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.

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1st Canadian Ministry 1er conseil des ministres du Canada
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 (1867–1872) Majority 100 / 200 (1872–1873) Minority
Opposition party	Liberal Party of Canada
History
Election(s)	1867
Legislature term(s)	1st Canadian Parliament
Budget(s)	1867
Predecessor	16th Ministry of the Province of Canada 7th Ministry of New Brunswick 7th Ministry of Nova Scotia
Successor	2nd Canadian Ministry

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• Prime Minister
  • 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
• Minister of Agriculture
  • 1 July 1867 – 16 November 1869: Jean-Charles Chapais
  • 16 November 1869 – 25 October 1871: Christopher Dunkin
  • 25 October 1871 – 7 November 1873: John Henry Pope
• Minister of Customs
  • 1 July 1867 – 22 February 1873: Samuel Leonard Tilley
  • 22 February 1873 – 7 November 1873: Charles Tupper
• Minister of Finance
  • 1 July 1867 – 18 November 1867: Alexander Tilloch Galt
  • 18 November 1867 – 9 October 1869: John Rose
  • 9 October 1869 – 22 February 1873: Francis Hincks
  • 22 February 1873 – 7 November 1873: Samuel Leonard Tilley
• Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
  • 22 May 1868 – 8 December 1869: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
    • 22 May 1868 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
  • 8 December 1869 – 1 July 1873: The Secretary of State of the Provinces (Ex officio)
    • 8 December 1869 – 7 May 1873: Joseph Howe
    • 7 May 1873 – 14 June 1873: James Cox Aikins (Acting)
    • 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
  • 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
    • 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
• Minister of Inland Revenue
  • 1 July 1867 – 15 July 1868: William Pearce Howland
  • 15 July 1868 – 15 November 1869: Alexander Campbell (Acting)
  • 16 November 1869 – 2 July 1872Ai: Alexander Morris
  • 2 July 1872 – 4 March 1873: Charles Tupper
  • 4 March 1873 – 1 July 1873: John O'Connor
  • 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
• Minister of the Interior
  • Was the Secretary of State for the Provinces to 30 June 1873.
  • 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
• Minister of Justice
  • 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
• Attorney General of Canada
  • 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
    • 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald
• Leader of the Government in the Senate
  • 1 July 1867 – 5 November 1873: Alexander Campbell
• Minister of Marine and Fisheries
  • 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: Peter Mitchell
• Minister of Militia and Defence
  • 1 July 1867 – 21 May 1873: George-Étienne Cartier
  • 21 May 1873 – 30 June 1873: Hector-Louis Langevin (Acting)
  • 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: Hugh McDonald
• Postmaster General
  • 1 July 1867 – 1 July 1873: Alexander Campbell
  • 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: John O'Connor
• President of the Privy Council
  • 1 July 1867 – 30 December 1867: Adam Johnston Fergusson Blair
  • 30 December 1867 – 30 January 1869: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
  • 30 January 1869 – 16 November 1869: Joseph Howe
  • 16 November 1869 – 21 June 1870: Edward Kenny
  • 21 June 1870 – 2 July 1872: Charles Tupper
  • 2 July 1872 – 4 March 1873: John O'Connor
  • 4 March 1873 – 14 June 1873: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
  • 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Hugh McDonald
  • 1 July 1873 – 7 November 1873: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
• Minister of Public Works
  • 1 July 1867 – 29 September 1869: William McDougall
  • 29 September 1869 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin (Acting)
  • 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: Hector-Louis Langevin
• Receiver General
  • 1 July 1867 – 4 July 1867: Vacant
  • 4 July 1867 – 16 November 1869: Edward Kenny
  • 16 November 1869 – 30 January 1873: Jean-Charles Chapais
  • 30 January 1873 – 7 November 1873: Théodore Robitaille
• Secretary of State of Canada
  • 1 July 1867 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
  • 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: James Cox Aikins
• Registrar General of Canada
  • 1 July 1867 – 7 November 1873: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
    • 1 July 1867 – 8 December 1869: Hector-Louis Langevin
    • 8 December 1869 – 7 November 1873: James Cox Aikins
• Secretary of State for the Provinces
  • 1 July 1867 – 1 May 1868: Adams George Archibald
  • 1 May 1868 – 16 November 1869: Vacant (Edmund Allen Meredith was acting)
  • 16 November 1869 – 7 May 1873: Joseph Howe
  • 7 May 1873 – 14 June 1873: James Cox Aikins (Acting)
  • 14 June 1873 – 1 July 1873: Thomas Nicholson Gibbs
  • Became Minister of the Interior from 1 July 1873.

• Government of Canada. "First Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 2015-11-17. Retrieved 2010-07-01.