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| Incumbent Keith Ashfield PC, MP since 30 October 2008 |
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| Style | The Honourable |
| Appointed by | Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada |
| First | Roméo LeBlanc |
| Formation | 2 April 1979 |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
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| Website | www.dfo-mpo.gc.ca |
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The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans (French: Ministre des Pêches et des Océans) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for supervising the fishing industry and administrating all navigable waterways in the country. The minister is the head of the federal government's marine department, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, often referred to by its older (and technical) name, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans or DFO. Previously there had been a "Minister of Marine and Fisheries" from 1867 to 1930, a "Minister of Fisheries" from 1930 to 1969 and a "Minister of Forestry and Fisheries" until 1971.
The current minister is Keith Ashfield.
In addition to the Department, the Minister is also responsible for the Canadian Coast Guard and the Freshwater Fish Marketing Corporation.
Noted fisheries ministers of the past have included Roméo LeBlanc, John Crosbie and Brian Tobin.
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Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930) |
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| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
| 1 | Peter Mitchell | July 1, 1867 | November 5, 1873 | Liberal-Conservative | 1 (Macdonald) | |
| 2 | Sir Albert James Smith | November 7, 1873 | October 8, 1878 | Liberal | 2 (Mackenzie) | |
| 3 | James Colledge Pope | October 19, 1878 | July 9, 1882 | Conservative (historical) | 3 (Macdonald) | |
| 4 | Archibald McLelan | July 10, 1882 | December 9, 1885 | Conservative (historical) | ||
| 5 | George Foster | December 10, 1885 | May 28, 1888 | Conservative (historical) | ||
| 6 | Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper | June 1, 1888 | June 6, 1891 | Conservative (historical) | ||
| June 16, 1891 | November 24, 1892 | 4 (Abbott) | ||||
| December 5, 1892 | December 12, 1894 | 5 (Thompson) | ||||
| 7 | John Costigan | December 21, 1894 | April 27, 1896 | Liberal-Conservative | 6 (Bowell) | |
| May 1, 1896 | July 8, 1896 | 7 (Tupper) | ||||
| 8 | Sir Louis Henry Davies | July 13, 1896 | September 24, 1901 | Liberal | 8 (Laurier) | |
| 9 | James Sutherland | January 15, 1902 | November 10, 1902 | Liberal | ||
| 10 | Raymond Préfontaine | November 11, 1902 | January 5, 1905 | Liberal | ||
| – | Sir Wilfrid Laurier (acting) |
January 6, 1906 | February 5, 1906 | Liberal | ||
| 11 | Louis-Philippe Brodeur | February 6, 1906 | August 10, 1911 | Liberal | ||
| 12 | Rodolphe Lemieux | August 11, 1911 | October 6, 1911 | Liberal | ||
| 13 | John Douglas Hazen | October 10, 1911 | October 12, 1917 | Conservative (historical) | 9 (Borden) | |
| 14 | Charles Ballantyne | October 13, 1917 | July 10, 1920 | Unionist | 10 (Borden) | |
| July 10, 1920 | December 29, 1921 | 11 (Meighen) | ||||
| 15 | Ernest Lapointe | December 29, 1921 | January 29, 1924 | Liberal | 12 (King) | |
| 16 | Arthur Cardin (1st time) |
January 30, 1924 | June 28, 1926 | Liberal | ||
| – | William Anderson Black (acting) |
June 29, 1926 | July 12, 1926 | Conservative (historical) | 13 (Meighen) | |
| 17 | Esioff-Léon Patenaude | July 13, 1926 | September 25, 1926 | Conservative (historical) | ||
| (16) | Arthur Cardin (2nd time) |
September 25, 1926 | June 13, 1930 | Liberal | 14 (King) | |
Ministers of Fisheries (1930–1969) |
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| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
| 1 | Rhodes
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Cyrus Macmillan | June 17, 1930 | August 7, 1930 | Liberal | 14 (King) |
| 2 | Edgar Nelson Rhodes | August 7, 1930 | February 2, 1932 | Conservative (historical) | 15 (Bennett) | |
| – | Alfred Duranleau (acting) | February 2, 1932 | November 16, 1934 | Conservative (historical) | ||
| – | Grote Stirling (acting) | November 17, 1934 | August 13, 1935 | Conservative (historical) | ||
| 3 | William Gordon Ernst | August 14, 1935 | October 23, 1935 | Conservative (historical) | ||
| 4 | Joseph-Enoil Michaud | October 23, 1935 | October 5, 1942 | Liberal | 16 (King) | |
| 5 | Ernest Bertrand | October 7, 1942 | August 28, 1945 | Liberal | ||
| 6 | Hedley Francis Gregory Bridges | August 30, 1945 | August 10, 1947 | Liberal | ||
| – | Ernest Bertrand (acting) | August 14, 1947 | September 1, 1947 | Liberal | ||
| 7 | Milton Fowler Gregg | September 2, 1947 | January 18, 1948 | Liberal | ||
| 8 | James Angus MacKinnon | January 19, 1948 | June 10, 1948 | Liberal | ||
| 9 | Robert Mayhew | June 11, 1948 | November 15, 1948 | Liberal | ||
| November 15, 1948 | October 14, 1952 | 17 (St. Laurent) | ||||
| 10 | James Sinclair | October 15, 1952 | June 21, 1957 | Liberal | ||
| 11 | Angus MacLean | June 21, 1957 | April 22, 1963 | Progressive Conservative | 18 (Diefenbaker) | |
| 12 | Hédard Robichaud | April 22, 1963 | April 20, 1968 | Liberal | 19 (Pearson) | |
| April 20, 1968 | July 5, 1968 | 20 (Trudeau) | ||||
| 13 | Jack Davis | July 6, 1968 | March 31, 1969 | Liberal | ||
Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979– ) |
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| No. | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Ministry | |
| 1 | Crosbie
Tobin |
Roméo LeBlanc (1st time) | April 2, 1979 | June 3, 1979 | Liberal | 20 (Trudeau) |
| 2 | James McGrath | June 4, 1979 | March 2, 1980 | Progressive Conservative | 21 (Clark) | |
| (1) | Roméo LeBlanc (2nd time) | March 3, 1980 | September 29, 1982 | Liberal | 22 (Trudeau) | |
| 3 | Pierre de Bané | September 30, 1982 | June 29, 1984 | Liberal | ||
| 4 | Herb Breau | June 30, 1984 | September 16, 1984 | Liberal | 23rd (Turner) | |
| 5 | John Fraser | September 17, 1984 | September 23, 1985 | Progressive Conservative | 24 (Mulroney) | |
| – | Erik Nielsen (acting) | September 23, 1985 | November 19, 1985 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 6 | Tom Siddon | November 20, 1985 | February 22, 1990 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 7 | Bernard Valcourt | February 23, 1990 | April 20, 1991 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 8 | John Crosbie | April 21, 1991 | June 24, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| 9 | Ross Reid | June 25, 1993 | November 3, 1993 | Progressive Conservative | 25 (Campbell) | |
| 10 | Brian Tobin | November 4, 1993 | January 8, 1996 | Liberal | 26 (Chrétien) | |
| – | David Dingwall (acting) | January 9, 1996 | January 24, 1996 | Liberal | ||
| 11 | Fred Mifflin | January 25, 1996 | June 10, 1997 | Liberal | ||
| 12 | David Anderson | June 11, 1997 | August 2, 1999 | Liberal | ||
| 13 | Herb Dhaliwal | August 3, 1999 | January 14, 2002 | Liberal | ||
| 14 | Robert Thibault | January 15, 2002 | December 11, 2003 | Liberal | ||
| 15 | Geoff Regan | December 12, 2003 | February 5, 2006 | Liberal | 27 (Martin) | |
| 16 | Loyola Hearn | February 6, 2006 | October 30, 2008 | Conservative | 28 (Harper) | |
| 17 | Gail Shea | October 30, 2008 | May 18, 2011 | Conservative | ||
| 18 | Keith Ashfield | May 18, 2011 | Incumbent | Conservative | ||