4th Canadian Ministry
Appearance
4th Canadian Ministry 4e conseil des ministres du Canada | |
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![]() 4th ministry of Canada | |
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Date formed | 16 June 1891 |
Date dissolved | 24 November 1892 |
People and organizations | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor General | Earl of Derby |
Prime Minister | John Abbott |
Member party | Liberal-Conservative Party |
Status in legislature | 116 / 215 Majority |
Opposition party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Opposition leader | Wilfrid Laurier |
History | |
Legislature term | 7th Canadian Parliament |
Predecessor | 3rd Canadian Ministry |
Successor | 5th Canadian Ministry |
The Fourth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir John Abbott. It governed Canada from 16 June 1891 to 24 November 1892, including only a year and a half in the middle of the 7th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada.
Ministries
[edit]- Prime Minister
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Abbott
- Minister of Agriculture
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: John Carling
- Minister of Customs
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Mackenzie Bowell
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- Minister of Finance
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: George Eulas Foster
- Receiver General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: George Eulas Foster
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
- Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 – 17 October 1892: Edgar Dewdney
- 17 October 1892 – 5 December 1892: Thomas Mayne Daly
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
- Minister of Inland Revenue
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: John Costigan
- Minister of the Interior
- 16 June 1891 – 17 October 1892: Edgar Dewdney
- 17 October 1892 – 5 December 1892: Thomas Mayne Daly
- Minister of Justice
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
- Attorney General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- Leader of the Government in the Senate
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Abbott
- Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Charles Hibbert Tupper
- Minister of Militia and Defence
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Sir Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Mackenzie Bowell
- Postmaster General
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: John Graham Haggart
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Sir Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron
- President of the Privy Council
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Abbott
- Minister of Public Works
- 16 June 1891 – 12 August 1891 Sir Hector Louis Langevin
- 12 August 1891 – 14 August 1891: Vacant
- 14 August 1891 – 11 January 1892: Frank Smith
- 11 January 1892 – 5 December 1892 Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
- Minister of Railways and Canals
- 16 June 1891 – 17 June 1891: Vacant (Toussaint Trudeau was acting)
- 17 June 1891 – 11 January 1892: Mackenzie Bowell (Acting)
- 11 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: John Graham Haggart
- Secretary of State of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: James Colebrooke Patterson
- Registrar General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: James Colebrooke Patterson
- Minister without Portfolio
- 16 June 1891 – 14 August 1891: Frank Smith
- 11 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Frank Smith
References
[edit]- Government of Canada. "Fifth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 2017-01-30. Retrieved 2010-07-01.