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Twenty-First Ministry

PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE[1]
4 June 1979 to 2 March 1980

PRIME MINISTER
The Right Honourable Charles Joseph Clark

THE MINISTRY

Minister of Agriculture
Hon. John Wise 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Communications
Hon. David S. H. MacDonald[2] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Hon. Allan Frederick Lawrence[3] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Employment and Immigration
Hon. Ronald George Atkey 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources
Hon. Ramon John Hnatyshyn[4] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Secretary of State for External Affairs
Hon. Flora Isabel MacDonald 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of the Environment
Hon. John Allen Fraser[5] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Customs
Hon. John C. Crosbie 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans
Hon. James Aloysius McGrath 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
Hon. Arthur Jacob Epp 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce
Hon. Robert R. de Cotret Senator[6] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Justice and Attorney General
Hon. Jacques Flynn Senator[7] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Labour
Hon. Lincoln Alexander 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of National Defence
Hon. Allan Bruce McKinnon[8] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Associate Minister of National Defence
Vacant 4 June 1969 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of National Health and Welfare
Hon. David Crombie 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of National Revenue
Hon. Walter David Baker[9] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Postmaster General
Hon. John Allen Fraser[10] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
President of the Privy Council
Hon. Walter David Baker[11] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Public Works
Hon. Erik H. Nielsen 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Regional Economic Expansion
Hon. Elmer Maclntosh MacKay 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of State for Science and Technology
Hon. Ramon John Hnatyshyn[12] 4 June 1979 - 7 Oct. 1979
Hon. William Heward Grafftey 8 Oct. 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of State for Economic Development
Hon. Robert R. de Cotret Senator[13] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Secretary of State of Canada
Hon. David S. H. MacDonald[14] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Leader of the Government in the Senate
Hon. Jacques Flynn Senator[15] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Solicitor General of Canada
Hon. Allan Frederick Lawrence[16] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Supply and Services
Hon. Roch LaSalle 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Transport
Hon. Donald F. Mazankowski 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
President of the Treasury Board
Hon. Sinclair McKnight Stevens 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of Veterans Affairs
Hon. Allan Bruce McKinnon[17] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
Minister of State
Hon. Martial Asselin Senator[18] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
Hon. William Jarvis[19] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
Hon. William Heward Grafftey[20] 4 June 1979 - 7 Oct. 1979
Hon. Perrin Beatty[21] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
Hon. J. Robert Howie[22] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
Hon. Steven Eugene Paproski[23] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
Hon. Ronald Huntington[24] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
Hon. Michael H. Wilson[25] 4 June 1979 - 2 Mar. 1980
 
PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES
NOT OF THE MINISTRY
Agriculture
Herbert Thomas Hargrave 1 Oct 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Communications
Scott Fennell 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Gary Gurbin 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Employment and Immigration
Paul McCrossan 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Energy, Mines and Resources
Robert Jarvis 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Environment and Postmaster General
Joseph Reid 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
External Affairs
Douglas James Roche 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Finance
Ronald Ritchie 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Fisheries and Oceans
Thomas Siddon 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Indian Affairs and Northern Development
John Robert Holmes 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Justice
George Cooper 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Labour
William Wightman 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
National Defence and Veterans Affairs
A. Daniel McKenzie 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
National Health and Welfare
Stanley Kenneth Schellenberger 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Prime Minister
John Bosley 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Privy Council
David Kilgour 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Regional Economic Expansion
Richard Janelle 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Secretary of State of Canada
Diane Stratas 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Solicitor General
Christopher Speyer 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Supply and Services
Douglas Lewis 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Transport
Otto John Jelinek 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979
 
Treasury Board
Jack Murta 1 Oct. 1979 - 14 Dec. 1979

[1] On 4 June 1979 Trudeau resigned as Prime Minister and the Twenty-First Ministry assumed office. It was composed of 30 ministers.

[2] MacDonald was also Secretary of State of Canada.

[3] Lawrence was also Solicitor General of Canada.

[4] Hnatyshyn was also Minister of State for Science and Technology.

[5] Fraser was also Postmaster General.

[6] De Cotret was also Minister of State for Economic Development. He was summoned to the Senate on 5 June 1979.

[7] Flynn was also Leader of the Government in the Senate.

[8] McKinnon was also Minister of Veterans Affairs.

[9] Baker was also President of the Privy Council.

[10] Fraser was also Minister of the Environment.

[11] Baker was also Minister of National Revenue.

[12] Hnatyshyn was also Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources.

[13] De Cotret was also Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce.

[14] MacDonald was also Minister of Communications.

[15] Flynn was also Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada.

[16] Lawrence was also Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs.

[17] McKinnon was also Minister of National Defence.

[18] Asselin was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1630 of 5 June 1979 to assist the Secretary of State for External Affairs in the carrying out of the latter's responsibilities in respect of the Canadian International Development Agency and matters related thereto. He was given the title "Minister of State for the Canadian International Development Agency".

[19] Jarvis was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1631 of 5 June 1979 to assist the Prime Minister in respect of matters relating to federal-provincial relations. He was given the title "Minister of State for Federal- Provincial Relations".

[20] Grafftey was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1632 of 5 June 1979 to assist the Minister of National Health and Welfare in the carrying out of the latter's responsibilities in respect of social programs. He was given the title "Minister of State for Social Programmes". He was appointed Minister of State for Science and Technology on 8 Oct. 1979.

[21] Beatty was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1693 of 5 June 1979 to assist the President of the Treasury Board. He was given the title "Minister of State (Treasury Board)".

[22] Howie was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1634 of 5 June 1979 to assist the Minister of Transport. He was given the title "Minister of State (Transport)".

[23] Paproski was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1635 of 5 June 1979 to assist the Secretary of State of Canada in carrying out of the latter's responsibilities in respect of the policies and programs related to fitness and amateur sport and to multiculturalism. He was given the title "Minister of State for Fitness and Amateur Sport and Multiculturalism".

[24] Huntington was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1636 of 5 June 1979 to assist the Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce in the carrying Out of the latter's responsibilities in respect of small businesses and industry. He was given the title "Minister of State for Small Businesses and Industry".

[25] Wilson was assigned by Order in Council P.C. 1979-1637 of 5 June 1979 to assist the Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce in the carrying out of the latter's responsibilities in respect of international trade. He was given the title "Minister of State for International Trade".

 

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