8th Canadian Ministry
{{Short description|Government cabinet of Canada (1896–1911)}}
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{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = 8th Canadian Ministry
8e conseil des ministres du Canada
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|cabinet_number = 8th
|jurisdiction = Canada
|flag = Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
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|image = The Honourable Sir Wilfrid Laurier Photo A (HS85-10-16871) cropped.jpg
|date_formed = 11 July 1896
|date_dissolved= 6 October 1911
|government_head_title = Prime Minister
|government_head = Wilfrid Laurier
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|state_head_title = Monarch
|state_head = {{Unbulleted list|Victoria|Edward VII|George V}}
|represented_by_title = Governor General
|represented_by = Marquess of Aberdeen
Earl of Minto
Earl Grey
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|political_party = Liberal Party of Canada
|legislature_status = {{composition bar compact|117|213|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}}} (1896–1900)
{{composition bar compact|128|213|hex={{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}}} (1900–1904)
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Majority
|opposition_party = Conservative Party (historical)
|opposition_leader = {{Unbulleted list|Charles Tupper (1896–1901)|Robert Borden (1901–1911)}}
|election = 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908
|last_election = 1911
|legislature_term = {{Unbulleted list|8th Canadian Parliament|9th Canadian Parliament|10th Canadian Parliament|11th Canadian Parliament}}
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|previous = 7th Canadian Ministry
|successor = 9th Canadian Ministry
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The Eighth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It governed Canada from 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911, including all of the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Canadian Parliaments. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.
The Cabinet
- Prime Minister
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- Minister of Agriculture
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sydney Arthur Fisher
- Minister of Customs
- 30 June 1897 – 10 October 1911: William Paterson
- Secretary of State for External Affairs
- 19 May 1909 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
- Minister of Finance
- 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
- 20 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: William Stevens Fielding
- Receiver General of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
- 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
- 20 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: William Stevens Fielding
- Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
- 11 July 1896 – 17 July 1896: Vacant (Hayter Reed was acting)
- 17 July 1896 – 17 November 1896: Richard William Scott (acting)
- 17 November 1896 – 28 February 1905: Clifford Sifton
- 28 February 1905 – 13 March 1905: Vacant (Francis Pedley was acting)
- 13 March 1905 – 8 April 1905: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- 8 April 1905 – 10 October 1911: Frank Oliver
- Minister of Inland Revenue
- 30 June 1897 – 22 June 1900: Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
- 22 June 1900 – 19 January 1904: Michel-Esdras Bernier
- 19 January 1904 – 6 February 1906: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
- 6 February 1906 – 10 October 1911: William Templeman
- Minister of the Interior
- 11 July 1896 – 17 July 1896: Vacant (Alexander Mackinnon Burgess was acting)
- 17 July 1896 – 17 November 1896: Richard William Scott (acting)
- 17 November 1896 – 28 February 1905: Clifford Sifton
- 28 February 1905 – 13 March 1905: Vacant (William Wallace Cory was acting)
- 13 March 1905 – 8 April 1905: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- 8 April 1905 – 10 October 1911: Frank Oliver
- Minister of Justice
- 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
- 18 November 1897 – 8 February 1902: David Mills
- 8 February 1902 – 4 June 1906: Charles Fitzpatrick
- 4 June 1906 – 10 October 1911: Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth
- Attorney General of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
- 18 November 1897 – 8 February 1902: David Mills
- 8 February 1902 – 4 June 1906: Charles Fitzpatrick
- 4 June 1906 – 10 October 1911: Allen Bristol Aylesworth
- Minister of Labour
- 19 May 1909 – 2 June 1909: Vacant (William Lyon Mackenzie King was acting)
- 2 June 1909 – 10 October 1911: William Lyon Mackenzie King
- Leader of the Government in the Senate
- 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
- 18 November 1897 – 7 February 1902: David Mills
- 7 February 1902 – 20 January 1909: Richard William Scott
- 20 January 1909 – 10 October 1911: Richard John Cartwright
- Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 11 July 1896 – 25 September 1901: Sir Louis Henry Davies
- 25 September 1901 – 15 January 1902: Vacant (François Frédéric Gourdeau was acting)
- 15 January 1902 – 11 November 1902: James Sutherland
- 11 November 1902 – 26 December 1905: Raymond Préfontaine
- 26 December 1905 – 6 January 1906: Vacant (François Frédéric Gourdeau was acting)
- 6 January 1906 – 6 February 1906: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- 6 February 1906 – 11 August 1911: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
- 11 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
- Minister of Militia and Defence
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Frederick William Borden
- Minister of Mines
- 27 April 1907 – 3 May 1907: Vacant (Albert Peter Low was acting)
- 3 May 1907 – 10 October 1911: William Templeman
- Minister of the Naval Service
- 4 May 1910 – 11 August 1911: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
- 11 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
- Postmaster General
- 11 July 1896 – 16 October 1905: Sir William Mulock
- 16 October 1905 – 4 June 1906: Allen Bristol Aylesworth
- 4 June 1906 – 19 August 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
- 19 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Henri Sévérin Béland
- President of the Privy Council
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- Minister of Public Works
- 11 July 1896 – 22 October 1902: Joseph-Israël Tarte
- 22 October 1902 – 11 November 1902: Vacant (Sir Wilfrid Laurier was acting)
- 11 November 1902 – 4 May 1905: James Sutherland
- 4 May 1905 – 22 May 1905: Vacant (Sir Wilfrid Laurier was acting)
- 22 May 1905 – 30 August 1907: Charles Smith Hyman
- 30 August 1907 – 10 October 1911: William Pugsley
- Minister of Railways and Canals
- 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (Collingwood Schreiber was acting)
- 20 July 1896 – 21 July 1903: Andrew George Blair
- 21 July 1903 – 15 January 1904: William Stevens Fielding
- 15 January 1904 – 3 April 1907: Henry Emmerson
- 3 April 1907 – 9 April 1907: Vacant (Matthew Joseph Butler was acting)
- 9 April 1907 – 10 October 1911: George Perry Graham
- Secretary of State of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 9 October 1908: Richard William Scott
- 9 October 1908 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
- Registrar General of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- 11 July 1896 – 9 October 1908: Richard William Scott
- 9 October 1908 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
- Minister of Trade and Commerce
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Richard John Cartwright
- Minister without Portfolio
- 11 July 1896 – 12 January 1902: Richard Reid Dobell
- 21 August 1896 – 19 July 1899: Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
- 30 September 1899 – 15 January 1902: James Sutherland
- 25 February 1902 – 6 February 1906: Charles Smith Hyman
- 5 February 1904 – 22 May 1905: William Templeman
Offices not of the Cabinet
- 11 July 1896 – 30 June 1897: William Paterson
- 11 July 1896 – 30 June 1897: Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
- 11 July 1896 – 10 February 1902: Charles Fitzpatrick
- 10 February 1902 – 29 January 1904: Henry George Carroll
- 29 January 1904 – 4 June 1906: Rodolphe Lemieux
- 4 June 1906 – 14 February 1907: Vacant
- 14 February 1907 – 10 October 1911: Jacques Bureau
References
- {{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Privy Council Office|title=Eighth Ministry|work=Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation|url=http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=8&mbtpid=1|access-date=2010-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501192813/http://pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=8&mbtpid=1|archive-date=2017-05-01|url-status=dead}}
Succession
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