Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
Parliamentary Assistants
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Sixteenth Ministry
Liberal
1
23 Oct. 1935 - 15 Nov. 1948
Prime Minister
Right Honourable William Lyon Mackenzie King 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture | |
| Robert McCubbin | 30 Oct. 1947 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Secretary of State for External Affairs | |
| Walter Edward Harris | 30 Oct. 1947 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance | |
| Douglas Charles Abbott | 1 April 1943 - 7 March 1945 |
| Robert Wellington Mayhew | 25 Sept. 1945 - 10 June 1948 |
| Gleason Belzile | 30 Oct. 1947 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Fisheries | |
| Thomas Reid | 22 April 1948 - 10 June 1948 |
| John Watson MacNaught | 11 June 1948 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General | |
| Joseph Jean | 6 May 1943 - 30 Nov. 1944 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour | |
| Paul Joseph James Martin | 7 May 1943 - 16 April 1945 |
| Paul-Émile Côté | 30 Oct. 1947 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Munitions and Supply | |
| Lionel Chevrier | 1 April 1943 - 16 April 1945 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence | |
| William Chisholm Macdonald | 1 April 1943 - 14 Nov. 1944 |
| Douglas Charles Abbott | 8 March 1945 - 16 April 1945 |
| Hugues Lapointe | 25 Sept. 1945 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
| William Chisholm Macdonald | 25 Sept. 1945 - 19 Nov. 1946 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence for Air | |
| Hon. Cyrus Macmillan | 1 April 1943 - 6 June 1946 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Health and Welfare | |
| Ralph Maybank | 30 Oct. 1947 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Revenue | |
| Robert Henry Winters | 30 Oct. 1947 - 10 June 1948 |
| Thomas Reid | 11 June 1948 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the President of the Privy Council | |
| Brooke Claxton | 6 May 1943 - 12 Oct. 1944 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Reconstruction | |
| George James McIlraith | 28 Sept. 1945 - 31 Dec. 1945 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Reconstruction and Supply | |
| George James McIlraith | 1 Jan. 1946 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| George James McIlraith | 3 Feb. 1948 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport | |
| Robert Henry Winters | 11 June 1948 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| Walter Adam Tucker | 27 Sept. 1945 - 21 April 1948 |
| Leslie Alexander Mutch | 11 June 1948 - 15 Nov. 1948 |
Footnotes
- [1] The Government having been defeated in the general election of October 14, 1935, Bennett formally tendered his resignation to the Governor General on October 23, 1935. The Sixteenth Ministry assumed office the same day. It was returned to office in the general elections of both 1940 and 1945 but on the latter the Prime Minister failed to be re-elected. He was subsequently elected in a by-election on August 6, 1945.
- [2] King was also Secretary of State for External Affairs and President of the Privy Council.
- [3] Statutory provision was not made for the office of Parliamentary Assistant. Appointment was by Order in Council and salaries were provided by an annual vote in the House of Commons Estimates.