8th Canadian Ministry
8e conseil des ministres du Canada

8th ministry of Canada
Date formed| 11 July 1896
Date dissolved| 6 October 1911
People and organizations
Monarch|

* Victoria
* Edward VII
* George V

Governor General| Marquess of Aberdeen
Earl of Minto
Earl Grey
Prime Minister| Wilfrid Laurier
Member party| Liberal Party of Canada
Status in legislature|

117 / 213

(1896-1900)

128 / 213

(1900-1904)

137 / 214

(1904-1908)

133 / 221

(1908-1911)

Majority
Opposition party| Conservative Party (historical)
Opposition leader|

* Charles Tupper (1896–1901)
* Robert Borden (1901–1911)

History
Election(s)| 1896, 1900, 1904, 1908
Legislature term(s)|

* 8th Canadian Parliament
* 9th Canadian Parliament
* 10th Canadian Parliament
* 11th Canadian Parliament

Predecessor| 7th Canadian Ministry
Successor| 9th Canadian Ministry

The Eighth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier. It governed Canada from 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911, including all of the 8th, 9th, 10th, and 11th Canadian Parliaments. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada.

## The Cabinet[edit]

* Prime Minister
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
* Minister of Agriculture
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sydney Arthur Fisher
* Minister of Customs
* 30 June 1897 – 10 October 1911: William Paterson
* Secretary of State for External Affairs
* 19 May 1909 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
* Minister of Finance
* 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
* 20 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: William Stevens Fielding
* Receiver General of Canada
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
* 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
* 20 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: William Stevens Fielding
* Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
* 11 July 1896 – 17 July 1896: Vacant (Hayter Reed was acting)
* 17 July 1896 – 17 November 1896: Richard William Scott (acting)
* 17 November 1896 – 28 February 1905: Clifford Sifton
* 28 February 1905 – 13 March 1905: Vacant (Francis Pedley was acting)
* 13 March 1905 – 8 April 1905: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
* 8 April 1905 – 10 October 1911: Frank Oliver
* Minister of Inland Revenue
* 30 June 1897 – 22 June 1900: Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
* 22 June 1900 – 19 January 1904: Michel-Esdras Bernier
* 19 January 1904 – 6 February 1906: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
* 6 February 1906 – 10 October 1911: William Templeman
* Minister of the Interior
* 11 July 1896 – 17 July 1896: Vacant (Alexander Mackinnon Burgess was acting)
* 17 July 1896 – 17 November 1896: Richard William Scott (acting)
* 17 November 1896 – 28 February 1905: Clifford Sifton
* 28 February 1905 – 13 March 1905: Vacant (William Wallace Cory was acting)
* 13 March 1905 – 8 April 1905: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
* 8 April 1905 – 10 October 1911: Frank Oliver
* Minister of Justice
* 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
* 18 November 1897 – 8 February 1902: David Mills
* 8 February 1902 – 4 June 1906: Charles Fitzpatrick
* 4 June 1906 – 10 October 1911: Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth
* Attorney General of Canada
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
* 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
* 18 November 1897 – 8 February 1902: David Mills
* 8 February 1902 – 4 June 1906: Charles Fitzpatrick
* 4 June 1906 – 10 October 1911: Allen Bristol Aylesworth
* Minister of Labour
* 19 May 1909 – 2 June 1909: Vacant (William Lyon Mackenzie King was acting)
* 2 June 1909 – 10 October 1911: William Lyon Mackenzie King
* Leader of the Government in the Senate
* 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
* 18 November 1897 – 7 February 1902: David Mills
* 7 February 1902 – 20 January 1909: Richard William Scott
* 20 January 1909 – 10 October 1911: Richard John Cartwright
* Minister of Marine and Fisheries
* 11 July 1896 – 25 September 1901: Sir Louis Henry Davies
* 25 September 1901 – 15 January 1902: Vacant (François Frédéric Gourdeau was acting)
* 15 January 1902 – 11 November 1902: James Sutherland
* 11 November 1902 – 26 December 1905: Raymond Préfontaine
* 26 December 1905 – 6 January 1906: Vacant (François Frédéric Gourdeau was acting)
* 6 January 1906 – 6 February 1906: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
* 6 February 1906 – 11 August 1911: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
* 11 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
* Minister of Militia and Defence
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Frederick William Borden
* Minister of Mines
* 27 April 1907 – 3 May 1907: Vacant (Albert Peter Low was acting)
* 3 May 1907 – 10 October 1911: William Templeman
* Minister of the Naval Service
* 4 May 1910 – 11 August 1911: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
* 11 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
* Postmaster General
* 11 July 1896 – 16 October 1905: Sir William Mulock
* 16 October 1905 – 4 June 1906: Allen Bristol Aylesworth
* 4 June 1906 – 19 August 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
* 19 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Henri Sévérin Béland
* President of the Privy Council
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
* Minister of Public Works
* 11 July 1896 – 22 October 1902: Joseph-Israël Tarte
* 22 October 1902 – 11 November 1902: Vacant (Sir Wilfrid Laurier was acting)
* 11 November 1902 – 4 May 1905: James Sutherland
* 4 May 1905 – 22 May 1905: Vacant (Sir Wilfrid Laurier was acting)
* 22 May 1905 – 30 August 1907: Charles Smith Hyman
* 30 August 1907 – 10 October 1911: William Pugsley
* Minister of Railways and Canals
* 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (Collingwood Schreiber was acting)
* 20 July 1896 – 21 July 1903: Andrew George Blair
* 21 July 1903 – 15 January 1904: William Stevens Fielding
* 15 January 1904 – 3 April 1907: Henry Emmerson
* 3 April 1907 – 9 April 1907: Vacant (Matthew Joseph Butler was acting)
* 9 April 1907 – 10 October 1911: George Perry Graham
* Secretary of State of Canada
* 11 July 1896 – 9 October 1908: Richard William Scott
* 9 October 1908 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
* Registrar General of Canada
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
* 11 July 1896 – 9 October 1908: Richard William Scott
* 9 October 1908 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
* Minister of Trade and Commerce
* 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Richard John Cartwright
* Minister without Portfolio
* 11 July 1896 – 12 January 1902: Richard Reid Dobell
* 21 August 1896 – 19 July 1899: Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
* 30 September 1899 – 15 January 1902: James Sutherland
* 25 February 1902 – 6 February 1906: Charles Smith Hyman
* 5 February 1904 – 22 May 1905: William Templeman

## Offices not of the Cabinet[edit]

Controller of Customs

* 11 July 1896 – 30 June 1897: William Paterson

Controller of Inland Revenue

* 11 July 1896 – 30 June 1897: Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière

Solicitor General of Canada

* 11 July 1896 – 10 February 1902: Charles Fitzpatrick
* 10 February 1902 – 29 January 1904: Henry George Carroll
* 29 January 1904 – 4 June 1906: Rodolphe Lemieux
* 4 June 1906 – 14 February 1907: Vacant
* 14 February 1907 – 10 October 1911: Jacques Bureau

## References[edit]

* Government of Canada. "Eighth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 2017-05-01. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

## Succession[edit]

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Preceded by

7th Canadian Ministry

|  8th Canadian Ministry
1896–1911  | Succeeded by

9th Canadian Ministry

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