The Twentieth Canadian Ministry was the first

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. It governed

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from 20 April 1968 to 4 June 1979, including all of the 28th,

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s. The government was formed by the

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. Trudeau was also Prime Minister in the Twenty-Second Canadian Ministry (1980–1984).

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Succession

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