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On January 1, 1923, the National Defence Act, 1922 came into effect, merging the Department of Militia and Defence, the Department of the Naval Service, and the Air Board to form the Department of National Defence. The ministerial heads of the former departments, the minister of militia and defence, the minister of the naval service, and the ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 December 2024. Canadian engineer, politician, and writer (1923–2021) The Honourable Paul Hellyer PC Hellyer, c. 1967 Minister of Transport In office September 19, 1967 – April 30, 1969 Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson Pierre Trudeau Preceded by Jack Pickersgill Succeeded by James Armstrong ...
William Sterling Blair PC COM MP (born 1954) [2] is a Canadian politician and former police officer who has served as the minister of National Defence since 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Blair represents Scarborough Southwest in the House of Commons.
He is Canada's first Sikh minister of national defence, [3] and was also the first Sikh Canadian to command a Canadian Army reserve regiment. In 2017, Sajjan apologized for exaggerating his role in Operation Medusa , a 2006 military operation in Afghanistan in which he was involved.
Peter Gordon MacKay PC KC (born September 27, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007–2013), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2007) in the Cabinet of Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Previous National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The Department of National Defence was established by the National Defence Act, which merged the Department of Militia and Defence (which was created in 1906 when the British Army withdrew its forces stationed in Canada), the Department of Naval Services (the department responsible for the administration of the Royal Canadian ...
Pages in category "Ministers of national defence of Canada" The following 31 pages are in this category, out of 31 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
William Carvel Graham PC OC QC (March 17, 1939 – August 7, 2022) was a Canadian lawyer, academic and politician. Graham served as the minister of foreign affairs, minister of national defence, leader of the opposition and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.