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1st Canadian Ministry 1er conseil des ministres du Canada | |
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1st Cabinet of Canada | |
Date formed | July 1, 1867 |
Date dissolved | November 5, 1873 |
People and organizations | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Governor General | Viscount Monck Baron Lisgar Marquess of Dufferin |
Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald |
Prime Minister's history | Premiership of Sir John A. Macdonald |
No. of ministers | 19 |
Member party | Liberal-Conservative Party |
Status in legislature | 100 / 180 Majority 100 / 200 Minority |
Opposition party | Liberal Party of Canada |
History | |
Election | 1867 |
Legislature term | |
Budget | 1867 |
Predecessor | 16th Ministry of the Province of Canada 7th Ministry of New Brunswick 7th Ministry of Nova Scotia |
Successor | 2nd Canadian Ministry |
The First Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 1 July 1867 to 5 November 1873, including all of the 1st Canadian Parliament as well as the first eight months of the Second. The government was formed by the Liberal-Conservative Party in coalition with the old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the Third Canadian Ministry.