# 1st Canadian Ministry

The First Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 1 July 1867 to 5 November 1873, including all of the 1st Canadian Parliament as well as the first eight months of the Second. The government was formed by the Liberal-Conservative Party in coalition with the old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the Third Canadian Ministry.

## Ministers

* Prime Minister
** 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
* Minister of Agriculture
** 1 July 1867 – 16 November 1869: Jean-Charles Chapais
** 16 November 1869 – 25 October 1871: Christopher Dunkin
** 25 October 1871 – 7 November 1873: John Henry Pope
* Minister of Customs
** 1 July 1867 – 22 February 1873: Samuel Leonard Tilley
** 22 February 1873 – 7 November 1873: Charles Tupper
* Minister of Finance
** 1 July 1867 – 18 November 1867: Alexander Tilloch Galt
** 18 November 1867 – 9 October 1869: John Rose
** 9 October 1869 – 22 February 1873: Francis Hincks
** 22 February 1873 – 7 November 1873: Samuel Leonard Tilley
* Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
** 22 May 1868 – 8 December 1869: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
*** 22 May 1868 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
** 8 December 1869 – 1 July 1873: The Secretary of State of the Provinces (Ex officio)
*** 8 December 1869 – 7 May 1873: Joseph Howe
*** 7 May 1873 – 14 June 1873: James Cox Aikins (Acting)
*** 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
** 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
*** 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
* Minister of Inland Revenue
** 1 July 1867 – 15 July 1868: William Pearce Howland
** 15 July 1868 – 15 November 1869: Alexander Campbell (Acting)
** 16 November 1869 – 2 July 1872Ai: Alexander Morris
** 2 July 1872 – 4 March 1873: Charles Tupper
** 4 March 1873 – 1 July 1873: John O'Connor
** 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
* Minister of the Interior
** Was the Secretary of State for the Provinces to 30 June 1873.
** 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
* Minister of Justice
** 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
* Attorney General of Canada
** 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
*** 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
* Leader of the Government in the Senate
** 1 July 1867 – 5 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
* Minister of Marine and Fisheries
** 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: Peter Mitchell
* Minister of Militia and Defence
** 1 July 1867 – 21 May 1873: George-Étienne Cartier
** 21 May 1873 – 30 June 1873: Hector-Louis Langevin (Acting)
** 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Hugh McDonald
* Postmaster General
** 1 July 1867 – 1 July 1873: Alexander Campbell
** 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: John O'Connor
* President of the Privy Council
** 1 July 1867 – 30 December 1867: Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
** 30 December 1867 – 30 January 1869: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
** 30 January 1869 – 16 November 1869: Joseph Howe
** 16 November 1869 – 21 June 1870: Edward Kenny
** 21 June 1870 – 2 July 1872: Charles Tupper
** 2 July 1872 – 4 March 1873: John O'Connor
** 4 March 1873 – 14 June 1873: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
** 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Hugh McDonald
** 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
* Minister of Public Works
** 1 July 1867 – 29 September 1869: William McDougall
** 29 September 1869 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin (Acting)
** 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: Hector-Louis Langevin
* Receiver General
** 1 July 1867 – 4 July 1867: Vacant
** 4 July 1867 – 16 November 1869: Edward Kenny
** 16 November 1869 – 30 January 1873: Jean-Charles Chapais
** 30 January 1873 – 7 November 1873: Théodore Robitaille
* Secretary of State of Canada
** 1 July 1867 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
** 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: James Cox Aikins
* Registrar General of Canada
** 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
*** 1 July 1867 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
*** 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: James Cox Aikins
* Secretary of State for the Provinces
** 1 July 1867 – 1 May 1868: Adams George Archibald
** 1 May 1868 – 16 November 1869: Vacant (Edmund Allen Meredith was acting)
** 16 November 1869 – 7 May 1873: Joseph Howe
** 7 May 1873 – 14 June 1873: James Cox Aikins (Acting)
** 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
** Became Minister of the Interior from 1 July 1873.