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.