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The Postmaster General of Canada was the
Canadian cabinet
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minister responsible for the Post Office Department (
post office
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was transferred from
Britain
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* The United Kingdom, a sovereign state in Europe comprising the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
* Great Britain, the largest island in the United King ...
( Royal Mail) to the provincial governments of the
Province of Canada
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,
New Brunswick
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Nova Scotia
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Most of the population are native Eng ...
and
Prince Edward Island
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. The position of
Postmaster General
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in 1867, a single position was created replacing this post in all of the above provinces except Newfoundland; this position was abolished in 1981 when the post office was transformed from a
government department
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into a crown corporation. Since 1981 Canada Post has been led by a President and CEO. From 1900 until 1909 the Postmaster General was also responsible for the
Department of Labour
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. It now reports to the
Minister of Public Services and Procurement
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Donald Alexander Macdonald
Donald Alexander Macdonald (February 17, 1817 – June 10, 1896) was a Canadian politician.
Born in 1817 in St. Raphael's, Upper Canada, Donald Alexander Macdonald studied at St Raphael's College under the first Catholic Bishop of Ontar ...
: under
MacKenzie
Mackenzie, Mckenzie, MacKenzie, or McKenzie may refer to:
People
* Mackenzie (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name)
* Mackenzie (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name)
* Clan Mackenzie, a S ...
: under Mackenzie (May 19, 1875 – October 7, 1875)
;
Lucius Seth Huntington
Lucius Seth Huntington, (May 26, 1827–May 19, 1886) was a Canadian lawyer, journalist and political figure. He was a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada representing Shefford from 1867 to 1882. He also served as President ...
: under Mackenzie (October 9, 1875 – October 8, 1878)
;
Hector Louis Langevin
Sir Hector-Louis Langevin, (August 25, 1826 – June 11, 1906) was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and one of the Fathers of Confederation.
Early life and education
Langevin was born in Quebec City in 1826. He studied law and was called to th ...
: under Macdonald (October 19, 1878 – May 19, 1879)
;Sir Alexander Campbell
: under Macdonald (May 20, 1879 – January 15, 1880) (second time)
;John O'Connor
: under Macdonald (January 16, 1880 – November 7, 1880) (second time)
;Sir Alexander Campbell
: under Macdonald (November 8, 1880 – May 18, 1881) (third time)
;John O'Connor
: under Macdonald (May 20, 1881 – May 22, 1882) (third time)
;
John Carling
Sir John Carling, (January 23, 1828 – November 6, 1911) was a Canadian politician and prominent businessman who was associated with the Carling Brewery in London, Ontario. The Carling family and its descendants later resided in Ottawa, Mo ...
: under Macdonald (May 23, 1882 – September 24, 1885)
;Sir Alexander Campbell
: under Macdonald (September 25, 1885 – January 26, 1887) (fourth time)
;
Archibald McLelan
Archibald Woodbury McLelan (20 December 1824 – 26 June 1890) was a Canadian shipbuilder and politician, the sixth Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia.
McLelan was born in Londonderry, Nova Scotia, the son of member of the Nova Scotia ...
: under Macdonald (January 27, 1887 – July 9, 1888)
;John Carling
: under Macdonald (July 11, 1888 – August 5, 1888) (second time)
;
John Graham Haggart
John Graham Haggart, (November 14, 1836 – March 13, 1913) was a Canadian politician.
Haggart served as a Member of Parliament from 1872 to 1913. This forty-year period of service in the Commons is the second-longest in Canadian history, ...
Thompson
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People
* Thompson (surname)
* Thompson M. Scoon (1888–1953), New York politician
Places Australia
*Thompson Beach, South Australia, a locality
Bulgaria
* Thompson, Bulgaria, a village in Sofia Province
Canada
* ...
(December 5, 1892 – December 12, 1894)
;
Louis-Olivier Taillon
Sir Louis-Olivier Taillon (September 26, 1840 – April 25, 1923) was a Canadian lawyer and politician. He was the eighth premier of Quebec, serving two separate terms.
Political career
Taillon's first term of office was just four days, from J ...
: under
Mackenzie Bowell
Sir Mackenzie Bowell (; December 27, 1823 – December 10, 1917) was a Canadian newspaper publisher and politician, who served as the fifth prime minister of Canada, in office from 1894 to 1896.
Bowell was born in Rickinghall, Suffolk, E ...
(December 21, 1894 – July 8, 1896)
;Sir
William Mulock
Sir William Mulock (January 19, 1843 – October 1, 1944) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, educator, farmer, politician, judge, and philanthropist. He served as vice-chancellor of the University of Toronto from 1881 to 1900, negotiating th ...
: under Laurier (July 13, 1896 – October 15, 1905)
; Allen Bristol Aylesworth
: under Laurier (October 16, 1905 – June 3, 1906)
;
Rodolphe Lemieux
Rodolphe Lemieux (November 1, 1866 – September 28, 1937) was a Canadian parliamentarian and long time Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada (1922–1930).
Biography
He was born in Montreal as the son of a Customs officer. After a c ...
King
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(December 29, 1921 – June 28, 1926)
;
Robert James Manion
Robert James Manion (November 19, 1881 – July 2, 1943) was a Canadian politician who led the Conservative Party of Canada from 1938 to 1940. Prior to his leadership of the party, he served in Prime Minister Arthur Meighen and R.B. Benn ...
Hugues Lapointe
Hugues Lapointe (March 3, 1911 – November 13, 1982) was a Canadian lawyer, Member of Parliament and Lieutenant Governor of Quebec from 1966 to 1978.
Life and career
Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec, the son of the Canadian Member of ...
: under St. Laurent (November 3, 1955 – June 21, 1957)
;
William McLean Hamilton
William McLean Hamilton, (February 23, 1919 – June 7, 1989) was a Canadians, Canadian politician.
Biography
He was born in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His father, Ernest Hamilton (lacrosse), Ernest Hamilton, was a lacrosse player who won a ...
: under
Diefenbaker
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(June 21, 1957 – July 12, 1962)
; John Angus MacLean
: (acting)
: under Diefenbaker (July 18, 1962 – August 8, 1962)
; Ellen Louks Fairclough
: under Diefenbaker (August 9, 1962 – April 22, 1963)
; Azellus Denis
: under
Pearson Pearson may refer to:
Organizations Education
*Lester B. Pearson College, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
*Pearson College (UK), London, owned by Pearson PLC
*Lester B. Pearson High School (disambiguation)
Companies
*Pearson PLC, a UK-based int ...
(April 22, 1963 – February 2, 1964)
;
John Robert Nicholson
John Robert "Jack" Nicholson, (December 1, 1901 – October 8, 1983) was a Canadian lawyer, businessman, politician and the 21st Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia.
Born in Newcastle, New Brunswick (now Miramichi), he graduated from ...
: under Pearson (February 2, 1964 – February 14, 1965)
;
: under Trudeau (November 27, 1972 – August 7, 1974)
; Bryce Stuart Mackasey
: under Trudeau (August 8, 1974 – September 13, 1976)
;
Jean-Jacques Blais
Jean-Jacques Blais, (born June 27, 1940) is a former Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nipissing in the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1984. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Born in Sturgeon Falls, O ...
: under Trudeau (September 14, 1976 – February 1, 1978)
;
Gilles Lamontagne
Joseph-Georges-Gilles-Claude Lamontagne (; April 17, 1919 – June 14, 2016) was a Canadian politician and the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Quebec.
Early life
He was born in Montreal. During World War II, Lamontagne served as a bomber pilot in ...
: under Trudeau (February 2, 1978 – June 3, 1979)
;
John Allen Fraser
John Allen Fraser, (born December 15, 1931) is a Canadian retired parliamentarian and former Speaker of the House of Commons.
Fraser was born in Yokohama, Japan, where his father was working as a lumber salesman. His parents returned to Britis ...
: under
Clark
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: under Trudeau (March 3, 1980 – October 15, 1981) (second time)
Canada Post Corporation has had its own CEO and President since 1981, who has most of the administrative responsibilities previously exercised by the Postmaster General. With the abolition of the position of Postmaster General the legislative and certain other duties previously exercised by the Postmaster General were transferred to the new position of
Minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation The Minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation is a member of the Canadian Cabinet responsible for Canada Post, Canada Post Corporation, the federal Crown corporation responsible for Canada's Mail, postal service. The position was created in 1 ...
.
See also
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List of Postmasters General for the Province of Canada
The Postmaster General for the Province of Canada was a member of the Executive Council for the Province of Canada responsible for the operation of the mail service. From 1784 to 1850, Deputy Postmasters General were appointed in the Canadian col ...