Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
The Ministries
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Twenty-Third Ministry
Liberal
1
30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984
Prime Minister
Right Honourable John Napier Turner
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| Hon. Ralph Ferguson | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Communications | |
| Hon. Edward Lumley 2 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | |
| Hon. Judy Erola 3 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development4 | |
| Hon. André Ouellet 5 | 30 June 1984 - 1 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Employment and Immigration | |
| Hon. John Roberts | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources | |
| Hon. Gerald A. Regan | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of the Environment | |
| Hon. Charles L. Caccia | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
| Hon. Jean Chrétien 6 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister for External Relations | |
| Vacant | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Finance | |
| Hon. Marc Lalonde | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
| Hon. Herb Breau | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | |
| Hon. Douglas Cockburn Frith | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister for International Trade | |
| Hon. Francis Fox | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Hon. Donald Johnston | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Labour | |
| Hon. André Ouellet 5 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Leader of the Government in the Senate | |
| Hon. Allan Joseph MacEachen | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Associate Minister of National Defence | |
| Vacant | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of National Defence | |
| Hon. Jean-Jacques Blais | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of National Health and Welfare | |
| Hon. Monique Bégin | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of National Revenue | |
| Hon. Roy MacLaren | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
President of the Privy Council | |
| Hon. André Ouellet 5 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Public Works | |
| Hon. Charles Lapointe 7 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion | |
| Hon. Edward Lumley 2 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of State for Science and Technology | |
| Hon. Edward Lumley 2 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Secretary of State of Canada | |
| Hon. Serge Joyal | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of State for Social Development8 | |
| Hon. Judy Erola 3 | 30 June 1984 - 1 Sept. 1984 |
Solicitor General of Canada | |
| Hon. Robert Phillip Kaplan | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Supply and Services | |
| Hon. Charles Lapointe 7 | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Transport | |
| Hon. Lloyd Axworthy | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
President of the Treasury Board | |
| Hon. Herbert Eser Gray | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| Hon. W. Bennett Campbell | 30 June 1984 - 16 Sept. 1984 |
Footnotes
- [1] On June 30, 1984 Trudeau resigned as Prime Minister and the Twenty-Third Ministry assumed office. It was composed of 29 ministers.
- [2] Lumley was appointed Minister of Communications, Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion and Minister of State for Science and Technology.
- [3] Erola was appointed Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Minister of State for Social Development.
- [4] The existence of the Ministry of State for Economic and Regional Development was terminated effective September 1, 1984 by proclamation.
- [5] Ouellet was appointed Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development, Minister of Labour and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
- [6] Chrétien was also given the title "Deputy Prime Minister".
- [7] Lapointe was appointed Minister of Public Works and Minister of Supply and Services.
- [8] The existence of the Ministry of State for Social Development was terminated effective September 1, 1984 by proclamation.