15th Canadian Ministry

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15th Canadian Ministry
15e conseil des ministres du Canada
Canadian Red Ensign 1921-1957.svg
15th ministry of Canada
Richard Bedford Bennett.jpg
Date formed7 August 1930
Date dissolved23 October 1935
People and organizations
Monarch George V
Governor General Marquess of Willingdon
Earl Bessborough
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett
Member party Conservative Party (historical)
Status in legislature Majority
Opposition party Liberal Party of Canada
Opposition leader William Lyon Mackenzie King
History
Election 1930
Outgoing election 1935
Legislature term 17th Canadian Parliament
Predecessor 14th Canadian Ministry
Successor 16th Canadian Ministry

The Fifteenth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister R. B. Bennett. It governed Canada from 7 August 1930 to 23 October 1935, including only the 17th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada.

Contents

Ministers

PortfolioMinisterTerm
StartEnd
Prime Minister R. B. Bennett 7 August 193023 October 1935
Minister of Agriculture Vacant (Joseph Hiram Grisdale was acting)7 August 19308 August 1930
Robert Weir 8 August 193023 October 1935
Secretary of State for External Affairs R. B. Bennett 7 August 193023 October 1935
Minister of Finance and Receiver General R. B. Bennett 7 August 19303 February 1932
Edgar Nelson Rhodes 3 February 193223 October 1935
Minister of Fisheries Edgar Nelson Rhodes 7 August 19303 February 1932
Alfred Duranleau (acting)3 February 193217 November 1934
Grote Stirling (acting)17 November 193414 August 1935
William Gordon Ernst 14 August 193523 October 1935
Minister of Immigration and Colonization Wesley Ashton Gordon 7 August 19303 February 1932
Wesley Ashton Gordon (acting)3 February 193223 October 1935
Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs Thomas Gerow Murphy 8 August 193023 October 1935
Minister of Justice and Attorney General Hugh Guthrie 7 August 193014 August 1935
George Reginald Geary 14 August 193523 October 1935
Minister of Labour Lucien Henri Gendron 7 August 19303 February 1932
Wesley Ashton Gordon 3 February 193223 October 1935
Leader of the Government in the Senate Wellington Willoughby 7 August 19303 February 1932
Arthur Meighen 3 February 193223 October 1935
Minister of Marine Alfred Duranleau 7 August 193020 July 1935
Vacant (William Ambrose Found was acting)20 July 193530 August 1935
Lucien Henri Gendron 30 August 193523 October 1935
Minister of Mines Wesley Ashton Gordon 8 August 193023 October 1935
Minister of National Defence Donald Matheson Sutherland 7 August 193017 November 1934
Grote Stirling 17 November 193423 October 1935
Minister of National Revenue Edmond Baird Ryckman 7 August 19306 December 1933
Robert Charles Matthews 6 December 193314 August 1935
Earl Lawson 14 August 193523 October 1935
Minister of Pensions and National Health Murray MacLaren 7 August 193017 November 1934
Donald Matheson Sutherland 17 November 193423 October 1935
Postmaster General Arthur Sauvé 7 August 193016 August 1935
Samuel Gobeil 16 August 193523 October 1935
President of the Queen's Privy Council R. B. Bennett 7 August 193023 October 1935
Minister of Public Works Hugh Alexander Stewart 7 August 193023 October 1935
Minister of Railways and Canals Robert James Manion 7 August 193023 October 1935
Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar General Charles Cahan 7 August 193023 October 1935
Solicitor General Maurice Dupré 7 August 193023 October 1935
Minister of Trade and Commerce Henry Herbert Stevens 7 August 193027 October 1934
Vacant (William Grannis Parmelee was acting)27 October 193417 November 1934
Richard Hanson 17 November 193423 October 1935
Minister without Portfolio John Alexander Macdonald 7 August 193014 August 1935
Sir George Halsey Perley 7 August 193023 October 1935
Arthur Meighen 3 February 193223 October 1935
Onésime Gagnon 30 August 193523 October 1935
William Earl Rowe 30 August 193523 October 1935

References

Succession

Ministries of Canada
Preceded by 15th Canadian Ministry
1930–1935		Succeeded by


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