List of Canadian Ministers of National Defence

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Canadian Ministers of National Defence

1. George Perry Graham under King January 1, 1923 – April 27, 1923
* Edward Mortimer Macdonald (Acting) under King April 28, 1923 – August 16, 1923
2. Edward Mortimer Macdonald under King August 17, 1923 – June 28, 1926
* Hugh Guthrie (Acting) under Meighen June 29, 1926 – July 12, 1926
3. Hugh Guthrie under Meighen July 13, 1926 – September 25, 1926
vacant under King September 25, 1926 – September 30, 1926
* James Robb (Acting) under King October 1, 1926 – October 7, 1926
4. James Ralston under King October 8, 1926 – August 7, 1930
5. Donald Matheson Sutherland under Bennett August 7, 1930 – November 16, 1934
6. Grote Stirling under Bennett November 17, 1934 – October 23, 1935
7. Ian Alistair Mackenzie under King October 24, 1935 – September 18, 1939
8. Norman McLeod Rogers under King September 19, 1939 – June 10, 1940
* Charles Power (Acting) under King June 11, 1940 – July 4, 1940
James Ralston (2nd time) under King July 5, 1940 – November 1, 1944
9. Andrew McNaughton under King November 2, 1944 – August 20, 1945
10. Douglas Abbott under King August 21, 1945 – December 9, 1946
11. Brooke Claxton under King December 10, 1946 – November 15, 1948
under St–Laurent November 15, 1948 – June 30, 1954
12. Ralph Campney under St–Laurent July 1, 1954 – June 20, 1957
13. George Pearkes under Diefenbaker June 21, 1957 – October 10, 1960
14. Doug Harkness under Diefenbaker October 11, 1960 – February 3, 1963
vacant under Diefenbaker February 4, 1963 – February 11, 1963
15. Gordon Churchill under Diefenbaker February 12, 1963 – April 21, 1963
16. Paul Hellyer under Pearson April 22, 1963 – September 18, 1967
17. Léo Cadieux under Pearson September 1967 – April 19, 1968
under Trudeau April 20, 1968 – September 16, 1970
* Bud Drury (Acting) under Trudeau September 17, 1970 – September 23, 1970
18. Donald Macdonald under Trudeau September 24, 1970 – January 27, 1972
19. Edgar Benson under Trudeau January 28, 1972 – August 31, 1972
* Jean-Eudes Dubé (Acting) under Trudeau September 1, 1972 – September 6, 1972
* Bud Drury (Acting) (2nd time) under Trudeau September 7, 1972 – November 26, 1972
20. James Richardson under Trudeau November 27, 1972 – October 12, 1976
* Barnett Danson (Acting) under Trudeau October 13, 1976 – November 2, 1976
21. Barnett Danson under Trudeau November 3, 1976 – June 3, 1979
22. Allan McKinnon under Clark June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980
23. Gilles Lamontagne under Trudeau March 3, 1980 – August 11, 1983
24. Jean–Jacques Blais under Trudeau August 12, 1983 – June 29, 1984
under Turner June 30, 1984 – September 16, 1984
25. Robert Coates under Mulroney September 17, 1984 – February 11, 1985
* Erik Nielsen (Acting) under Mulroney February 12, 1985 – February 25, 1985
26. Erik Nielsen under Mulroney February 26, 1985 – June 29, 1986
27. Perrin Beatty under Mulroney June 30, 1986 – January 29, 1989
28. Bill McKnight under Mulroney January 30, 1989 – April 20, 1991
29. Marcel Masse under Mulroney April 21, 1991 – January 3, 1993
30. Kim Campbell under Mulroney January 4, 1993 – June 24, 1993
31. Tom Siddon under Campbell June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
32. David Collenette under Chrétien November 4, 1993 – October 4, 1996
33. Doug Young under Chrétien October 5, 1996 – June 10, 1997
34. Art Eggleton under Chrétien June 11, 1997 – June 25, 2002
35. John McCallum under Chrétien June 26, 2002 – December 11, 2003
36. David Pratt under Martin December 12, 2003 – July 19, 2004
37. Bill Graham under Martin July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006
38. Gordon O'Connor under Harper February 6, 2006 -

Before 1923, the responsibilities of the current National Defence portfolio were divided between the now-defunct posts of Minister of Militia and Defence (List) and Minister of the Naval Service (List).

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