18th Canadian Ministry

Government cabinet of Canada (1957–1963) July 2026 April 2022 18th Canadian Ministry18e conseil des ministres du Canada ministry 18th Canada Canadian_Red_Ensign_(1957-1965).svg true John G. Diefenbaker (cropped).jpg 21 June 1957 22 April 1963 Prime Minister John Diefenbaker Monarch Elizabeth II Governor General Vincent Massey (1957–1959) Georges Vanier (1959–1963) CA Progressive Conservative Progressive Conservative Minority (1957–1958) Majority (1958–1962) Minority (1962–1963) CA Liberal Liberal Louis St. Laurent (1957–1958) Lester B. Pearson (1958–1963) 1957, 1958, 1962 1957 federal election 1963 federal election 23rd Canadian Parliament 24th Canadian Parliament 25th Canadian Parliament 17th Canadian Ministry 19th Canadian Ministry The Eighteenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John Diefenbaker. It governed Canada from 21 June 1957 to 22 April 1963, including all of the 23rd, 24th, and 25th Canadian Parliaments. The government was formed by the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. Ministers Portfolio Minister Term Start End Prime Minister John Diefenbaker 21 June 1957 22 April 1963 Minister of Agriculture Douglas Harkness 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 Alvin Hamilton 11 October 1960 22 April 1963 Minister of Amateur Sport Jay Monteith 29 September 1961 22 April 1963Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Howard Charles Green 21 June 1957 20 August 1959 David James Walker 20 August 1959 18 July 1962 Howard Charles Green (acting) 18 July 1962 9 August 1962 Davie Fulton 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board Gordon Churchill 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 Alvin Hamilton 11 October 1960 22 April 1963 Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Davie Fulton (acting) 21 June 1957 12 May 1958 Ellen Fairclough 12 May 1958 9 August 1962 Dick Bell 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister for Defence Construction Limited Howard Charles Green (acting) 21 June 1957 12 May 1958 Raymond O'Hurley 12 May 1958 22 April 1963 Minister of Defence Production Howard Charles Green (acting) 21 June 1957 12 May 1958 Raymond O'Hurley 12 May 1958 22 April 1963 Secretary of State for External Affairs John Diefenbaker 21 June 1957 13 September 1957 Sidney Earle Smith 13 September 1957 17 March 1959 John Diefenbaker (acting) 17 March 1959 4 June 1959 Howard Charles Green 4 June 1959 22 April 1963 Minister of Finance and Receiver General Donald Fleming 21 June 1957 9 August 1962 George Nowlan 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister of Fisheries Angus MacLean 21 June 1957 22 April 1963 Minister of Forestry Hugh John Flemming 11 October 1960 18 March 1963 Martial Asselin 18 March 1963 22 April 1963 Minister responsible for Indian Affairs Davie Fulton (acting) 21 June 1957 12 May 1958 Ellen Fairclough 12 May 1958 9 August 1962 Dick Bell 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister of Justice and Attorney General Davie Fulton 21 June 1957 9 August 1962 Donald Fleming 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister of Labour Michael Starr 21 June 1957 22 April 1963 Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Howard Charles Green 21 June 1957 14 January 1960 Gordon Churchill 14 January 1960 22 April 1963 Leader of the Government in the Senate John Thomas Haig 21 June 1957 12 May 1958 Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys Léon Balcer (acting) 21 June 1957 7 August 1957 Paul Comtois 7 August 1957 6 October 1961 Walter Dinsdale (acting) 6 October 1961 28 December 1961 Jacques Flynn 28 December 1961 18 July 1962 Hugh John Flemming (acting) 18 July 1962 9 August 1962 Paul Martineau 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister for National Capital Commission David James Walker 20 August 1959 18 July 1962 Howard Charles Green (acting) 18 July 1962 9 August 1962 Davie Fulton 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Associate Minister of National Defence Vacant 21 June 1957 20 August 1959 Pierre Sévigny 20 August 1959 8 February 1963 Vacant 8 February 1963 22 April 1963 Minister of National Defence George Pearkes 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 Douglas Harkness 11 October 1960 4 February 1963 Vacant (Elgin B. Armstrong was acting) 4 February 1963 12 February 1963 Gordon Churchill 12 February 1963 22 April 1963 Minister of National Health and Welfare Alfred Johnson Brooks (acting) 21 June 1957 22 August 1957 Jay Monteith 22 August 1957 22 April 1963 Minister of National Revenue George Nowlan 21 June 1957 9 August 1962 Hugh John Flemming 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources Douglas Harkness 21 June 1957 22 August 1957 Alvin Hamilton 22 August 1957 11 October 1960 Walter Dinsdale 11 October 1960 22 April 1963 Postmaster General William McLean Hamilton 21 June 1957 18 July 1962 Angus MacLean (acting) 18 July 1962 9 August 1962 Ellen Fairclough 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 President of the Queen's Privy Council John Diefenbaker 21 June 1957 28 December 1961 Noël Dorion 28 December 1961 5 July 1962 John Diefenbaker (acting) 5 July 1962 21 December 1962 John Diefenbaker 21 December 1962 22 April 1963 Minister of Public Works Howard Charles Green 21 June 1957 20 August 1959 David James Walker 20 August 1959 18 July 1962 Howard Charles Green (acting) 18 July 1962 9 August 1962 Davie Fulton 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar General Ellen Fairclough 21 June 1957 12 May 1958 Henri Courtemanche 12 May 1958 19 January 1960 Léon Balcer (acting) 19 January 1960 11 October 1960 Noël Dorion 11 October 1960 5 July 1962 Léon Balcer (acting) 5 July 1962 9 August 1962 Ernest Halpenny 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Solicitor General Léon Balcer 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 William Joseph Browne 11 October 1960 9 August 1962 Vacant 9 August 1962 22 April 1963 Minister of Trade and Commerce Gordon Churchill 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 George Hees 11 October 1960 8 February 1963 Vacant (James Alan Roberts was acting) 8 February 1963 12 February 1963 Malcolm Wallace McCutcheon 12 February 1963 22 April 1963 Minister of Transport George Hees 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 Léon Balcer 11 October 1960 22 April 1963 Minister of Veterans Affairs Alfred Johnson Brooks 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 Gordon Churchill 11 October 1960 12 February 1963 Marcel Lambert 12 February 1963 22 April 1963 Minister without Portfolio William Joseph Browne 21 June 1957 11 October 1960 James Macdonnell 21 June 1957 20 August 1959 John Thomas Haig 9 October 1957 11 May 1958 Ernest Halpenny 11 October 1960 9 August 1962 Malcolm Wallace McCutcheon 9 August 1962 12 February 1963 Frank Charles McGee 18 March 1963 22 April 1963 Théogène Ricard 18 March 1963 22 April 1963Offices not of the Cabinet Leader of the Government in the Senate Walter Aseltine 12 May 1958 31 August 1962 Alfred Johnson Brooks 31 August 1962 22 April 1963 References Government of Canada Privy Council Office Eighteenth Ministry Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=18&mbtpid=1 2010-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20170501192829/http://pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=18&mbtpid=1 2017-05-01 dead Ministries of Canada 17th Canadian Ministry 18th Canadian Ministry 1957–1963 19th Canadian Ministry 18 18 Category:Premiership of John Diefenbaker Category:Ministries of Elizabeth II Category:23rd Canadian Parliament Category:24th Canadian Parliament Category:25th Canadian Parliament Category:1957 establishments in Canada Category:1963 disestablishments in Canada Category:Cabinets established in 1957 Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1963 Category:Long stubs with short prose