17th Canadian Ministry

Government cabinet of Canada (1948–1957) July 2026 April 2022 17th Canadian Ministry17e conseil des ministres du Canada ministry 17th Canada Canadian_Red_Ensign_(1957-1965).svg true Louis St. Laurent portrait.jpg 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent Monarch George VI Elizabeth II Governor General Earl AlexanderVincent Massey Liberal Party of Canada Minority (1948–1949) Majority (1949–1957) Progressive Conservative Party of Canada George A. Drew (1948–1954, 1955–1956) William Earl Rowe (1954–1955, 1956) John Diefenbaker (1956–1957) 1949, 1953 1948 Liberal leadership election 1957 general election 20th Canadian Parliament 21st Canadian Parliament 22nd Canadian Parliament 16th Canadian Ministry 18th Canadian Ministry thumb|right|300px|The 17th Canadian Ministry in April 1953. The Seventeenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent. It governed Canada from 15 November 1948 to 21 June 1957, including the end of the 20th Canadian Parliament, as well as all of the 21st and 22nd. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada. Ministers Portfolio Minister Term Start End Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister of Agriculture James Garfield Gardiner 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation Robert Winters 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board C. D. Howe 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Walter Harris 18 January 1950 1 July 1954 Jack Pickersgill 1 July 1954 21 June 1957 Minister for Defence Construction Limited C. D. Howe 1 April 1951 21 June 1957 Minister of Defence Production C. D. Howe 1 April 1951 21 June 1957 Secretary of State for External Affairs Lester B. Pearson 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister of Finance and Receiver General Douglas Abbott 15 November 1948 1 July 1954 Walter Harris 1 July 1954 21 June 1957 Minister of Fisheries Robert Wellington Mayhew 15 November 1948 15 October 1952 James Sinclair 15 October 1952 21 June 1957 Minister responsible for Indian Affairs James Angus MacKinnon 15 November 1948 1 April 1949 Colin W. G. Gibson 1 April 1949 18 January 1950 Walter Harris 18 January 1950 1 July 1954 Jack Pickersgill 1 July 1954 21 June 1957 Minister of Justice and Attorney General Stuart Garson 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister of Labour Humphrey Mitchell 15 November 1948 3 August 1950 Paul Martin Sr. (acting) 3 August 1950 7 August 1950 Milton Fowler Gregg 7 August 1950 21 June 1957 Leader of the Government in the House of Commons Alphonse Fournier 15 November 1948 9 May 1953 Walter Harris 9 May 1953 21 June 1957 Leader of the Government in the Senate Wishart McLea Robertson 15 November 1948 14 October 1953 William Ross Macdonald 14 October 1953 21 June 1957 Minister of Mines and Resources James Angus MacKinnon 15 November 1948 1 April 1949 Colin W. G. Gibson 1 April 1949 18 January 1950 Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys James Joseph McCann 18 January 1950 18 December 1950 George Prudham 18 December 1950 21 June 1957 Associate Minister of National Defence Vacant 15 November 1948 12 February 1953 Ralph Campney 12 February 1953 1 July 1954 Vacant 1 July 1954 26 April 1957 Paul Hellyer 26 April 1957 21 June 1957 Minister of National Defence Brooke Claxton 15 November 1948 1 July 1954 Ralph Campney 1 July 1954 21 June 1957 Minister of National Health and Welfare Paul Martin Sr. 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister of National Revenue James Joseph McCann 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources Jean Lesage 16 December 1953 21 June 1957 Postmaster General Ernest Bertrand 15 November 1948 25 August 1949 Édouard Rinfret 25 August 1949 13 February 1952 Alcide Côté 13 February 1952 8 August 1955 Vacant (Walter James Turnbull was acting) 8 August 1955 16 August 1955 Roch Pinard (acting) 16 August 1955 3 November 1955 Hugues Lapointe 3 November 1955 21 June 1957 President of the Queen's Privy Council Louis St. Laurent 15 November 1948 25 April 1957 Lionel Chevrier 25 April 1957 21 June 1957 Minister of Public Works Alphonse Fournier 15 November 1948 12 June 1953 Walter Harris 12 June 1953 17 September 1953 Robert Winters 17 September 1953 21 June 1957 Minister of Reconstruction and Supply Robert Winters 15 November 1948 18 January 1950 Minister of Resources and Development Robert Winters 18 January 1950 17 September 1953 Jean Lesage 17 September 1953 16 December 1953 Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar General Colin W. G. Gibson 15 November 1948 1 April 1949 Frederick Gordon Bradley 1 April 1949 12 June 1953 Jack Pickersgill 12 June 1953 1 July 1954 Roch Pinard 1 July 1954 21 June 1957 Solicitor General Joseph Jean 15 November 1948 25 August 1949 Hugues Lapointe 25 August 1949 7 August 1950 Stuart Garson 7 August 1950 15 October 1952 Ralph Campney 15 October 1952 12 January 1954 William Ross Macdonald 12 January 1954 21 June 1957 Minister of Trade and Commerce C. D. Howe 15 November 1948 21 June 1957 Minister of Transport Lionel Chevrier 15 November 1948 1 July 1954 George Carlyle Marler 1 July 1954 21 June 1957 Minister of Veterans Affairs Milton Fowler Gregg 15 November 1948 7 August 1950 Hugues Lapointe 7 August 1950 21 June 1957 Minister without Portfolio Wishart McLea Robertson 15 November 1948 14 October 1953 James Angus MacKinnon 1 April 1949 14 December 1950 William Ross Macdonald 14 October 1953 12 January 1954 References Government of Canada Privy Council Office Seventeenth Ministry Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=17&mbtpid=1 2010-07-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20170501192828/http://pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=17&mbtpid=1 2017-05-01 dead Succession Ministries of Canada 16th Canadian Ministry 17th Canadian Ministry 1948–1957 18th Canadian Ministry 17 17 Category:Premiership of Louis St. Laurent Category:Ministries of George VI Category:Ministries of Elizabeth II Category:1948 establishments in Canada Category:1957 disestablishments in Canada Category:Cabinets established in 1948 Category:Cabinets disestablished in 1957