The Twentieth Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. It governed Canada from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, including all of the 28th, 29th, and 30th Canadian Parliaments. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada. Trudeau was also Prime Minister in the 22nd Canadian Ministry (1980–1984).
20th Canadian Ministry 20e conseil des ministres du Canada | |
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| Date formed | 20 April 1968 |
| Date dissolved | 4 June 1979 |
| People and organizations | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Roland Michener Jules Léger Edward Schreyer |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Prime Minister's history | Premiership of Pierre Trudeau |
| Member party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Status in legislature | |
| Opposition party | Progressive Conservative Party of Canada |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Elections | 1968, 1972, 1974 |
| Legislature terms | |
| Predecessor | 19th Canadian Ministry |
| Successor | 21st Canadian Ministry |
Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau | 20 April 1968 | 4 June 1979 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Allan MacEachen | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Joe Greene | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Bud Olson | 6 July 1968 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Eugene Whelan | 27 November 1972 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Amateur Sport | Allan MacEachen | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| John Munro | 6 July 1968 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Marc Lalonde | 27 November 1972 | 15 September 1976 | |
| Minister responsible for the Canadian Dairy Commission | Joe Greene | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Bud Olson | 6 July 1968 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Eugene Whelan | 27 November 1972 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister responsible for Canadian International Development Agency | Mitchell Sharp | 20 April 1968 | 8 August 1974 |
| Allan MacEachen | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Don Jamieson | 14 September 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Paul Hellyer | 20 April 1968 | 5 May 1969 |
| Bob Andras | 5 May 1969 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Ron Basford | 28 January 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Barney Danson | 8 August 1974 | 5 November 1976 | |
| André Ouellet | 5 November 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board | Charles Drury | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jean-Luc Pépin | 6 July 1968 | 15 October 1969 | |
| Otto Lang | 15 October 1969 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Communications | Eric Kierans | 1 April 1969 | 29 April 1971 |
| Jean-Pierre Côté (acting) | 29 April 1971 | 11 May 1971 | |
| Gérard Pelletier (acting) | 11 May 1971 | 12 August 1971 | |
| Robert Stanbury | 12 August 1971 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Gérard Pelletier | 27 November 1972 | 29 August 1975 | |
| Pierre Juneau | 29 August 1975 | 25 October 1975 | |
| Otto Lang (acting) | 25 October 1975 | 5 December 1975 | |
| Jeanne Sauvé | 5 December 1975 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Registrar General | John Turner | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Ron Basford | 6 July 1968 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Bob Andras | 28 January 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Herb Gray | 27 November 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| André Ouellet | 8 August 1974 | 16 March 1976 | |
| Bryce Mackasey (acting) | 16 March 1976 | 8 April 1976 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 8 April 1976 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Anthony Abbott | 14 September 1976 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Warren Allmand | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister for Defence Construction Limited | Léo Cadieux | 20 April 1968 | 17 September 1970 |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 17 September 1970 | 24 September 1970 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 24 September 1970 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Edgar Benson | 28 January 1972 | 1 September 1972 | |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé (acting) | 1 September 1972 | 7 September 1972 | |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 7 September 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 27 November 1972 | 13 October 1976 | |
| Barney Danson | 13 October 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Defence Production | Charles Drury | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Don Jamieson | 6 July 1968 | 1 April 1969 | |
| Minister of State for Economic Development | Bob Andras | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 |
| Minister of Employment and Immigration | Bud Cullen | 15 August 1977 | 4 June 1979 |
| Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources | Jean-Luc Pépin | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Joe Greene | 6 July 1968 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 28 January 1972 | 26 September 1975 | |
| Alastair Gillespie | 26 September 1975 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of the Environment | Jack Davis | 11 June 1971 | 8 August 1974 |
| Jeanne Sauvé | 8 August 1974 | 5 December 1975 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc (acting) | 5 December 1975 | 22 January 1976 | |
| Jean Marchand | 22 January 1976 | 1 July 1976 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc | 1 July 1976 | 2 April 1979 | |
| Leonard Marchand | 2 April 1979 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Secretary of State for External Affairs | Mitchell Sharp | 20 April 1968 | 8 August 1974 |
| Allan MacEachen | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Don Jamieson | 14 September 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Finance | Edgar Benson | 20 April 1968 | 28 January 1972 |
| John Turner | 28 January 1972 | 10 September 1975 | |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 10 September 1975 | 26 September 1975 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 26 September 1975 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Fisheries | Hédard Robichaud | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jack Davis | 6 July 1968 | 1 April 1969 | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Forestry | Jack Davis | 1 April 1969 | 11 June 1971 |
| Minister of Fisheries | Jack Davis | 11 June 1971 | 8 August 1974 |
| Jeanne Sauvé | 8 August 1974 | 5 December 1975 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc (acting) | 5 December 1975 | 22 January 1976 | |
| Jean Marchand | 22 January 1976 | 1 July 1976 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc | 1 July 1976 | 2 April 1979 | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | Roméo LeBlanc | 2 April 1979 | 4 June 1979 |
| Minister of Forestry and Rural Development | Maurice Sauvé | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jean Marchand | 6 July 1968 | 1 April 1969 | |
| Minister responsible for Housing | Paul Hellyer | 20 April 1968 | 30 April 1969 |
| James Armstrong Richardson (acting) | 30 April 1969 | 5 May 1969 | |
| Bob Andras | 5 May 1969 | 30 June 1971 | |
| Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | Arthur Laing | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jean Chrétien | 6 July 1968 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Warren Allmand | 14 September 1976 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Hugh Faulkner | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Industry | Charles Drury | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jean-Luc Pépin | 6 July 1968 | 1 April 1969 | |
| Minister of Industry, Trade, and Commerce | Jean-Luc Pépin | 1 April 1969 | 27 November 1972 |
| Alastair Gillespie | 27 November 1972 | 26 September 1975 | |
| Don Jamieson | 26 September 1975 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 14 September 1976 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Jack Horner | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Pierre Trudeau | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| John Turner | 6 July 1968 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Otto Lang | 28 January 1972 | 26 September 1975 | |
| Ron Basford | 26 September 1975 | 3 August 1978 | |
| Otto Lang (acting) | 3 August 1978 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Marc Lalonde | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Labour | Jean-Luc Pépin | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Bryce Mackasey | 6 July 1968 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Martin O'Connell | 28 January 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| John Munro | 27 November 1972 | 8 September 1978 | |
| André Ouellet (acting) | 8 September 1978 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Martin O'Connell | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | Allan MacEachen | 20 April 1968 | 12 September 1968 |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 12 September 1968 | 24 September 1970 | |
| Allan MacEachen | 24 September 1970 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Mitchell Sharp | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Allan MacEachen | 14 September 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | Paul Martin Sr. | 20 April 1968 | 8 August 1974 |
| Ray Perrault | 8 August 1974 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Manpower and Immigration | Jean Marchand | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Allan MacEachen | 6 July 1968 | 24 September 1970 | |
| Otto Lang | 24 September 1970 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 28 January 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Bob Andras | 27 November 1972 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Bud Cullen | 14 September 1976 | 15 August 1977 | |
| Minister responsible for Metric Commission | Ron Basford | 12 August 1971 | 28 January 1972 |
| Bob Andras | 28 January 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Herb Gray | 27 November 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| André Ouellet | 8 August 1974 | 16 March 1976 | |
| Bryce Mackasey (acting) | 16 March 1976 | 8 April 1976 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 8 April 1976 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Anthony Abbott | 14 September 1976 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Warren Allmand | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister for National Capital Commission | George McIlraith | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Arthur Laing | 6 July 1968 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé | 28 January 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Charles Drury | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 14 September 1976 | 24 November 1978 | |
| André Ouellet | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Associate Minister of National Defence | Vacant | 20 April 1968 | 4 June 1979 |
| Minister of National Defence | Léo Cadieux | 20 April 1968 | 17 September 1970 |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 17 September 1970 | 24 September 1970 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 24 September 1970 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Edgar Benson | 28 January 1972 | 1 September 1972 | |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé (acting) | 1 September 1972 | 7 September 1972 | |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 7 September 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 27 November 1972 | 13 October 1976 | |
| Barney Danson | 13 October 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of National Health and Welfare | Allan MacEachen | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| John Munro | 6 July 1968 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Marc Lalonde | 27 November 1972 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Monique Bégin | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of National Revenue | Jean Chrétien | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jean-Pierre Côté | 6 July 1968 | 24 September 1970 | |
| Herb Gray | 24 September 1970 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Robert Stanbury | 27 November 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Ron Basford | 8 August 1974 | 26 September 1975 | |
| Bud Cullen | 26 September 1975 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Monique Bégin | 14 September 1976 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 16 September 1977 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Anthony Abbott | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Postmaster General | Jean-Pierre Côté | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Eric Kierans | 6 July 1968 | 29 April 1971 | |
| Jean-Pierre Côté | 29 April 1971 | 27 November 1972 | |
| André Ouellet | 27 November 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Jean-Jacques Blais | 14 September 1976 | 2 February 1978 | |
| Gilles Lamontagne | 2 February 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| President of the Privy Council | Pierre Trudeau (acting) | 20 April 1968 | 2 May 1968 |
| Allan MacEachen (acting) | 2 May 1968 | 6 July 1968 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 6 July 1968 | 24 September 1970 | |
| Allan MacEachen | 24 September 1970 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Mitchell Sharp | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Allan MacEachen | 14 September 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Public Works | George McIlraith | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Arthur Laing | 6 July 1968 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé | 28 January 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Charles Drury | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 14 September 1976 | 24 November 1978 | |
| André Ouellet | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Receiver General for Canada | Edgar Benson | 20 April 1968 | 1 April 1969 |
| Minister of Regional Economic Expansion | Jean Marchand | 1 April 1969 | 27 November 1972 |
| Don Jamieson | 27 November 1972 | 26 September 1975 | |
| Marcel Lessard | 26 September 1975 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister responsible for Royal Canadian Mint | Don Jamieson | 1 April 1969 | 5 May 1969 |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 5 May 1969 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Jean-Pierre Goyer | 27 November 1972 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Pierre de Bané | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology | Alastair Gillespie | 12 August 1971 | 27 November 1972 |
| Jeanne Sauvé | 27 November 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Charles Drury | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Hugh Faulkner | 14 September 1976 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 16 September 1977 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Alastair Gillespie | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Secretary of State for Canada | Jean Marchand | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Gérard Pelletier | 6 July 1968 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Hugh Faulkner | 27 November 1972 | 14 September 1976 | |
| John Roberts | 14 September 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Senior Minister | Paul Hellyer | 30 April 1968 | 23 April 1969 |
| Solicitor General | John Turner | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| George McIlraith | 6 July 1968 | 22 December 1970 | |
| Jean-Pierre Goyer | 22 December 1970 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Warren Allmand | 27 November 1972 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Francis Fox | 14 September 1976 | 28 January 1978 | |
| Ron Basford (acting) | 28 January 1978 | 2 February 1978 | |
| Jean-Jacques Blais | 2 February 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister responsible for Standards Council of Canada | Ron Basford | 24 September 1970 | 28 January 1972 |
| Bob Andras | 28 January 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Herb Gray | 27 November 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| André Ouellet | 8 August 1974 | 16 March 1976 | |
| Bryce Mackasey (acting) | 16 March 1976 | 8 April 1976 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 8 April 1976 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Anthony Abbott | 14 September 1976 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Warren Allmand | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister responsible for the Status of Women | Bob Andras | 12 August 1971 | 8 August 1974 |
| Marc Lalonde | 8 August 1974 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Supply and Services and Receiver General | Don Jamieson | 1 April 1969 | 5 May 1969 |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 5 May 1969 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Jean-Pierre Goyer | 27 November 1972 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Pierre de Bané | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | Charles Drury | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jean-Luc Pépin | 6 July 1968 | 1 April 1969 | |
| Minister of Transport | Paul Hellyer | 20 April 1968 | 30 April 1969 |
| James Armstrong Richardson (acting) | 30 April 1969 | 5 May 1969 | |
| Don Jamieson | 5 May 1969 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Jean Marchand | 27 November 1972 | 26 September 1975 | |
| Otto Lang | 26 September 1975 | 4 June 1979 | |
| President of the Treasury Board | Edgar Benson | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Charles Drury | 6 July 1968 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Bob Andras | 14 September 1976 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of State for Urban Affairs | Bob Andras | 30 June 1971 | 28 January 1972 |
| Ron Basford | 28 January 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Barney Danson | 8 August 1974 | 3 November 1976 | |
| André Ouellet | 3 November 1976 | 2 April 1979 | |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | Roger Teillet | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé | 6 July 1968 | 28 January 1972 | |
| Arthur Laing | 28 January 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Daniel MacDonald | 27 November 1972 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister of State | Martin O'Connell | 12 August 1971 | 28 January 1972 |
| Pat Mahoney | 28 January 1972 | 27 November 1972 | |
| Stanley Haidasz (Multiculturalism) | 27 November 1972 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 3 June 1974 | 8 August 1974 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc (Fisheries) | 8 August 1974 | 14 September 1976 | |
| Leonard Marchand (Environment) (Small Businesses) | 14 September 1976 | 2 April 1979 | |
| Iona Campagnolo (Fitness and Amateur Sport) | 15 September 1976 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay (Multiculturalism) | 21 April 1977 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Marc Lalonde (Federal-Provincial Relations) | 16 September 1977 | 24 November 1978 | |
| Norman Cafik (Multiculturalism) | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Anthony Abbott (Small Businesses) | 16 September 1977 | 4 June 1979 | |
| John Mercer Reid (Federal-Provincial Relations) | 24 November 1978 | 4 June 1979 | |
| Minister without Portfolio | Charles Granger | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 |
| Paul Martin Sr. | 20 April 1968 | 1 April 1969 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 | |
| John Munro | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 | |
| Gérard Pelletier | 20 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 | |
| Jack Davis | 26 April 1968 | 6 July 1968 | |
| Bob Andras (Housing) (Status of Women) | 6 July 1968 | 30 June 1971 | |
| Otto Lang | 6 July 1968 | 24 September 1970 | |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 6 July 1968 | 5 May 1969 | |
| Herb Gray | 20 October 1969 | 24 September 1970 | |
| Robert Stanbury | 20 October 1969 | 12 August 1971 | |
| Jean-Pierre Côté (Post Office) | 24 September 1970 | 11 June 1971 | |
| Jean Marchand | 26 September 1975 | 22 January 1976 | |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 3 November 1976 | 21 April 1977 | |
| Jack Horner | 21 April 1977 | 16 September 1977 | |
| Gilles Lamontagne | 19 January 1978 | 2 February 1978 | |
References
- Government of Canada. "Twentieth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 1 May 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2010.