Editing Postmaster General of Canada (section)

==List of postmasters general==
'''Key:'''
{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}|[[Liberal Party of Canada]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend|{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}|Historical conservative parties: [[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]], [[Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)|Conservative (historical)]], [[Unionist Party (Canada)|Unionist]], [[National Liberal and Conservative Party|National Liberal and Conservative]], [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable"
!No.
!Portrait
!Name
! colspan="2" |Term of office
!Political party
!Ministry
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |1
|[[File:Sir Alexander Campbell.jpg|frameless|158x158px]]
|[[Alexander Campbell (Canadian politician)|Alexander Campbell]]
|July 1, 1867
|June 30, 1873
|[[Conservative Party of Canada (1867–1942)|Conservative]]
| rowspan="2" |[[1st Canadian Ministry|1]] <small>([[John A. Macdonald|Macdonald]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |2
|[[File:John O'Connor.jpg|frameless|117x117px]]
|[[John O'Connor (Canadian politician)|John O'Connor]]
|July 1, 1873
|November 5, 1873
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |3
|[[File:DonaldAlexanderMacdonald23.jpg|frameless|105x105px]]
|[[Donald Alexander Macdonald]]
|November 7, 1873
|May 17, 1875
|[[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| rowspan="3" |[[2nd Canadian Ministry|2]] <small>([[Alexander Mackenzie (politician)|Mackenzie]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |4
|[[File:Télesphore Fournier.jpg|frameless|145x145px]]
|[[Télesphore Fournier]]
|May 19, 1875
|October 7, 1875
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |5
|[[File:LuciusSethHuntington23.jpg|frameless|112x112px]]
|[[Lucius Seth Huntington]]
|October 9, 1875
|October 8, 1878
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |6
|[[File:HectorLangevin23.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[Hector-Louis Langevin]]
|October 19, 1878
|May 19, 1879
|Conservative
| rowspan="10" |[[3rd Canadian Ministry|3]] <small>([[John A. Macdonald|Macdonald]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |<small>(1)</small>
|
|Alexander Campbell
|May 20, 1879
|January 15, 1880
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |<small>(2)</small>
|
|John O'Connor
|January 16, 1880
|November 7, 1880
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |<small>(1)</small>
|
|Alexander Campbell
|November 8, 1880
|May 18, 1881
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |<small>(2)</small>
|
|John O'Connor
|May 20, 1881
|May 22, 1882
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |7
|[[File:JohnCarling23.jpg|frameless|100x100px]]
|[[John Carling]]
|May 23, 1882
|September 24, 1885
|[[Liberal-Conservative Party|Liberal-Conservative]]
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |<small>(1)</small>
|
|Alexander Campbell
|September 25, 1885
|January 26, 1887
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |8
|[[File:Archibald Woodbury McLelan.jpg|frameless|162x162px]]
|[[Archibald McLelan]]
|January 27, 1887
|July 9, 1888
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |–
|
|John Carling
''(Acting)''
|July 11, 1888
|August 5, 1888
|Liberal-Conservative
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |9
| rowspan="2" |[[File:John Graham Haggart.jpg|frameless|121x121px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[John Graham Haggart]]
|August 6, 1888
|June 6, 1891
| rowspan="2" |Conservative
|-
|June 16, 1891
|January 24, 1892
| rowspan="2" |[[4th Canadian Ministry|4]] <small>([[John Abbott|Abbott]])</small>
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |10
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Joseph-Philippe-René-Adolphe Caron.jpg|frameless|162x162px]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Adolphe-Philippe Caron]]
|January 25, 1892
|November 24, 1892
| rowspan="3" |Conservative
|-
|December 5, 1892
|December 12, 1894
|[[5th Canadian Ministry|5]] <small>([[John Sparrow David Thompson|Thompson]])</small>
|-
|December 21, 1894
|April 27, 1896
|[[6th Canadian Ministry|6]] <small>([[Mackenzie Bowell|Bowell]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |11
|[[File:Louis-Olivier Taillon.jpg|frameless|129x129px]]
|[[Louis-Olivier Taillon]]
|May 1, 1896
|July 8, 1896
|Conservative
|[[7th Canadian Ministry|7]] <small>([[Charles Tupper|Tupper]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |12
|[[File:WilliamMulock.jpeg|frameless|133x133px]]
|[[William Mulock]]
|July 13, 1896
|October 15, 1905
|Liberal
| rowspan="4" |[[8th Canadian Ministry|8]] <small>(</small><small>[[Wilfrid Laurier|Laurier]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |13
|[[File:Allen Bristol Aylesworth.jpg|frameless|162x162px]]
|[[Allen Bristol Aylesworth]]
|October 16, 1905
|June 3, 1906
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |14
|[[File:Rodolphe Lemieux.jpg|frameless|126x126px]]
|[[Rodolphe Lemieux]]
|June 4, 1906
|August 10, 1911
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |15
|[[File:Henri Sévérin Béland.jpg|frameless|107x107px]]
|[[Henri Sévérin Béland]]
|August 19, 1911
|October 6, 1911
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |16
|[[File:Louis-Philippe Pelletier.png|frameless|128x128px]]
|[[Louis-Philippe Pelletier]]
|October 10, 1911
|October 19, 1914
|Conservative
| rowspan="3" |[[9th Canadian Ministry|9]] <small>(</small><small>[[Robert Borden|Borden]])</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |17
|[[File:Thomas Chase-Casgrain.jpg|frameless|162x162px]]
|[[Thomas Chase-Casgrain]]
|October 20, 1914
|December 29, 1916
|Conservative
|-
! rowspan="3" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |18
| rowspan="3" |[[File:Pierre Édouard Blondin.jpg|frameless|134x134px]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Pierre-Édouard Blondin]]
|January 8, 1917
|October 12, 1917
| rowspan="3" |Conservative
|-
|October 12, 1917
|July 10, 1920
|[[10th Canadian Ministry|10]] <small>(</small><small>[[Robert Borden|Borden]])</small>
|-
|July 10, 1920
|September 20, 1921
| rowspan="2" |[[11th Canadian Ministry|11]] <small>([[Arthur Meighen|Meighen]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |19
|[[File:Louis de Gonzague Belley.png|frameless|124x124px]]
|[[Louis de Gonzague Belley]]
|September 21, 1921
|December 28, 1921
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}" |20
|[[File:Charles Murphy.jpg|frameless|162x162px]]
|[[Charles Murphy (Canadian politician)|Charles Murphy]]
|December 29, 1921
|June 28, 1926
|Liberal
|[[12th Canadian Ministry|12]] <small>([[William Lyon Mackenzie King|King]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |21
|[[File:MP Robert Manion.jpg|frameless|126x126px]]
|[[Robert James Manion]]
|June 29, 1926
|September 24, 1926
|Conservative
|[[13th Canadian Ministry|13]] <small>([[Arthur Meighen|Meighen]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}}" |22
|[[File:Peter Veniot as Postmaster General.jpg|frameless]]
|[[Peter Veniot|Peter John Veniot]]
|September 25, 1926
|August 6, 1930
|Liberal
|[[14th Canadian Ministry|14]] <small>([[William Lyon Mackenzie King|King]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |23
|[[File:Arthur Sauvé.jpg|frameless|162x162px]]
|[[Arthur Sauvé]]
|August 7, 1930
|August 13, 1935
|Conservative
| rowspan="2" |[[15th Canadian Ministry|15]] <small>([[R. B. Bennett|Bennett]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |24
|
|[[Samuel Gobeil]]
|August 16, 1935
|October 22, 1935
|Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |25
|[[File:Hon. J.C. Elliott, Minister of Public Works (Portrait).jpg|frameless|145x145px]]
|[[John Campbell Elliott]]
|October 23, 1935
|January 22, 1939
|Liberal
| rowspan="6" |[[16th Canadian Ministry|16]] <small>([[William Lyon Mackenzie King|King]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |26
|[[File:Norman Alexander McLarty.jpg|frameless|147x147px]]
|[[Norman Alexander McLarty]]
|January 23, 1939
|September 18, 1939
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |27
|[[File:Charles Gavan Power portrait.jpg|frameless|125x125px]]
|[[Charles Gavan Power]]
|September 19, 1939
|May 22, 1940
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |–
|[[File:James Lorimer Ilsley portrait (5457858).jpg|frameless|138x138px]]
|[[James Lorimer Ilsley]]
''(Acting)''
|May 23, 1940
|July 7, 1940
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |28
|[[File:William Pate Mulock.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[William Pate Mulock]]
|July 8, 1940
|June 8, 1945
|Liberal
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |29
| rowspan="2" |[[File:Ernest Bertrand.jpg|frameless|152x152px]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Ernest Bertrand]]
|August 29, 1945
|November 14, 1948
| rowspan="2" |Liberal
|-
|November 15, 1948
|August 23, 1949
| rowspan="5" |[[17th Canadian Ministry|17]] <small>([[Louis St. Laurent|St. Laurent]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |30
|
|[[Édouard Rinfret]]
|August 25, 1949
|February 12, 1952
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |31
|
|[[Alcide Côté]]
|February 13, 1952
|August 7, 1955
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |–
|
|[[Roch Pinard]]
''(Acting)''
|August 16, 1955
|November 2, 1955
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |32
|
|[[Hugues Lapointe]]
|November 3, 1955
|June 20, 1957
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |33
|
|[[William McLean Hamilton]]
|June 21, 1957
|July 12, 1962
|[[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]]
| rowspan="3" |[[18th Canadian Ministry|18]] <small>([[John Diefenbaker|Diefenbaker]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |–
|[[File:Angus MacLean 1980 (cropped).jpg|frameless|133x133px]]
|[[Angus MacLean]]
''(Acting)''
|July 18, 1962
|August 8, 1962
|Progressive Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |34
|[[File:Ellen Fairclough 1940s.jpg|frameless|146x146px]]
|[[Ellen Fairclough]]
|August 9, 1962
|April 21, 1963
|Progressive Conservative
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |35
|[[File:Azellus Denis (homme politique canadien).jpg|frameless|125x125px]]
|[[Azellus Denis]]
|April 22, 1963
|February 2, 1964
|Liberal
| rowspan="4" |[[19th Canadian Ministry|19]] <small>([[Lester B. Pearson|Pearson]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |36
|
|[[John Robert Nicholson]]
|February 3, 1964
|February 14, 1965
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |37
|
|[[René Tremblay]]
|February 15, 1965
|December 17, 1965
|Liberal
|-
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |38
| rowspan="2" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Jean-Pierre Côté]]
|December 18, 1965
|April 19, 1968
| rowspan="2" |Liberal
|-
|April 20, 1968
|July 5, 1968
| rowspan="7" |[[20th Canadian Ministry|20]] <small>([[Pierre Trudeau|Trudeau]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |39
|[[File:Eric Kierans in Montreal Star.jpg|frameless|189x189px]]
|[[Eric Kierans]]
|July 6, 1968
|April 28, 1971
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |<small>(38)</small>
|
|Jean-Pierre Côté
|April 29, 1971
|November 26, 1972
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |40
|
|[[André Ouellet]]
|November 27, 1972
|August 7, 1974
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |41
|
|[[Bryce Mackasey]]
|August 8, 1974
|September 13, 1976
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |42
|
|[[Jean-Jacques Blais]]
|September 14, 1976
|February 1, 1978
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |43
|
|[[Gilles Lamontagne]]
|February 2, 1978
|June 3, 1979
|Liberal
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Conservative (historical)}}; color:white" |44
|
|[[John Allen Fraser]]
|June 4, 1979
|March 2, 1980
|Progressive Conservative
|[[21st Canadian Ministry|21]] <small>([[Joe Clark|Clark]]</small><small>)</small>
|-
! style="background:{{Canadian party colour|CA|Liberal}};" |<small>(40)</small>
|
|André Ouellet
|March 3, 1980
|October 15, 1981
|Liberal
|[[22nd Canadian Ministry|20]] <small>([[Pierre Trudeau|Trudeau]]</small><small>)</small>
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