# 19th Canadian Ministry

The Nineteenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson. It governed Canada from 22 April 1963 to 20 April 1968, including all of the 26th Canadian Parliament, and most of the 27th. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.

## Ministers

| Portfolio | Minister | Term | Term |
| Portfolio | Minister | Start | End |
| Prime Minister | Lester Pearson | 22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Harry Hays | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Joe Greene | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Amateur Sport | Judy LaMarsh | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister of Amateur Sport | Allan MacEachen | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister responsible for the Canadian Dairy Commission | Joe Greene | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Jack Garland | 22 April 1963 | 14 March 1964 |
| Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | George McIlraith (acting) | 14 March 1964 | 19 March 1964 |
| Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | John Robert Nicholson | 19 March 1964 | 18 January 1968 |
| Minister for Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation | Edgar Benson | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board | Mitchell Sharp | 22 April 1963 | 4 January 1966 |
| Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board | Robert Winters | 4 January 1966 | 30 March 1968 |
| Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board | Jean-Luc Pépin (acting) | 30 March 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | Guy Favreau | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | René Tremblay | 3 February 1964 | 15 February 1965 |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | John Robert Nicholson | 15 February 1965 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | Jean Marchand | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 |
| Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs and Registrar General | John Turner | 21 December 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister for Defence Construction Limited | Charles Drury | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister for Defence Construction Limited | Paul Hellyer | 18 December 1965 | 19 September 1967 |
| Minister for Defence Construction Limited | Léo Cadieux | 19 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Defence Production | Charles Drury | 22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources | Jean-Luc Pépin | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Secretary of State for External Affairs | Paul Martin Sr. | 22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Finance and Receiver General | Walter Gordon | 22 April 1963 | 11 November 1965 |
| Minister of Finance and Receiver General | Mitchell Sharp | 11 November 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Fisheries | Hédard Robichaud | 22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Forestry | John Robert Nicholson | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Minister of Forestry | Maurice Sauvé | 3 February 1964 | 1 October 1966 |
| Minister of Forestry and Rural Development | Maurice Sauvé | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister in charge of Housing | Edgar Benson | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister responsible for Housing | Paul Hellyer | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister responsible for Indian Affairs | Guy Favreau | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Minister responsible for Indian Affairs | René Tremblay | 3 February 1964 | 15 February 1965 |
| Minister responsible for Indian Affairs | John Robert Nicholson | 15 February 1965 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister responsible for Indian Affairs | Jean Marchand | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 |
| Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | Arthur Laing | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Industry | Charles Drury | 25 July 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Lionel Chevrier | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Guy Favreau | 3 February 1964 | 30 June 1965 |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | George McIlraith (acting) | 30 June 1965 | 7 July 1965 |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Lucien Cardin | 7 July 1965 | 4 April 1967 |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Pierre Trudeau | 4 April 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Labour | Allan MacEachen | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister of Labour | John Robert Nicholson | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | Jack Pickersgill | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | Guy Favreau | 3 February 1964 | 30 October 1964 |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | George McIlraith | 30 October 1964 | 4 May 1967 |
| Leader of the Government in the House of Commons | Allan MacEachen | 4 May 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | William Ross Macdonald | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | John Joseph Connolly | 3 February 1964 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Manpower and Immigration | Jean Marchand | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys | William Moore Benidickson | 22 April 1963 | 7 July 1965 |
| Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys | John Watson MacNaught | 7 July 1965 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys | Jean-Luc Pépin | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 |
| Minister for National Capital Commission | Jean-Paul Deschatelets | 22 April 1963 | 15 February 1965 |
| Minister for National Capital Commission | Lucien Cardin | 15 February 1965 | 7 July 1965 |
| Minister for National Capital Commission | George McIlraith | 7 July 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Associate Minister of National Defence | Lucien Cardin | 22 April 1963 | 15 February 1965 |
| Associate Minister of National Defence | Léo Cadieux | 15 February 1965 | 19 September 1967 |
| Associate Minister of National Defence | Vacant | 19 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of National Defence | Paul Hellyer | 22 April 1963 | 19 September 1967 |
| Minister of National Defence | Léo Cadieux | 19 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of National Health and Welfare | Judy LaMarsh | 22 April 1963 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister of National Health and Welfare | Allan MacEachen | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of National Revenue | Jack Garland | 22 April 1963 | 14 March 1964 |
| Minister of National Revenue | George McIlraith (acting) | 14 March 1964 | 29 June 1964 |
| Minister of National Revenue | Edgar Benson | 29 June 1964 | 18 January 1968 |
| Minister of National Revenue | Jean Chrétien | 18 January 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources | Arthur Laing | 22 April 1963 | 1 October 1966 |
| Postmaster General | Azellus Denis | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Postmaster General | John Robert Nicholson | 3 February 1964 | 15 February 1965 |
| Postmaster General | René Tremblay | 15 February 1965 | 18 December 1965 |
| Postmaster General | Jean-Pierre Côté | 18 December 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| President of the Privy Council | Maurice Lamontagne | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| President of the Privy Council | George McIlraith | 3 February 1964 | 7 July 1965 |
| President of the Privy Council | Guy Favreau | 7 July 1965 | 4 April 1967 |
| President of the Privy Council | Walter Gordon | 4 April 1967 | 11 March 1968 |
| President of the Privy Council | Pierre Trudeau (acting) | 11 March 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Public Works | Jean-Paul Deschatelets | 22 April 1963 | 11 February 1965 |
| Minister of Public Works | Lucien Cardin | 11 February 1965 | 7 July 1965 |
| Minister of Public Works | George McIlraith | 7 July 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Registrar General of Canada | Jack Pickersgill | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Registrar General of Canada | Maurice Lamontagne | 3 February 1964 | 18 December 1965 |
| Registrar General of Canada | Judy LaMarsh | 18 December 1965 | 1 October 1966 |
| Registrar General of Canada | Guy Favreau | 1 October 1966 | 4 April 1967 |
| Registrar General of Canada | John Turner | 4 April 1967 | 21 December 1967 |
| Secretary of State for Canada | Jack Pickersgill | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Secretary of State for Canada | Maurice Lamontagne | 3 February 1964 | 18 December 1965 |
| Secretary of State for Canada | Judy LaMarsh | 18 December 1965 | 10 April 1968 |
| Secretary of State for Canada | John Joseph Connolly (acting) | 10 April 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Solicitor General | John Watson MacNaught | 22 April 1963 | 7 July 1965 |
| Solicitor General | Lawrence Pennell | 7 July 1965 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | Mitchell Sharp | 22 April 1963 | 4 January 1966 |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | Robert Winters | 4 January 1966 | 30 March 1968 |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | Jean-Luc Pépin (acting) | 30 March 1968 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Transport | George McIlraith | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Minister of Transport | Jack Pickersgill | 3 February 1964 | 19 September 1967 |
| Minister of Transport | Paul Hellyer | 19 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| President of the Treasury Board | Edgar Benson | 1 October 1966 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | Roger Teillet | 22 April 1963 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister without Portfolio | William Ross Macdonald | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Minister without Portfolio | John Watson MacNaught | 22 April 1963 | 7 July 1965 |
| Minister without Portfolio | René Tremblay | 22 April 1963 | 3 February 1964 |
| Minister without Portfolio | John Joseph Connolly | 3 February 1964 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Yvon Dupuis | 3 February 1964 | 22 January 1965 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Lawrence Pennell | 7 July 1965 | 1 October 1966 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Jean-Luc Pépin | 7 July 1965 | 18 December 1965 |
| Minister without Portfolio | John Turner | 18 December 1965 | 4 April 1967 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Walter Gordon | 9 January 1967 | 4 April 1967 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Jean Chrétien | 4 April 1967 | 18 January 1968 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Charles Granger | 25 September 1967 | 20 April 1968 |
| Minister without Portfolio | Bryce Mackasey | 9 February 1968 | 20 April 1968 |