Minister of Communications (Canada)
The Minister of Communications of Canada was a cabinet post which existed from 1969 to 1996, when it was abolished. Its telecommunications policy functions were transferred to the Minister of Industry and its cultural role was assumed by the Minister of Canadian Heritage .
The post was established by the Department of Communications Act, and abolished by the repeal of that act in 1995. During its existence, the department was authorized to oversee radio , television , and telephone communications in Canada, and supervised the CRTC .
Ministers of Communications
Key:
No.
Name
Term of office
Political party
Ministry
1
Eric Kierans
April 1, 1969
April 28, 1971
Liberal
20 (P. E. Trudeau )
*
Jean-Pierre Côté (Acting)
April 29, 1971
May 10, 1971
Liberal
*
Gérard Pelletier (Acting)
May 11, 1971
August 11, 1971
Liberal
2
Robert Stanbury
August 12, 1971
November 26, 1972
Liberal
3
Gérard Pelletier
November 27, 1972
August 28, 1975
Liberal
4
Pierre Juneau
August 29, 1975
October 24, 1975
Liberal
*
Otto Lang
October 25, 1975
December 4, 1975
Liberal
5
Jeanne Sauvé
December 5, 1975
June 3, 1979
Liberal
6
David MacDonald
June 4, 1979
March 2, 1980
Progressive Conservative
21 (Clark )
7
Francis Fox
March 3, 1980
June 29, 1984
Liberal
22 (P. E. Trudeau )
8
Ed Lumley
June 30, 1984
September 16, 1984
Liberal
23 (Turner )
9
Marcel Masse
September 17, 1984
September 25, 1985
Progressive Conservative
24 (Mulroney )
*
Benoît Bouchard (Acting)
September 26, 1985
November 29, 1985
Progressive Conservative
(9)
Marcel Masse (Second time)
November 30, 1985
June 29, 1986
Progressive Conservative
10
Flora MacDonald
June 30, 1986
December 7, 1988
Progressive Conservative
*
Lowell Murray (Acting)
December 8, 1988
January 29, 1989
Progressive Conservative
(9)
Marcel Masse (Third time)
January 30, 1989
April 20, 1991
Progressive Conservative
11
Perrin Beatty
April 21, 1991
June 24, 1993
Progressive Conservative
12
Monique Landry
June 25, 1993
November 3, 1993
Progressive Conservative
25 (Campbell )
13
Michel Dupuy
November 4, 1993
January 24, 1996
Liberal
26 (Chrétien )
14
Sheila Copps
January 25, 1996
May 1, 1996[ a]
Liberal
June 19, 1996[ b]
July 11, 1996
On July 12, 1996, office of the Minister of Communications and the office of the Minister of Multiculturalism and Citizenship were abolished and replaced with the office of Minister of Canadian Heritage (list ).
Notes
^ Resigned from Parliament to fulfill her promise to resign if the GST was not abolished
^ Returned to Parliament following a by-election
Pat. Esso Bank of Canada Volunteers. 2017
External links
[1] The repealed "Department of Communications Act"
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