17th Canadian Ministry

The Seventeenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Louis St-Laurent. It governed Canada from 15 November 1948 to 21 June 1957, including the end of the 20th Canadian Parliament, as well as all of the 21st and 22nd. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.

17th Canadian Ministry
17e conseil des ministres du Canada

17th ministry of Canada
Date formed15 November 1948
Date dissolved21 June 1957
People and organisations
Monarch
Governor GeneralEarl Alexander
Vincent Massey
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent
Member partyLiberal Party of Canada
Opposition partyProgressive Conservative Party of Canada
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1949, 1953
Legislature term(s)
Predecessor16th Canadian Ministry
Successor18th Canadian Ministry
The 17th Canadian Ministry in April 1953.

Ministers
Portfolio Minister Term
Start End
Prime MinisterLouis St. Laurent15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister of AgricultureJames Garfield Gardiner15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing CorporationRobert Winters15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister for the Canadian Wheat BoardC. D. Howe15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister of Citizenship and ImmigrationWalter Harris18 January 19501 July 1954
Jack Pickersgill1 July 195421 June 1957
Minister for Defence Construction LimitedC. D. Howe1 April 195121 June 1957
Minister of Defence ProductionC. D. Howe1 April 195121 June 1957
Secretary of State for External AffairsLester B. Pearson15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister of Finance and Receiver GeneralDouglas Abbott15 November 19481 July 1954
Walter Harris1 July 195421 June 1957
Minister of FisheriesRobert Wellington Mayhew15 November 194815 October 1952
James Sinclair15 October 195221 June 1957
Minister responsible for Indian AffairsJames Angus MacKinnon15 November 19481 April 1949
Colin W. G. Gibson1 April 194918 January 1950
Walter Harris18 January 19501 July 1954
Jack Pickersgill1 July 195421 June 1957
Minister of Justice and Attorney GeneralStuart Garson15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister of LabourHumphrey Mitchell15 November 19483 August 1950
Paul Martin Sr. (acting)3 August 19507 August 1950
Milton Fowler Gregg7 August 195021 June 1957
Leader of the Government in the House of CommonsAlphonse Fournier15 November 19489 May 1953
Walter Harris9 May 195321 June 1957
Leader of the Government in the SenateWishart McLea Robertson15 November 194814 October 1953
William Ross Macdonald14 October 195321 June 1957
Minister of Mines and ResourcesJames Angus MacKinnon15 November 19481 April 1949
Colin W. G. Gibson1 April 194918 January 1950
Minister of Mines and Technical SurveysJames Joseph McCann18 January 195018 December 1950
George Prudham18 December 195021 June 1957
Associate Minister of National DefenceVacant15 November 194812 February 1953
Ralph Campney12 February 19531 July 1954
Vacant1 July 195426 April 1957
Paul Hellyer26 April 195721 June 1957
Minister of National DefenceBrooke Claxton15 November 19481 July 1954
Ralph Campney1 July 195421 June 1957
Minister of National Health and WelfarePaul Martin Sr.15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister of National RevenueJames Joseph McCann15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister of Northern Affairs and National ResourcesJean Lesage16 December 195321 June 1957
Postmaster GeneralErnest Bertrand15 November 194825 August 1949
Édouard Rinfret25 August 194913 February 1952
Alcide Côté13 February 19528 August 1955
Vacant (Walter James Turnbull was acting)8 August 195516 August 1955
Roch Pinard (acting)16 August 19553 November 1955
Hugues Lapointe3 November 195521 June 1957
President of the Queen's Privy CouncilLouis St. Laurent15 November 194825 April 1957
Lionel Chevrier25 April 195721 June 1957
Minister of Public WorksAlphonse Fournier15 November 194812 June 1953
Walter Harris12 June 195317 September 1953
Robert Winters17 September 195321 June 1957
Minister of Reconstruction and SupplyRobert Winters15 November 194818 January 1950
Minister of Resources and DevelopmentRobert Winters18 January 195017 September 1953
Jean Lesage17 September 195316 December 1953
Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar GeneralColin W. G. Gibson15 November 19481 April 1949
Frederick Gordon Bradley1 April 194912 June 1953
Jack Pickersgill12 June 19531 July 1954
Roch Pinard1 July 195421 June 1957
Solicitor GeneralJoseph Jean15 November 194825 August 1949
Hugues Lapointe25 August 19497 August 1950
Stuart Garson7 August 195015 October 1952
Ralph Campney15 October 195212 January 1954
William Ross Macdonald12 January 195421 June 1957
Minister of Trade and CommerceC. D. Howe15 November 194821 June 1957
Minister of TransportLionel Chevrier15 November 19481 July 1954
George Carlyle Marler1 July 195421 June 1957
Minister of Veterans AffairsMilton Fowler Gregg15 November 19487 August 1950
Hugues Lapointe7 August 195021 June 1957
Minister without PortfolioWishart McLea Robertson15 November 194814 October 1953
James Angus MacKinnon1 April 194914 December 1950
William Ross Macdonald14 October 195312 January 1954

References
  • Government of Canada. "Seventeenth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

Succession
Ministries of Canada
Preceded by
16th Canadian Ministry		 17th Canadian Ministry
1948–1957		 Succeeded by
18th Canadian Ministry


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