| 1. |
Alexander Galt |
July 1, 1867 - November 7, 1867 |
under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald |
| 2. |
Sir John Rose |
November 18, 1867 - September 30, 1869 |
| 3. |
Sir Francis Hincks |
October 9, 1869 - February 21, 1873 |
| 4. |
Samuel Tilley |
February 22, 1873 - November 5, 1873 |
| 5. |
Richard John Cartwright |
November 7, 1873 - October 16, 1878 |
under Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie |
|
Sir Samuel Tilley (2nd time) |
October 17, 1878 - November 10, 1885 |
under Prime Minister John A. Macdonald |
|
vacant |
November 11, 1885 - December 9, 1885 |
| 6. |
Archibald McLelan |
December 10, 1885 - January 26, 1887 |
| 7. |
Sir Charles Tupper |
January 27, 1887 - May 22, 1888 |
| 8. |
George Foster |
May 29, 1888 - June 6, 1891 |
| June 16, 1891 - November 24, 1892 |
under Prime Minister John Joseph Caldwell Abbott |
| December 5, 1892 - December 12, 1894 |
under Prime Minister John Sparrow David Thompson |
| December 21, 1894 - January 5, 1896 |
under Prime Minister Mackenzie Bowell |
| * |
Sir Mackenzie Bowell (Acting) |
January 6, 1896 - January 14, 1896 |
|
George Foster (2nd time) |
January 15, 1896 - April 27, 1896 |
| May 1, 1896 - July 8, 1896 |
under Prime Minister Charles Tupper |
|
vacant |
July 9, 1896 - July 19, 1896 |
under Prime Minister Wilfrid Laurier |
| 9. |
William Stevens Fielding |
July 20, 1896 - October 6, 1911 |
| 10. |
Sir Thomas White |
October 10, 1911 - August 1, 1919 |
under Prime Minister Robert Laird Borden |
| 11. |
Sir Henry Drayton |
August 2, 1919 - July 9, 1920 |
| July 10, 1920 - December 29, 1921 |
under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen |
|
William Stevens Fielding (2nd time) |
December 29, 1921 - September 4, 1925 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| 12. |
James Robb |
September 5, 1925 - June 28, 1926 |
| * |
Sir Henry Drayton (2nd time) (Acting) |
June 29, 1926 - July 12, 1926 |
under Prime Minister Arthur Meighen |
| 13. |
Richard Bedford Bennett |
July 13, 1926 - September 25, 1926 |
|
James Robb (2nd time) |
September 25, 1926 - November 11, 1929 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| 14. |
Charles Dunning |
November 26, 1929 - August 7, 1930 |
|
Richard Bedford Bennett (2nd time) |
August 7, 1930 - February 2, 1932 |
as PM |
| 15. |
Edgar Rhodes |
February 3, 1932 - October 23, 1935 |
under Prime Minister Richard Bedford Bennett |
|
Charles Dunning (2nd time) |
October 24, 1935 - September 5, 1939 |
under Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King |
| 16. |
James Ralston |
September 6, 1939 - July 4, 1940 |
| 17. |
James Ilsley |
July 8, 1940 - December 9, 1946 |
| 18. |
Douglas Abbott |
December 10, 1946 - November 15, 1948 |
| November 15, 1948 - June 30, 1954 |
under Prime Minister Louis Stephen St. Laurent |
| 19. |
Walter Harris |
July 1, 1954 - June 20, 1957 |
| 20. |
Donald Fleming |
June 21, 1957 - August 8, 1962 |
under Prime Minister John George Diefenbaker |
| 21. |
George Nowlan |
August 9, 1962 - April 21, 1963 |
| 22. |
Walter L. Gordon |
April 22, 1963 - November 10, 1965 |
under Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson |
| * |
Mitchell Sharp (Acting) |
November 11, 1965 - December 17, 1965 |
| 23. |
Mitchell Sharp |
December 18, 1965 - April 19, 1968 |
| 24. |
Edgar Benson |
April 20, 1968 - January 27, 1972 |
under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau |
| 25. |
John Napier Turner |
January 28, 1972 - September 9, 1975 |
| * |
Bud Drury (Acting) |
September 10, 1975 - September 25, 1975 |
| 26. |
Donald Stovel Macdonald |
September 26, 1975 - September 15, 1977 |
| 27. |
Jean Chrétien |
September 16, 1977 - June 3, 1979 |
| 28. |
John Crosbie |
June 4, 1979 - March 2, 1980 |
under Prime Minister Joe Clark |
| 29. |
Allan MacEachen |
March 3, 1980 - September 9, 1982 |
under Prime Minister Pierre Elliott Trudeau |
| 30. |
Marc Lalonde |
September 10, 1982 - June 29, 1984 |
| June 30, 1984 - September 16, 1984 |
under Prime Minister John Napier Turner |
| 31. |
Michael Wilson |
September 17, 1984 - April 20, 1991 |
under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney |
| 32. |
Don Mazankowski |
April 21, 1991 - June 24, 1993 |
| 33. |
Gilles Loiselle |
June 25, 1993 - November 3, 1993 |
under Prime Minister Kim Campbell |
| 34. |
Paul Martin |
November 4, 1993 - June 1, 2002 |
under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien |
| 35. |
John Manley |
June 2, 2002 - December 11, 2003 |
| 36. |
Ralph Goodale |
December 12, 2003 - February 5, 2006 |
under Prime Minister Paul Martin |
| 37. |
Jim Flaherty |
February 6, 2006 |
under Prime Minister Stephen Harper |
