20th 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.
Ministers
| Portfolio | Minister | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau | 20 April 1968 | 3 June 1979 |
| Deputy Prime Minister | Allan MacEachen | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 |
| Minister of Agriculture | Joe Greene | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Bud Olson | 6 July 1968 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Eugene Whelan | 1972 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Communications | Eric Kierans | 1 April 1969 | 28 April 1971 |
| Jean-Pierre Côté (acting) | 29 April 1971 | 10 May 1971 | |
| Gérard Pelletier (acting) | 11 May 1971 | 11 August 1971 | |
| Robert Stanbury | 12 August 1971 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Gérard Pelletier | 27 November 1972 | 28 August 1975 | |
| Pierre Juneau | 29 August 1975 | 24 October 1975 | |
| Otto Lang (acting) | 25 October 1975 | 4 December 1975 | |
| Jeanne Sauvé | 5 December 1975 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | John Turner | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Ron Basford | 6 July 1968 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Bob Andras | 28 January 1972 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Herb Gray | 27 November 1972 | 7 August 1974 | |
| André Ouellet | 8 August 1974 | 15 March 1976 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 8 April 1976 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Anthony Abbott | 14 September 1976 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Warren Allmand | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Defence Production | Charles Drury | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Don Jamieson | 6 July 1968 | 31 March 1969 | |
| Minister of State for Economic Development | Bob Andras | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 |
| Minister of Employment and Immigration | Bud Cullen | 15 August 1977 | 3 June 1979 |
| Minister of Energy, Mines, and Resources | Jean-Luc Pépin | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Joe Greene | 6 July 1968 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 28 January 1972 | 25 September 1975 | |
| Alastair Gillespie | 26 September 1975 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of the Environment | Jack Davis | 11 June 1971 | 7 August 1974 |
| Jeanne Sauvé | 8 August 1974 | 4 December 1975 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc (acting) | 5 December 1975 | 21 January 1976 | |
| Jean Marchand | 22 January 1976 | 30 June 1976 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc | 1 July 1976 | 1 April 1979 | |
| Leonard Marchand | 2 April 1979 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Secretary of State for External Affairs | Mitchell Sharp | 20 April 1968 | 7 August 1974 |
| Allan MacEachen | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Don Jamieson | 14 September 1976 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Finance | Edgar Benson | 20 April 1968 | 27 January 1972 |
| John Turner | 28 January 1972 | 9 September 1975 | |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 10 September 1975 | 25 September 1975 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 26 September 1975 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Fisheries | Hédard Robichaud | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Jack Davis | 6 July 1968 | 31 March 1969 | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Forestry | Jack Davis | 1 April 1969 | 10 June 1971 |
| Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | Roméo LeBlanc | 2 April 1979 | 3 June 1979 |
| Minister of Forestry and Rural Development | Maurice Sauvé | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Jean Marchand | 6 July 1968 | 31 March 1969 | |
| Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | Arthur Laing | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Jean Chrétien | 6 July 1968 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Warren Allmand | 14 September 1976 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Hugh Faulkner | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Industry | Charles Drury | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Jean-Luc Pépin | 6 July 1968 | 31 March 1969 | |
| Minister of Industry, Trade, and Commerce | Jean-Luc Pépin | 1 April 1969 | 26 November 1972 |
| Alastair Gillespie | 27 November 1972 | 25 September 1975 | |
| Don Jamieson | 26 September 1975 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 14 September 1976 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Jack Horner | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Justice and Attorney General | Pierre Trudeau | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| John Turner | 6 July 1968 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Otto Lang | 28 January 1972 | 25 September 1975 | |
| Ron Basford | 26 September 1975 | 2 August 1978 | |
| Otto Lang | 3 August 1978 | 23 November 1978 | |
| Marc Lalonde | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Labour | Jean-Luc Pépin | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Bryce Mackasey | 6 July 1968 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Martin O’Connell | 28 January 1972 | 26 November 1972 | |
| John Munro | 27 November 1972 | 7 September 1978 | |
| André Ouellet (acting) | 8 September 1978 | 23 November 1978 | |
| Martin O’Connell | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Leader of the Government in the Senate | Paul Joseph James Martin | 1 April 1969 | 7 August 1974 |
| Ray Perrault | 8 August 1974 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Manpower and Immigration | Jean Marchand | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Allan MacEachen | 6 July 1968 | 23 September 1970 | |
| Otto Lang | 24 September 1970 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 28 January 1972 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Bob Andras | 27 November 1972 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Bud Cullen | 14 September 1976 | 14 August 1977 | |
| Minister of National Defence | Léo Cadieux | 20 April 1968 | 16 September 1970 |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 17 September 1970 | 23 September 1970 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 24 September 1970 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Edgar Benson | 28 January 1972 | 31 August 1972 | |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé (acting) | 1 September 1972 | 6 September 1972 | |
| Charles Drury (acting) | 7 September 1972 | 26 November 1972 | |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 27 November 1972 | 12 October 1976 | |
| Barney Danson | 13 October 1976 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of National Health and Welfare | Allan MacEachen | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| John Munro | 6 July 1968 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Marc Lalonde | 27 November 1972 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Monique Bégin | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of National Revenue | Jean Chrétien | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Jean-Pierre Côté | 6 July 1968 | 23 September 1970 | |
| Herb Gray | 24 September 1970 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Robert Stanbury | 27 November 1972 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Ron Basford | 8 August 1974 | 25 September 1975 | |
| Bud Cullen | 13 September 1976 | ||
| Monique Bégin | 14 September 1976 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 16 September 1977 | 23 November 1978 | |
| Anthony Abbott | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Postmaster General | Jean-Pierre Côté | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Eric Kierans | 6 July 1968 | 28 April 1971 | |
| Jean-Pierre Côté | 29 April 1971 | 26 November 1972 | |
| André Ouellet | 27 November 1972 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Jean-Jacques Blais | 14 September 1976 | 1 February 1978 | |
| Gilles Lamontagne | 2 February 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| President of the Privy Council | Pierre Trudeau (acting) | 20 April 1968 | 1 May 1968 |
| Allan MacEachen (acting) | 2 May 1968 | 5 July 1968 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 6 July 1968 | 23 September 1970 | |
| Allan MacEachen | 24 September 1970 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Mitchell Sharp | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Allan MacEachen | 14 September 1976 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Public Works | George McIlraith | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Arthur Laing | 6 July 1968 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé | 28 January 1972 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Charles Drury | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 14 September 1976 | 23 November 1978 | |
| André Ouellet | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Regional Economic Expansion | Jean Marchand | 1 April 1969 | 26 November 1972 |
| Don Jamieson | 27 November 1972 | 25 September 1975 | |
| Marcel Lessard | 26 September 1975 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology | Alastair Gillespie | 12 August 1971 | 26 November 1972 |
| Jeanne Sauvé | 27 November 1972 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Charles Drury | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Hugh Faulkner | 14 September 1976 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 16 September 1977 | 23 November 1978 | |
| Alastair Gillespie | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Secretary of State for Canada | Jean Marchand | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Gérard Pelletier | 6 July 1968 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Hugh Faulkner | 27 November 1972 | 13 September 1976 | |
| John Roberts | 14 September 1976 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Solicitor General | John Turner | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| George McIlraith | 6 July 1968 | 21 December 1970 | |
| Jean-Pierre Goyer | 22 December 1970 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Warren Allmand | 27 November 1972 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Francis Fox | 14 September 1976 | 27 January 1978 | |
| Ron Basford (acting) | 28 January 1978 | 1 February 1978 | |
| Jean-Jacques Blais | 2 February 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Supply and Services | Don Jamieson | 1 April 1969 | 4 May 1969 |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 5 May 1969 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Jean-Pierre Goyer | 27 November 1972 | 23 November 1978 | |
| Pierre de Bané | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | Charles Drury | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Jean-Luc Pépin | 6 July 1968 | 31 March 1969 | |
| Minister of Transport | Paul Hellyer | 20 April 1968 | 29 April 1969 |
| James Armstrong Richardson (acting) | 30 April 1969 | 4 May 1969 | |
| Don Jamieson | 5 May 1969 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Jean Marchand | 27 November 1972 | 25 September 1975 | |
| Otto Lang | 26 September 1975 | 3 June 1979 | |
| President of the Treasury Board | Edgar Benson | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Charles Drury | 6 July 1968 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Jean Chrétien | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Bob Andras | 14 September 1976 | 23 November 1978 | |
| Judd Buchanan | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister of State for Urban Affairs | Bob Andras | 30 June 1971 | 27 January 1972 |
| Ron Basford | 28 January 1972 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Barney Danson | 8 August 1974 | 2 November 1976 | |
| André Ouellet | 3 November 1976 | 31 March 1979 | |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | Roger Teillet | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Jean-Eudes Dubé | 6 July 1968 | 27 January 1972 | |
| Arthur Laing | 28 January 1972 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Daniel MacDonald | 27 November 1972 | 1 June 1979 | |
| Minister of State | Martin O’Connell | 12 August 1971 | 27 January 1972 |
| Patrick Morgan Mahoney | 28 January 1972 | 26 November 1972 | |
| Stanley Haidasz | 27 November 1972 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 3 June 1974 | 7 August 1974 | |
| Roméo LeBlanc | 8 August 1974 | 13 September 1976 | |
| Leonard Marchand | 14 September 1976 | 1 April 1979 | |
| Iona Campagnolo | 15 September 1976 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 21 April 1977 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Marc Lalonde | 16 September 1977 | 23 November 1978 | |
| Norman Cafik | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Anthony Abbott | 16 September 1977 | 3 June 1979 | |
| John Mercer Reid | 24 November 1978 | 3 June 1979 | |
| Minister without portfolio | Charles Granger | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 |
| Paul Joseph James Martin | 20 April 1968 | 31 March 1969 | |
| Donald Stovel Macdonald | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 | |
| Bryce Mackasey | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 | |
| John Munro | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 | |
| Gérard Pelletier | 20 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 | |
| Jack Davis | 26 April 1968 | 5 July 1968 | |
| Bob Andras | 6 July 1968 | 29 June 1971 | |
| Otto Lang | 6 July 1968 | 23 September 1970 | |
| James Armstrong Richardson | 6 July 1968 | 4 May 1969 | |
| Herb Gray | 20 October 1969 | 23 September 1970 | |
| Robert Stanbury | 20 October 1969 | 11 August 1971 | |
| Jean-Pierre Côté | 24 September 1970 | 10 June 1971 | |
| Jean Marchand | 26 September 1975 | 21 January 1976 | |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 3 November 1976 | 20 April 1977 | |
| Jack Horner | 21 April 1977 | 15 September 1977 | |
| Gilles Lamontagne | 19 January 1978 | 1 February 1978 | |
References
- Government of Canada. "Twentieth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2010-07-01.
Succession
| Preceded by 19th Canadian Ministry |
Canadian Ministries 1968–1979 |
Succeeded by 21st Canadian Ministry |
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