20th Canadian Ministry explained

Cabinet Name:20th Canadian Ministry
20e conseil des ministres du Canada
Cabinet Type:ministry
Cabinet Number:20th
Jurisdiction:Canada
Flag:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:20 April 1968
Date Dissolved:4 June 1979
Government Head Title:Prime Minister
Government Head:Pierre Trudeau
Government Head History:Premiership of Pierre Trudeau
State Head Title:Monarch
State Head:Elizabeth II
Represented By Title:Governor General
Represented By:Roland Michener
Jules Léger
Edward Schreyer
Political Party:Liberal Party of Canada
Legislature Status:
Opposition Party:Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
Election:1968, 1972, 1974
Previous:19th Canadian Ministry
Successor:21st Canadian Ministry

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 Twenty-Second Canadian Ministry (1980–1984).

Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTerm
StartEnd
20 April 1968 4 June 1979
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 15 September 1976
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 5 May 1969
5 May 1969 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 5 November 1976
5 November 1976 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 15 October 1969
15 October 1969 4 June 1979
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
12 August 1971 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 29 August 1975
29 August 1975 25 October 1975
Otto Lang (acting) 25 October 1975 5 December 1975
5 December 1975 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 16 March 1976
Bryce Mackasey (acting) 16 March 1976 8 April 1976
8 April 1976 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 17 September 1970
Charles Drury (acting) 17 September 1970 24 September 1970
24 September 1970 28 January 1972
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
27 November 1972 13 October 1976
13 October 1976 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 1 April 1969
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
15 August 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 26 September 1975
26 September 1975 4 June 1979
11 June 1971 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 5 December 1975
Roméo LeBlanc (acting) 5 December 1975 22 January 1976
22 January 1976 1 July 1976
1 July 1976 2 April 1979
2 April 1979 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 10 September 1975
Charles Drury (acting) 10 September 1975 26 September 1975
26 September 1975 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 1 April 1969
1 April 1969 11 June 1971
11 June 1971 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 5 December 1975
Roméo LeBlanc (acting) 5 December 1975 22 January 1976
22 January 1976 1 July 1976
1 July 1976 2 April 1979
2 April 1979 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 1 April 1969
20 April 1968 30 April 1969
James Armstrong Richardson (acting) 30 April 1969 5 May 1969
5 May 1969 30 June 1971
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 1 April 1969
1 April 1969 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 26 September 1975
26 September 1975 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 26 September 1975
26 September 1975 3 August 1978
Otto Lang (acting) 3 August 1978 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 8 September 1978
André Ouellet (acting) 8 September 1978 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 12 September 1968
12 September 1968 24 September 1970
24 September 1970 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 24 September 1970
24 September 1970 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 15 August 1977
12 August 1971 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 16 March 1976
Bryce Mackasey (acting) 16 March 1976 8 April 1976
8 April 1976 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
Vacant 20 April 1968 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 17 September 1970
Charles Drury (acting) 17 September 1970 24 September 1970
24 September 1970 28 January 1972
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
27 November 1972 13 October 1976
13 October 1976 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 24 September 1970
24 September 1970 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 26 September 1975
26 September 1975 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 29 April 1971
29 April 1971 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 2 February 1978
2 February 1978 4 June 1979
Pierre Trudeau (acting) 20 April 1968 2 May 1968
Allan MacEachen (acting) 2 May 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 24 September 1970
24 September 1970 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 1 April 1969
1 April 1969 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 26 September 1975
26 September 1975 4 June 1979
1 April 1969 5 May 1969
5 May 1969 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
12 August 1971 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 4 June 1979
30 April 1968 23 April 1969
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 22 December 1970
22 December 1970 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 28 January 1978
Ron Basford (acting) 28 January 1978 2 February 1978
2 February 1978 4 June 1979
24 September 1970 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 16 March 1976
Bryce Mackasey (acting) 16 March 1976 8 April 1976
8 April 1976 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 16 September 1977
16 September 1977 4 June 1979
12 August 1971 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 4 June 1979
1 April 1969 5 May 1969
5 May 1969 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 1 April 1969
20 April 1968 30 April 1969
James Armstrong Richardson (acting) 30 April 1969 5 May 1969
5 May 1969 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 26 September 1975
26 September 1975 4 June 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 14 September 1976
14 September 1976 24 November 1978
24 November 1978 4 June 1979
30 June 1971 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 8 August 1974
8 August 1974 3 November 1976
3 November 1976 2 April 1979
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
6 July 1968 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 27 November 1972
27 November 1972 4 June 1979
12 August 1971 28 January 1972
28 January 1972 27 November 1972
Stanley Haidasz (Multiculturalism) 27 November 1972 8 August 1974
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
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
20 April 1968 1 April 1969
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
20 April 1968 6 July 1968
26 April 1968 6 July 1968
Bob Andras (Housing) (Status of Women) 6 July 1968 30 June 1971
6 July 1968 24 September 1970
6 July 1968 5 May 1969
20 October 1969 24 September 1970
20 October 1969 12 August 1971
Jean-Pierre Côté (Post Office) 24 September 1970 11 June 1971
26 September 1975 22 January 1976
3 November 1976 21 April 1977
21 April 1977 16 September 1977
19 January 1978 2 February 1978

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