List of Canadian Ministers of Labour

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Canadian Ministers of Labour

1. William Lyon Mackenzie King under Laurier June 2, 1909 – October 6, 1911
2. Thomas Wilson Crothers under Borden October 10, 1911 – November 6, 1918
3. Gideon Decker Robertson under Borden November 8, 1918 – July 10, 1920
under Meighen July 10, 1920 – December 29, 1921
4. James Murdock under King December 29, 1921 – November 12, 1925
* James Horace King (Acting) under King November 13, 1925 – March 7, 1926
5. John Campbell Elliott under King March 8, 1926 – June 28, 1926
* Robert James Manion (Acting) under Meighen June 29, 1926 – July 12, 1926
6. George Burpee Jones under Meighen July 13, 1926 – September 25, 1926
7. Peter Heenan under King September 25, 1926 – August 7, 1930
Gideon Decker Robertson (2nd time) under Bennett August 7, 1930 – February 2, 1932
8. Wesley Ashton Gordon under Bennett February 3, 1932 – October 23, 1935
9. Norman McLeod Rogers under King October 24, 1935 – September 18, 1939
10. Norman Alexander McLarty under King September 19, 1939 – December 14, 1941
11. Humphrey Mitchell under King December 15, 1941 – November 15, 1948
under St-Laurent November 15, 1948 – August 2, 1950
* Paul Joseph James Martin (Acting) under St-Laurent August 3, 1950 – August 6, 1950
12. Milton Fowler Gregg under St-Laurent August 7, 1950 – June 21, 1957
13. Michael Starr under Diefenbaker June 21, 1957 – April 21, 1963
14. Allan MacEachen under Pearson April 22, 1963 – December 17, 1965
15. John Robert Nicholson under Pearson December 18, 1965 – April 20, 1968
16. Jean-Luc Pépin under Trudeau April 20, 1968 – July 5, 1968
17. Bryce Stuart Mackasey under Trudeau July 6, 1968 – January 27, 1972
18. Martin Patrick O'Connell under Trudeau January 28, 1972 – November 26, 1972
19. John Carr Munro under Trudeau November 27, 1972 – September 7, 1978
* André Ouellet (Acting) under Trudeau September 8, 1978 – November 23, 1978
Martin Patrick O'Connell (2nd time) under Trudeau November 24, 1978 – June 3, 1979
20. Lincoln Alexander under Clark June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980
21. Gerald Regan under Trudeau March 3, 1980 – September 21, 1981
22. Charles Caccia under Trudeau September 22, 1981 – August 11, 1983
23. André Ouellet under Trudeau August 12, 1983 – June 29, 1984
under Turner June 30, 1984 – September 16, 1984
24. William Hunter McKnight under Mulroney September 17, 1984 – June 29, 1986
25. Pierre H. Cadieux under Mulroney June 30, 1986 – January 29, 1989
26. Jean Corbeil under Mulroney January 30, 1989 – April 20, 1991
27. Marcel Danis under Mulroney April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993
28. Bernard Valcourt under Campbell June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
29. Lloyd Axworthy under Chrétien November 4, 1993 – February 21, 1995
30. Lucienne Robillard under Chrétien February 22, 1995 – January 24, 1996
31. Alfonso Gagliano under Chrétien January 25, 1996 – June 10, 1997
32. Lawrence MacAulay under Chrétien June 11, 1997 – November 22, 1998
33. Claudette Bradshaw under Chrétien November 23, 1998 – December 11, 2003
under Martin December 12, 2003 – July 19, 2004
34. Joe Fontana (styled as Minister of Labour and Housing) under Martin July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006
35. Jean-Pierre Blackburn under Harper February 6, 2006 -

Though the Department of Labour was created in 1900 the position of Minister of Labour did not exist until 1909. Prior to then the administration of the department was the responsibility of the Postmaster General. In 1996 the Department of Labour was abolished, but the ministerial position continued within Human Resources Development Canada from 1996 to 2003, and Human Resources and Skills Development Canada from 2003 to date.

In 2004 the portfolio was renamed from “Labour” to “Labour and Housing”.

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