Minister of the Interior (Canada)

{{Infobox official post

| post = Minister of the Interior

| body = Canada

| style =

| member_of = Cabinet of Canada

| precursor = Secretary of State for the Provinces

| formation = July 1, 1873

| first = Alexander Campbell

| last = Thomas Crerar

| abolished = November 30, 1936

}}

The Minister of the Interior was the member of the Canadian Cabinet who oversaw the Department of the Interior, which was responsible for federal land management, immigration, Indian affairs, and natural-resources extraction.

The position was created in 1873 by Statute 36 Victoria, c. 4, to replace the Secretary of State for the Provinces. The Act designated the Minister as ex officio the Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs. From 30 March 1912 to 9 February 1913, and from 31 December 1919 to 6 August 1930, the Minister of the Interior was also designated ex officio the Minister of Mines.{{Cite web|title=Interior (1873-07-01 - 1936-11-30)|url=https://lop.parl.ca/sites/ParlInfo/default/en_CA/Federal/areasResponsibility/profile?depId=3948|access-date=2021-04-27|website=lop.parl.ca}}

In 1917 the responsibility for passports was transferred to the Minister of Immigration and Colonization.

It was superseded in 1936 by the Minister responsible for Indian Affairs and Minister of Mines and Resources.

Ministers

Key:

{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|Liberal Party of Canada|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}|Historical conservative parties: Liberal-Conservative, Conservative (historical), Unionist, National Liberal and Conservative, Progressive Conservative|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

class="wikitable" !No. !Portrait !Name !colspan=2\|Term of office !Political party !Ministry
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 1 \| 50px \| Alexander Campbell \| July 1, 1873 \|\| November 5, 1873 \| Liberal-Conservative \| 1 (Macdonald)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| 2 \| 50px \| David Laird \| November 7, 1873 \|\| October 6, 1876 \| Liberal \| rowspan=3\|2 (Mackenzie)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| – \| 50px \| Richard William Scott (Acting) \| October 7, 1876 \|\| October 23, 1876 \| Liberal
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| 3 \| 50px \| David Mills \| October 24, 1876 \|\| October 8, 1878 \| Liberal
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 4 \| 50px \| John A. Macdonald \| October 17, 1878 \|\| October 2, 1887 \| Liberal-Conservative \| rowspan=4\|3 (Macdonald)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 5 \| 50px \| Thomas White \| October 3, 1887 \|\| April 21, 1888 \| Conservative
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| – \| 50px \| John A. Macdonald (Acting) \| May 8, 1888 \|\| September 24, 1888 \| Liberal-Conservative
rowspan=2 style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 6 \| rowspan=2\| 50px \| rowspan=2\|Edgar Dewdney \| September 25, 1888 \|\| June 6, 1891 \| rowspan=2\|Conservative
June 16, 1891	October 16, 1892 \| rowspan=2\|4 (Abbott)
rowspan=3 style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 7 \| rowspan=3\|50px \| rowspan=3\|Thomas Mayne Daly \| October 17, 1892 \|\| November 24, 1892 \| rowspan=3\|Liberal-Conservative
December 5, 1892	December 12, 1894 \| 5 (Thompson)
December 21, 1894	April 27, 1896 \| 6 (Bowell)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 8 \| 50px \| Hugh John Macdonald \| May 1, 1896 \|\| July 8, 1896 \| Conservative (historical) \| 7 (Tupper)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| – \| 50px \| Richard William Scott (Acting) \| July 17, 1896 \|\| November 16, 1896 \| Liberal \| rowspan=4\|8 (Laurier)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| 9 \| 50px \| Clifford Sifton \| November 17, 1896 \|\| February 28, 1905 \| Liberal
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| – \| 50px \| Wilfrid Laurier (Acting) \| March 13, 1905 \|\| April 7, 1905 \| Liberal
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| 10 \| 50px \| Frank Oliver \| April 8, 1905 \|\| October 6, 1911 \| Liberal
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 11 \| 50px \| Robert Rogers \| October 10, 1911 \|\| October 28, 1912 \| Conservative \| rowspan=2\|9 (Borden)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 12 \| 50px \| William James Roche \| October 29, 1912 \|\| October 12, 1917 \| Conservative
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 13 \| 50px \| Arthur Meighen \| October 12, 1917 \|\| July 10, 1920 \| Unionist \| 10 (Borden)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 14 \| 50px \| James Alexander Lougheed \| July 10, 1920 \|\| December 29, 1921 \| National Liberal and Conservative \| 11 (Meighen)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| 15 \| 50px \| Charles Stewart (First time) \| December 29, 1921 \|\| June 28, 1926 \| Liberal \| 12 (King)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| – \| 50px \| Henry Herbert Stevens (Acting) \| June 29, 1926 \|\| July 12, 1926 \| Conservative \| rowspan=2\|13 (Meighen)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| – \| 50px \| Richard Bedford Bennett (Acting) \| July 13, 1926 \|\| September 24, 1926 \| Conservative
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| (15) \| 50px \| Charles Stewart (Second time) \| September 25, 1926 \|\| August 6, 1930 \| Liberal \| 14 (King)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"\| 16 \| 50px \| Thomas Gerow Murphy \| August 7, 1930 \|\| October 23, 1935 \| Conservative \| 15 (Bennett)
style="background:{{Canadian party colour\|CA\|Liberal}};"\| 17 \| 50px \| Thomas Crerar \| October 23, 1935 \|\| November 30, 1936 \| Liberal \| 16 (King)

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style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white"| 1

Minister of the Interior (Canada)

Ministers

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