| 1. |
Ian Alistair Mackenzie |
under King |
October 18, 1944 – January 18, 1948 |
| 2. |
Milton Gregg |
under King |
January 19, 1948 – November 15, 1948 |
| under St-Laurent |
November 15, 1948 – August 6, 1950 |
| 3. |
Hugues Lapointe |
under St-Laurent |
August 7, 1950 – June 20, 1957 |
| 4. |
Alfred Johnson Brooks |
under Diefenbaker |
June 21, 1957 – October 10, 1960 |
| 5. |
Gordon Churchill |
under Diefenbaker |
October 11, 1960 – February 11, 1963 |
| 6. |
Marcel Lambert |
under Diefenbaker |
February 12, 1963 – April 21, 1963 |
| 7. |
Roger Teillet |
under Pearson |
April 22, 1963 – April 19, 1968 |
| under Trudeau |
April 20, 1968 – July 5, 1968 |
| 8. |
Jean-Eudes Dubé |
under Trudeau |
July 6, 1968 – January 27, 1972 |
| 9. |
Arthur Laing |
under Trudeau |
January 28, 1972 – November 26, 1972 |
| 10. |
Daniel J. MacDonald |
under Trudeau |
November 27, 1972 – June 3, 1979 |
| 11. |
Allan McKinnon |
under Clark |
June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980 |
|
Daniel J. MacDonald (2nd time) |
under Trudeau |
March 3, 1980 – September 30, 1980 |
| * |
Gilles Lamontagne (acting) |
under Trudeau |
October 1, 1980 – September 21, 1981 |
| 12. |
W. Bennett Campbell |
under Trudeau |
September 22, 1981 – June 29, 1984 |
| under Turner |
June 30, 1984 – September 16, 1984 |
| 13. |
George Hees |
under Mulroney |
September 17, 1984 – September 14, 1988 |
| 14. |
Gerald Stairs Merrithew |
under Mulroney |
September 18, 1988 – January 3, 1993 |
| 15. |
Kim Campbell |
under Mulroney |
January 4, 1993 – June 24, 1993 |
| 16. |
Peter McCreath |
under Campbell |
June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993 |
| 17. |
David Collenette |
under Chrétien |
November 4, 1993 – October 4, 1996 |
| 18. |
Doug Young |
under Chrétien |
October 5, 1996 – June 10, 1997 |
| 19. |
Fred Mifflin |
under Chrétien |
June 11, 1997 – August 2, 1999 |
| 20. |
George Baker |
under Chrétien |
August 3, 1999 – October 17, 2000 |
| 21. |
Ron Duhamel |
under Chrétien |
October 18, 2000 – January 14, 2002 |
| 22. |
Rey Pagtakhan |
under Chrétien |
January 15, 2002 – December 11, 2003 |
| 23. |
John McCallum |
under Martin |
December 12, 2003 – July 19, 2004 |
| 24. |
Albina Guarnieri |
under Martin |
July 20, 2004 - February 5, 2006 |
| 25. |
Greg Thompson |
under Harper |
February 6, 2006 - |
Prior to 1944, the responsibilities of the current Veterans Affairs portfolio were part of the now-defunct post of Minister of Pensions and National Health (List).
