| Minister |
Term |
Administration |
| Clovis T. Richard |
July 16, 1935 – January 10, 1940 |
under Allison Dysart |
| J. J. Hayes Doone |
January 10, 1940 – March 13, 1940 |
| March 13, 1940 – August 10, 1949 |
under John B. McNair |
| Joseph Gaspard Boucher |
August 10, 1949 – October 8, 1952 |
| Donald D. Patterson |
October 8, 1952 – July 12, 1960 |
under Hugh John Flemming |
| Lestock G. Desbrisay |
July 12, 1960 – November 12, 1970 |
under Louis Robichaud |
| Jean-Maurice Simard |
November 12, 1970 – November 18, 1974 |
under Richard Hatfield |
| A. Edison Stairs |
December 3, 1974 – December 20, 1976 |
| Lawrence Garvie |
December 20, 1976 – November 1, 1977 |
| Fernand G. Dubé |
February 2, 1978 – October 30, 1982 |
| John B. M. Baxter, Jr. |
October 30, 1982 – October 27, 1987 |
| Allan E. Maher |
October 27, 1987 – September 26, 1995 |
under Frank McKenna |
| Edmond Blanchard |
September 26, 1995 – October 13, 1997 |
| October 13, 1997 – May 14, 1998 |
under Ray Frenette |
| May 14, 1998 – June 21, 1999 |
under Camille Thériault |
| Norman Betts |
June 21, 1999 – October 9, 2001 |
under Bernard Lord |
| Peter Mesheau |
October 9, 2001 – June 27, 2003 |
| Jeannot Volpé |
June 27, 2003 – October 3, 2006 |
| Victor Boudreau |
October 3, 2006 – July, 2009 |
under Shawn Graham |
| Greg Byrne |
June 22, 2009 – October 12, 2010 |
| Blaine Higgs |
October 12, 2010 — October 7, 2014 |
under David Alward |
| Roger Melanson |
October 7, 2014 — June 6, 2016 |
under Brian Gallant |
| Cathy Rogers |
June 6, 2016 — November 8, 2018 |
under Brian Gallant |
| Ernie Steeves |
November 9, 2018 - present |
under Blaine Higgs |
