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| Style: | The Honourable |
| Appointed by: | Michaëlle Jean as Governor General of Canada |
| First : | George Perry Graham |
| Formation: | January 1, 1923 |
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The Minister of National Defence (French: Ministre de la Défense nationale) is a Minister of the Crown; the Canadian politician within the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the Department of National Defence which oversees the Canadian Forces.
The position was pre-dated by the Minister of Militia and Defence. During World War II, the Minister of National Defence was assisted by two subordinate ministers, the Minister of National Defence for Air and Minister of National Defence for Naval Services. The portfolio was merged into a single ministry following the end of the war.
The current Minister of National Defence is The Honourable Peter MacKay.
The highest ranking officer reporting to the Minister is the Chief of the Defence Staff. Although the Governor General of Canada is the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Forces, the ultimate responsibility resides with the Minister of National Defence.
The Minister of National Defence is also the designated Lead Minister for Search and Rescue (LMSAR) within the federal government.
The Defence portfolio for the Minister of National Defence also includes:
- Defence Research and Development Canada
- Communications Security Establishment
- Canadian Forces Housing Agency
- Judge Advocate General
- Military Police Complaints Commission
- Canadian Forces Grievance Board
- Office of the Chief Military Judge
- Office of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman
- Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency
- Cadets Canada and Junior Canadian Rangers
- National Search and Rescue Secretariat
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Ministers
| 1. | George Perry Graham | Cabinet of King | January 1, 1923 – April 27, 1923 |
| * | Edward Mortimer Macdonald (Acting) | Cabinet of King | April 28, 1923 – August 16, 1923 |
| 2. | Edward Mortimer Macdonald | Cabinet of King | August 17, 1923 – June 28, 1926 |
| * | Hugh Guthrie (Acting) | Cabinet of Meighen | June 29, 1926 – July 12, 1926 |
| 3. | Hugh Guthrie | Cabinet of Meighen | July 13, 1926 – September 25, 1926 |
| vacant | Cabinet of King | September 25, 1926 – September 30, 1926 | |
| * | James Robb (Acting) | Cabinet of King | October 1, 1926 – October 7, 1926 |
| 4. | James Ralston | Cabinet of King | October 8, 1926 – August 7, 1930 |
| 5. | Donald Matheson Sutherland | Cabinet of Bennett | August 7, 1930 – November 16, 1934 |
| 6. | Grote Stirling | Cabinet of Bennett | November 17, 1934 – October 23, 1935 |
| 7. | Ian Alistair Mackenzie | Cabinet of King | October 24, 1935 – September 18, 1939 |
| 8. | Norman McLeod Rogers | Cabinet of King | September 19, 1939 – June 10, 1940 |
| * | Charles Power (Acting) | Cabinet of King | June 11, 1940 – July 4, 1940 |
| James Ralston (2nd time) | Cabinet of King | July 5, 1940 – November 1, 1944 | |
| 9. | Andrew McNaughton | Cabinet of King | November 2, 1944 – August 20, 1945 |
| 10. | Douglas Abbott | Cabinet of King | August 21, 1945 – December 9, 1946 |
| 11. | Brooke Claxton | Cabinet of King | December 10, 1946 – November 15, 1948 |
| Cabinet of St–Laurent | November 15, 1948 – June 30, 1954 | ||
| 12. | Ralph Campney | Cabinet of St–Laurent | July 1, 1954 – June 20, 1957 |
| 13. | George Pearkes | Cabinet of Diefenbaker | June 21, 1957 – October 10, 1960 |
| 14. | Douglas Harkness | Cabinet of Diefenbaker | October 11, 1960 – February 3, 1963 |
| vacant | Cabinet of Diefenbaker | February 4, 1963 – February 11, 1963 | |
| 15. | Gordon Churchill | Cabinet of Diefenbaker | February 12, 1963 – April 21, 1963 |
| 16. | Paul Hellyer | Cabinet of Pearson | April 22, 1963 – September 18, 1967 |
| 17. | Léo Cadieux | Cabinet of Pearson | September 1967 – April 19, 1968 |
| Cabinet of Trudeau | April 20, 1968 – September 16, 1970 | ||
| * | Bud Drury (Acting) | Cabinet of Trudeau | September 17, 1970 – September 23, 1970 |
| 18. | Donald Macdonald | Cabinet of Trudeau | September 24, 1970 – January 27, 1972 |
| 19. | Edgar Benson | Cabinet of Trudeau | January 28, 1972 – August 31, 1972 |
| * | Jean-Eudes Dubé (Acting) | Cabinet of Trudeau | September 1, 1972 – September 6, 1972 |
| * | Bud Drury (Acting) (2nd time) | Cabinet of Trudeau | September 7, 1972 – November 26, 1972 |
| 20. | James Richardson | Cabinet of Trudeau | November 27, 1972 – October 12, 1976 |
| * | Barnett Danson (Acting) | Cabinet of Trudeau | October 13, 1976 – November 2, 1976 |
| 21. | Barnett Danson | Cabinet of Trudeau | November 3, 1976 – June 3, 1979 |
| 22. | Allan McKinnon | Cabinet of Clark | June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980 |
| 23. | Gilles Lamontagne | Cabinet of Trudeau | March 3, 1980 – August 11, 1983 |
| 24. | Jean–Jacques Blais | Cabinet of Trudeau | August 12, 1983 – June 29, 1984 |
| Cabinet of Turner | June 30, 1984 – September 16, 1984 | ||
| 25. | Robert Coates | Cabinet of Mulroney | September 17, 1984 – February 11, 1985 |
| * | Erik Nielsen (Acting) | Cabinet of Mulroney | February 12, 1985 – February 25, 1985 |
| 26. | Erik Nielsen | Cabinet of Mulroney | February 26, 1985 – June 29, 1986 |
| 27. | Perrin Beatty | Cabinet of Mulroney | June 30, 1986 – January 29, 1989 |
| 28. | Bill McKnight | Cabinet of Mulroney | January 30, 1989 – April 20, 1991 |
| 29. | Marcel Masse | Cabinet of Mulroney | April 21, 1991 – January 3, 1993 |
| 30. | Kim Campbell | Cabinet of Mulroney | January 4, 1993 – June 24, 1993 |
| 31. | Tom Siddon | Cabinet of Campbell | June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993 |
| 32. | David Collenette | Cabinet of Chrétien | November 4, 1993 – October 4, 1996 |
| 33. | Doug Young | Cabinet of Chrétien | October 5, 1996 – June 10, 1997 |
| 34. | Art Eggleton | Cabinet of Chrétien | June 11, 1997 – June 25, 2002 |
| 35. | John McCallum | Cabinet of Chrétien | June 26, 2002 – December 11, 2003 |
| 36. | David Pratt | Cabinet of Martin | December 12, 2003 – July 19, 2004 |
| 37. | Bill Graham | Cabinet of Martin | July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006 |
| 38. | Gordon O'Connor | Cabinet of Harper | February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007 |
| 39. | Peter MacKay | Cabinet of Harper | August 14, 2007 – |
Critics
- Ujjal Dosanjh 2006-2007
Ministers with military experience
- Colonel James Ralston, Canadian Army; commander (Lieutenant Colonel) of the 85th (Nova Scotia Highlanders) Battalion, CEF
- General Andrew McNaughton, 5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles, Canadian Expeditionary Force, commander of the Canadian Corps, Canadian Militia/Permanent Active Militia and Canadian Army
- Battery Sergeant-Major Brooke Claxton, Victoria Rifles of Canada
- Major General George Pearkes, Canadian Expeditionary Force, commander of the Canadian Corps, Canadian Militia and Canadian Army
- Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Harkness, Royal Canadian Artillery, Canadian Army
- Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Churchill, Vickers Machine Gunner, Canadian Expeditionary Force; commander of the Fort Garry Horse and commanding officer of the 1st Canadian Carrier Regiment (Canada Corps)
- Brigadier General Charles Drury, commanding officer 4th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery, General Staff Officer of the 2nd Canadian Division and acting commander of the Royal Artillery 4th Canadian Division (Canadian Army)
- Lieutenant Barney Danson, The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada
- Pilot Officer James Armstrong Richardson, Liberator anti-submarine patrol squadron of the RCAF
- Major Allan Bruce McKinnon, Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery and Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry
- Flight Lieutenant Gilles Lamontagne, bomber pilot RCAF
- Brigadier General Gordon O'Connor, Royal Canadian Armoured Corps, Canadian Forces
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