Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation
Parliamentary Secretaries
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Twentieth Ministry
Liberal
1
20 April 1968 - 3 June 1979
Prime Minister
Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau 2
| Position Title | |
|---|---|
| Name | Service Date / Termination Date |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture | |
| Bruce Silas Beer | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Florian Côté | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Marcel Lessard | 1 Oct. 1970 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Léopold Corriveau | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Léopold Corriveau | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Léopold Corriveau | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Irénée Pelletier | 10 Oct. 1975 - 1 Oct. 1977 |
| Yves Caron | 1 Oct. 1977 - 1 Oct. 1978 |
| Yves Caron | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Communications | |
| Joseph-Roland Comtois | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| James Sydney Clark Fleming | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Ross Milne | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Crawford Douglas | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Crawford Douglas | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs | |
| Ovide Laflamme | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Stanley Haidasz | 30 Aug. 1968 - 19 Oct. 1969 |
| Paul Langlois | 20 Oct. 1969 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Donald Ross Tolmie | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Pierre De Bané | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Norman A. Cafik | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Arthur John Lee | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Claude G. Lajoie | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Alan A. Martin | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Aideen Nicholson | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Employment and Immigration | |
| Raymond Dupont | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Frank Maine | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources | |
| Jack Davis | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Robert John Orange | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Allen B. Sulatycky | 1 Oct. 1971 - 2 Feb. 1972 |
| Jack Sydney George Cullen | 3 Feb. 1972 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Herb Breau | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Maurice Brydon Foster | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Maurice Brydon Foster | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Maurice Dupras | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Gilles Lamontagne | 1 Oct. 1977 - 18 Jan. 1978 |
| Pierre Bussières | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment | |
| Eymard Georges Corbin | 11 June 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| William Rompkey | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| William Rompkey | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Leonard Stephen Marchand | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| George S. Baker | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| James Sydney Clark Fleming | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Jack Pearsall | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Environment) | |
| Michael Landers | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of External Affairs | |
| Jean-Pierre Goyer | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| André Ouellet | 1 Oct. 1970 - 12 Aug. 1971 |
| Gaston Joseph Isabelle | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Paul St-Pierre | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Pierre De Bané | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Herb Breau | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Monique Bégin | 10 Oct. 1975 - 14 Sept. 1976 |
| Fernand E. Leblanc | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Maurice Dupras | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Louis Duclos | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Federal-Provincial Relations) | |
| Gus MacFarlane | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |
| Herbert Eser Gray | 30 Aug. 1968 - 19 Oct. 1969 |
| Patrick Morgan Mahoney | 1 Oct. 1970 - 27 Jan. 1972 |
| J. Judd Buchanan | 3 Feb. 1972 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Joseph-Roland Comtois | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Joseph-Roland Comtois | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Jack Sydney George Cullen | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Jacques L. Trudel | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Robert Phillip Kaplan | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Edward Lumley | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Alan A. Martin | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries | |
| Richard Joseph Cashin | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Eugene Francis Whelan | 30 Aug. 1968 - 31 March 1969 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Fisheries and Forestry | |
| Eugene Francis Whelan | 1 Aug. 1969 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Eymard Georges Corbin | 1 Oct. 1970 - 10 June 1971 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Forestry and Rural Development | |
| Russell Clayton Honey | 30 Aug. 1968 - 31 March 1969 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development | |
| Stanley Haidasz | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Russell Clayton Honey | 20 Oct. 1969 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| J. Judd Buchanan | 1 Oct. 1970 - 2 Feb. 1972 |
| Allen B. Sulatycky | 3 Feb. 1972 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Leonard Stephen Marchand | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Leonard Stephen Marchand | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Iona Campagnolo | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Iona Campagnolo | 10 Oct. 1975 - 13 Sept. 1976 |
| Keith Penner | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Ross Milne | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Hugh Anderson | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce | |
| Bruce Andrew Thomas Howard | 1 Oct. 1970 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Herb Breau | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Raynald J. A. Guay | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Gaston Clermont | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Marcel Claude Roy | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Hugh Poulin | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Bernard Loiselle | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Bernard Loiselle | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | |
| Jean-Charles Cantin | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Albert Béchard | 1 Oct. 1970 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Raynald J.A. Guay | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Gilles Marceau | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Gilles Marceau | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Francis Fox | 10 Oct. 1975 - 13 Sept. 1976 |
| Michael Landers | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Roger Young | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Claude-André Lachance | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Labour | |
| James Carroll Patrick McNulty | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Raymond Joseph Perrault | 1 Oct. 1970 - 2 Feb. 1972 |
| Charles Turner | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Charles Turner | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Mark MacGuigan | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Fernand E. Leblanc | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Jacques Olivier | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Jacques Olivier | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Dennis M. Dawson | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration | |
| Gérard Loiselle | 30 Aug. 1968 - 19 Oct. 1969 |
| Rosaire Gendron | 20 Oct. 1969 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Charles L. Caccia | 1 Oct. 1970 - 30 Sept. 1971 |
| Marcel Prud'homme | 1 Oct. 1971 - 2 Feb. 1972 |
| Raymond Joseph Perrault | 3 Feb. 1972 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Mark MacGuigan | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Mark MacGuigan | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| William Rompkey | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Arthur Portelance | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Arthur Portelance | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Multiculturalism) | |
| William Andres | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| William Andres | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence | |
| David Walter Groos | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Jack Sydney George Cullen | 1 Oct. 1971 - 2 Feb. 1972 |
| Joseph-Roland Comtois | 3 Feb. 1972 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Leonard Hopkins | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Leonard Hopkins | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Leonard Hopkins | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Maurice Adrian Dionne | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Maurice Adrian Dionne | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Jacques Guilbault | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Raymond Dupont | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Health and Welfare | |
| Margaret Rideout | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Rosaire Gendron | 30 Aug. 1968 - 19 Oct. 1969 |
| Stanley Haidasz | 20 Oct. 1969 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Gaston Joseph Isabelle | 1 Oct. 1970 - 30 Sept. 1971 |
| André Ouellet | 13 Aug. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Norman A. Cafik | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Norman A. Cafik | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Coline Campbell | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Robert Phillip Kaplan | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Paul McRae | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| William Kenneth Robinson | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| William Kenneth Robinson | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue | |
| Ian Watson | 3 Feb. 1972 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Claude G. Lajoie | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1975 |
| George S. Baker | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Yves Demers | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Yves Demers | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Postmaster General | |
| Gerald Richard Cobbe | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Raynald J.A. Guay | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Paul McRae | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Walter Smith | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| David Collenette | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| John Ross Matheson | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| James Edgar Walker | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Barnett Jerome Danson | 1 Oct. 1970 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Privy Council | |
| Yves Forest | 30 Aug. 1968 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| James Alexander Jerome | 1 Oct. 1970 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| John M. Reid | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| John M. Reid | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Maurice Brydon Foster | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| John M. Reid | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Jean-Jacques Blais | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Ralph Goodale | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Yvon Pinard | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Yvon Pinard | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works | |
| John Benjamin Stewart | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Paul Langlois | 30 Aug. 1968 - 19 Oct. 1969 |
| Gustave Blouin | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Charles Turner | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Alexandre Cyr | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Alexandre Cyr | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Frank Maine | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Harold Thomas Herbert | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion | |
| Russell Clayton Honey | 1 April 1969 - 19 Oct. 1969 |
| Martin Patrick O'Connell | 20 Oct. 1969 - 11 Aug. 1971 |
| John Roberts | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Marcel Prud'homme | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Marcel Prud'homme | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Joseph Clifford McIsaac | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Edward Lumley | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Donald Wood | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Donald Wood | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science and Technology | |
| Charles Turner | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Keith Penner | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Frank Maine | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Pierre Bussières | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State of Canada | |
| Albert Béchard | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Robert Douglas George Stanbury | 30 Aug. 1968 - 19 Oct. 1969 |
| James Hugh Faulkner | 1 Oct. 1970 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Marcel Prud'homme | 3 Feb. 1972 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Gilles Marceau | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Gustave Blouin | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Coline Campbell | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Jacques Guilbault | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Robert Daudlin | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Robert Daudlin | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Solicitor General | |
| Charles L. Caccia | 20 Oct. 1969 - 4 March 1970 |
| Douglas Aird Hogarth | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Hugh Poulin | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Arthur John Lee | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Roderick Blaker | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Roger Young | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Supply and Services | |
| Steven Otto | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Walter Smith | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Roderick Blaker | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Aideen Nicholson | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Maurice Harquail | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Trade and Commerce | |
| Jean-Charles Cantin | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport | |
| James Allen Byrne | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Gérard Loiselle | 20 Oct. 1969 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Gérard Duquet | 1 Oct. 1970 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Joseph-Philippe Guay | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Joseph Clifford McIsaac | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Ralph Goodale | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Marcel Claude Roy | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Charles Lapointe | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Charles Lapointe | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the President of the Treasury Board | |
| James Edgar Walker | 20 April 1968 - 23 April 1968 |
| Charles L. Caccia | 5 March 1970 - 30 Sept. 1970 |
| Alastair William Gillespie | 1 Oct. 1970 - 11 Aug. 1971 |
| Gaston Clermont | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Cyril Lloyd Francis | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Jacques L. Trudel | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Thomas-Henri Lefebvre | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Thomas-Henri Lefebvre | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Urban Affairs | |
| David Bennington Weatherhead | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Ian Watson | 22 Dec. 1972 - 21 Dec. 1973 |
| Ian Watson | 1 Jan. 1974 - 9 May 1974 |
| Pierre De Bané | 15 Sept. 1974 - 14 Sept. 1975 |
| Jean-Robert Gauthier | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Jean-Robert Gauthier | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Maurice Harquail | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Harold Thomas Herbert | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| Cyril Lloyd Francis | 1 Oct. 1971 - 1 Sept. 1972 |
| Sammuel Victor Railton | 10 Oct. 1975 - 30 Sept. 1976 |
| Sammuel Victor Railton | 1 Oct. 1976 - 30 Sept. 1977 |
| Gilbert Parent | 1 Oct. 1977 - 30 Sept. 1978 |
| Gilbert Parent | 1 Oct. 1978 - 26 March 1979 |
Footnotes
- [1] On April 20, 1968, Pearson resigned as Prime Minister and the Twentieth Ministry assumed office. It was composed of twenty-one ministers from the Nineteenth Ministry and three additional Ministers without Portfolio. The Ministry resigned on June 3, 1979.
- [2] Trudeau was also Minister of Justice and Attorney General.