Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
Parliamentary Assistants
|16|17|18|
Seventeenth Ministry
Liberal
1
15 Nov. 1948 - 21 June 1957
Prime Minister
Right Honourable Louis Stephen St-Laurent 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture | |
| Robert McCubbin | 15 Nov. 1948 - 30 April 1949 |
| Robert McCubbin | 15 July 1949 - 13 June 1953 |
| Robert McCubbin | 26 Aug. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Defence Production | |
| George James McIlraith | 1 April 1951 - 4 Feb. 1952 |
| George James McIlraith | 12 Feb. 1952 - 13 June 1953 |
| John Horace Dickey | 27 Aug. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of External Affairs | |
| Hugues Lapointe | 19 Jan. 1949 - 30 April 1949 |
| Hugues Lapointe | 12 July 1949 - 23 Aug. 1949 |
| Jean Lesage | 24 Jan. 1951 - 31 Dec. 1952 |
| Roch Pinard | 14 Oct. 1953 - 30 June 1954 |
| Louis Joseph Lucien Cardin | 9 Feb. 1956 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance | |
| Gleason Belzile | 15 Nov. 1948 - 30 April 1949 |
| James Sinclair | 19 Jan. 1949 - 30 April 1949 |
| James Sinclair | 11 July 1949 - 14 Oct. 1952 |
| Gleason Belzile | 11 July 1949 - 25 July 1950 |
| Jean Lesage | 1 Jan. 1953 - 13 June 1953 |
| Jean Lesage | 24 Aug. 1953 - 16 Sept. 1953 |
| William Moore Benidickson | 14 Oct. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Fisheries | |
| John Watson MacNaught | 15 Nov. 1948 - 30 April 1949 |
| John Watson MacNaught | 11 July 1949 - 13 June 1953 |
| John Watson MacNaught | 24 Aug. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour | |
| Paul-Émile Côté | 15 Nov. 1948 - 30 April 1949 |
| Paul-Émile Côté | 11 July 1949 - 13 June 1953 |
| Paul-Émile Côté | 24 Aug. 1953 - 31 Dec. 1953 |
| Joseph Adéodat Blanchette | 9 Feb. 1956 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines and Resources | |
| Ralph Maybank | 25 Jan. 1949 - 30 April 1949 |
| Ralph Maybank | 11 July 1949 - 17 Jan. 1950 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys | |
| Ralph Maybank | 18 Jan. 1950 - 23 Jan. 1951 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Defence | |
| Hugues Lapointe | 15 Nov. 1948 - 18 Jan. 1949 |
| Loran Ellis Baker | 19 Jan. 1949 - 30 April 1949 |
| Joseph Adéodat Blanchette | 19 Jan. 1949 - 30 April 1949 |
| Joseph Adéodat Blanchette | 11 July 1949 - 13 June 1953 |
| Ralph Osborne Campney | 24 Jan. 1951 - 14 Oct. 1952 |
| Joseph Adéodat Blanchette | 24 Aug. 1953 - 8 Feb. 1956 |
| Paul Theodore Hellyer | 9 Feb. 1956 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Health and Welfare | |
| Ralph Maybank | 15 Nov. 1948 - 24 Jan. 1949 |
| Thomas Reid | 25 Jan. 1949 - 30 April 1949 |
| Thomas Reid | 13 July 1949 - 6 Sept. 1949 |
| Emmet Andrew McCusker | 24 Jan. 1951 - 13 June 1953 |
| Frederick Greystock Robertson | 14 Oct. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of National Revenue | |
| Thomas Reid | 15 Nov. 1948 - 24 Jan. 1949 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Postmaster General | |
| Léopold Langlois | 24 Jan. 1951 - 13 June 1953 |
| Léopold Langlois | 1 Sept. 1953 - 13 Oct. 1953 |
| Thomas Andrew Murray Kirk | 14 Oct. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Prime Minister | |
| Walter Edward Harris | 15 Nov. 1948 - 30 April 1949 |
| Walter Edward Harris | 18 July 1949 - 17 Jan. 1950 |
| William Gilbert Weir | 25 Aug. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Public Works | |
| Maurice Bourget | 14 Oct. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Resources and Development | |
| George Prudham | 1 Feb. 1950 - 12 Dec. 1950 |
| Ralph Maybank | 24 Jan. 1951 - 30 July 1951 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| George James McIlraith | 15 Nov. 1948 - 30 April 1949 |
| George James McIlraith | 11 July 1949 - 13 June 1953 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transport | |
| William Moore Benidickson | 24 Jan. 1951 - 13 June 1953 |
| William Moore Benidickson | 31 Aug. 1953 - 13 Sept. 1953 |
| Léopold Langlois | 14 Oct. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| Leslie Alexander Mutch | 15 Nov. 1948 - 30 April 1949 |
| Leslie Alexander Mutch | 11 July 1949 - 13 June 1953 |
| Colin Emerson Bennett | 14 Oct. 1953 - 12 April 1957 |
Footnotes
- [1] On November 15, 1948 King resigned as Prime Minister and President of the Privy Council. On the same day the Seventeenth Ministry assumed office. It included eighteen ministers from the Sixteenth Ministry, seventeen of whom retained their previous portfolios. Howe dropped one of his: Reconstruction and Supply.
- [2] St-Laurent was also President of the Privy Council.