8th Canadian Ministry

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 organisations
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
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

• Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth, Postmaster-General 1905–1906; Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1906–1911.
• Henri Sévérin Béland, Postmaster-General August–October 1911.
• Michel Esdras Bernier, Minister of Inland Revenue 1900–1904.
• Andrew George Blair, Minister of Railways and Canals 1896–1903.
• Sir Frederick William Borden, Minister of Militia and Defence 1896–1911.
• Louis-Philippe Brodeur, Minister of Inland Revenue 1904–1906; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries 1906–1911; Minister of the Naval Service 1910–1911.
• Sir Richard John Cartwright, Minister of Trade and Commerce 1896–1911.
• Sir Louis Henry Davies, Minister of the Marine and Fisheries 1896–1901.
• Richard Reid Dobell, Minister without Portfolio 1896–1902.
• Henry Emmerson, Minister of Railways and Canals 1904–1907.
• William Stevens Fielding, Minister of Finance and Receiver-General 1896–1911; Minister of Railways and Canals (acting) 1903–1904 & (acting) April–August 1907.
• Sydney Arthur Fisher, Minister of Agriculture 1896–1911.
• Charles Fitzpatrick, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1902–1906.
• Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion, Minister without Portfolio 1896–1899.
• George Perry Graham, Minister of Railways and Canals 1907–1911.
• Charles Smith Hyman, Minister without Portfolio 1904–1905; Minister of Public Works 1905–1907.
• Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, Minister of Inland Revenue 1897–1900.
• William Lyon Mackenzie King, Minister of Labour 1909–1911.
• Sir Wilfrid Laurier, Prime Minister 1896–1911; President of the Privy Council 1896–1911; Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (acting) March–April 1905; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries (acting) January–February 1906.
• Rodolphe Lemieux, Postmaster-General 1906–1911; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries and Minister of the Naval Service August–October 1911.
• David Mills, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1897–1902.
• Sir Oliver Mowat, Minister of Justice and Attorney-General 1896–1897.
• Sir William Mulock, Postmaster-General 1896–1905.
• Charles Murphy, Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar-General 1908–1911.
• Frank Oliver, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs 1905–1911.
• William Paterson, Minister of Customs 1897–1911.
• Raymond Préfontaine, Minister of the Marine and Fisheries 1902–1905.
• William Pugsley, Minister of Public Works 1907–1911.
• Richard William Scott, Secretary of State for Canada and Registrar-General 1896–1908; Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs (acting) July–November 1896.
• Clifford Sifton, Minister of the Interior and Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs 1896–1905.
• James Sutherland, Minister without Portfolio 1899–1902; Minister of the Marine and Fisheries January–November 1902; Minister of Public Works 1902–1905.
• Joseph Israël Tarte, Minister of Public Works 1896–1902.
• William Templeman, Minister without Portfolio 1902–1906; Minister of Inland Revenue 1906–1911; Minister of Mines 1907–1911.

Offices not of the Cabinet

Controller of Customs

• William Paterson, 1896–1897.

Controller of Inland Revenue

• Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière, 1896–1897.

Solicitor-General

• Charles Fitzpatrick, 1896–1902.
• Henry George Carroll, 1902–1904.
• Rodolphe Lemieux, 1904–1906.
• Jacques Bureau, 1907–1911.

References

• Government of Canada. "Eighth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Retrieved 2010-07-01.

Succession