next day Meighen asked for and was granted a dissolution. On July 13, the composition of the re-organized ministry was announced, the ministers having been appointed and sworn that day in the usual manner.
- [2] Meighen was also President of the Privy Council.
- [3] The Prime Minister was ex officio the Secretary of State for External Affairs.
- [4] The Minister of the Interior was ex officio the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs.
- [5] The Department of Mines was presided over by the minister of another department who was to be named by the Governor in Council and who was to be called "The Minister of Mines". During the Thirteenth Ministry each successive Minister of the Interior was named Acting Minister of Mines.
- [6] Bennett was appointed Minister of Finance and Receiver General on July 13, 1926.
- [7] The Secretary of State of Canada was ex officio the Registrar General of Canada.
- [8] The Department of Health was presided over by the minister of another department who was to be named by the Governor in Council. During the Thirteenth Ministry each successive Minister of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment was designated to preside over the department.