Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
Parliamentary Secretaries
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Eighteenth Ministry
Progressive-Conservative
1
21 June 1957 - 22 April 1963
Prime Minister
Right Honourable John George Diefenbaker 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture | |
| Lewis Elston Cardiff | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Warner Herbert Jorgenson | 18 Oct. 1960 - 17 Oct. 1961 |
| Warner Herbert Jorgenson | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| John Alpheus Charlton | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Louis-Joseph Pigeon | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
| Warner Herbert Jorgenson | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
| John Alpheus Charlton | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Frank Charles McGee | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs | |
| Wallace Bickford Nesbitt | 1 Sept. 1959 - 31 Aug. 1960 |
| Wallace Bickford Nesbitt | 18 Nov. 1960 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Heath Nelson Macquarrie | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |
| Richard Albert Bell | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Richard Albert Bell | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| William Heward Grafftey | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries | |
| Roland Léo English | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Roland Léo English | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Albert Deburgo McPhillips | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | |
| Thomas Miller Bell | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Thomas Miller Bell | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Thomas Miller Bell | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | |
| Richard Devere Thrasher | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Richard Devere Thrasher | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Alfred Dryden Hales | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys | |
| James Aloysius McGrath | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence | |
| Egan Chambers | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Egan Chambers | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare | |
| Lewis Elston Cardiff | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Jean Casselman | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue | |
| Marcel Joseph Aimé Lambert | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Marcel Joseph Aimé Lambert | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Postmaster General | |
| Edmund Leverett Morris | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1960 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| Paul Martineau | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| John Cameron Pallett | 18 Nov. 1960 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| John Cameron Pallett | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Théogène Ricard | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Théogène Ricard | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
| Gerald William Baldwin | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works | |
| Yvon-Roma Tassé | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Yvon-Roma Tassé | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Robert Jardine McCleave | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| John Cameron Pallett | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1960 |
| Edmund Leverett Morris | 18 Nov. 1960 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Edmund Leverett Morris | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Wallace Bickford Nesbitt | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport | |
| Clayton Wesley Hodgson | 18 Nov. 1959 - 17 Nov. 1961 |
| Quinto Antonio Martini | 18 Nov. 1961 - 19 April 1962 |
| James Alexander McBain | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| Walter Gilbert Dinsdale | 18 Nov. 1959 - 10 Oct. 1960 |
| Henry Frank Jones | 16 Nov. 1960 - 15 Nov. 1961 |
| Henry Frank Jones | 18 Jan. 1962 - 19 April 1962 |
| Henry Frank Jones | 17 Aug. 1962 - 6 Feb. 1963 |
Footnotes
- [1] With the defeat of the Government in the general election of June 10, 1957, St-Laurent resigned on June 21, 1957 and the Eighteenth Ministry assumed office the same day.
- [2] Diefenbaker was also President of the Privy Council and Secretary of State for External Affairs.
- [3] Statute 7-8 Eliz. II, c. 15, assented to on June 4, 1959, created the office of Parliamentary Secretary, this office replacing that of Parliamentary Assistant.