8th Canadian Ministry

Template:Short description Template:Nofootnotes Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox government cabinet 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

Prime Minister
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Minister of Agriculture
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sydney Arthur Fisher
Minister of Customs
- 30 June 1897 – 10 October 1911: William Paterson
Secretary of State for External Affairs
- 19 May 1909 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
Minister of Finance
- 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
- 20 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: William Stevens Fielding
Receiver General of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
  - 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney was acting)
  - 20 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: William Stevens Fielding
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
  - 11 July 1896 – 17 July 1896: Vacant (Hayter Reed was acting)
  - 17 July 1896 – 17 November 1896: Richard William Scott (acting)
  - 17 November 1896 – 28 February 1905: Clifford Sifton
  - 28 February 1905 – 13 March 1905: Vacant (Francis Pedley was acting)
  - 13 March 1905 – 8 April 1905: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
  - 8 April 1905 – 10 October 1911: Frank Oliver
Minister of Inland Revenue
- 30 June 1897 – 22 June 1900: Sir Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
- 22 June 1900 – 19 January 1904: Michel-Esdras Bernier
- 19 January 1904 – 6 February 1906: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
- 6 February 1906 – 10 October 1911: William Templeman
Minister of the Interior
- 11 July 1896 – 17 July 1896: Vacant (Alexander Mackinnon Burgess was acting)
- 17 July 1896 – 17 November 1896: Richard William Scott (acting)
- 17 November 1896 – 28 February 1905: Clifford Sifton
- 28 February 1905 – 13 March 1905: Vacant (William Wallace Cory was acting)
- 13 March 1905 – 8 April 1905: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- 8 April 1905 – 10 October 1911: Frank Oliver
Minister of Justice
- 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
- 18 November 1897 – 8 February 1902: David Mills
- 8 February 1902 – 4 June 1906: Charles Fitzpatrick
- 4 June 1906 – 10 October 1911: Sir Allen Bristol Aylesworth
Attorney General of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
  - 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
  - 18 November 1897 – 8 February 1902: David Mills
  - 8 February 1902 – 4 June 1906: Charles Fitzpatrick
  - 4 June 1906 – 10 October 1911: Allen Bristol Aylesworth
Minister of Labour
- 19 May 1909 – 2 June 1909: Vacant (William Lyon Mackenzie King was acting)
- 2 June 1909 – 10 October 1911: William Lyon Mackenzie King
Leader of the Government in the Senate
- 11 July 1896 – 18 November 1897: Sir Oliver Mowat
- 18 November 1897 – 7 February 1902: David Mills
- 7 February 1902 – 20 January 1909: Richard William Scott
- 20 January 1909 – 10 October 1911: Richard John Cartwright
Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 11 July 1896 – 25 September 1901: Sir Louis Henry Davies
- 25 September 1901 – 15 January 1902: Vacant (François Frédéric Gourdeau was acting)
- 15 January 1902 – 11 November 1902: James Sutherland
- 11 November 1902 – 26 December 1905: Raymond Préfontaine
- 26 December 1905 – 6 January 1906: Vacant (François Frédéric Gourdeau was acting)
- 6 January 1906 – 6 February 1906: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
- 6 February 1906 – 11 August 1911: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
- 11 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
Minister of Militia and Defence
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Frederick William Borden
Minister of Mines
- 27 April 1907 – 3 May 1907: Vacant (Albert Peter Low was acting)
- 3 May 1907 – 10 October 1911: William Templeman
Minister of the Naval Service
- 4 May 1910 – 11 August 1911: Louis-Philippe Brodeur
- 11 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
Postmaster General
- 11 July 1896 – 16 October 1905: Sir William Mulock
- 16 October 1905 – 4 June 1906: Allen Bristol Aylesworth
- 4 June 1906 – 19 August 1911: Rodolphe Lemieux
- 19 August 1911 – 10 October 1911: Henri Sévérin Béland
President of the Privy Council
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Minister of Public Works
- 11 July 1896 – 22 October 1902: Joseph-Israël Tarte
- 22 October 1902 – 11 November 1902: Vacant (Sir Wilfrid Laurier was acting)
- 11 November 1902 – 4 May 1905: James Sutherland
- 4 May 1905 – 22 May 1905: Vacant (Sir Wilfrid Laurier was acting)
- 22 May 1905 – 30 August 1907: Charles Smith Hyman
- 30 August 1907 – 10 October 1911: William Pugsley
Minister of Railways and Canals
- 11 July 1896 – 20 July 1896: Vacant (Collingwood Schreiber was acting)
- 20 July 1896 – 21 July 1903: Andrew George Blair
- 21 July 1903 – 15 January 1904: William Stevens Fielding
- 15 January 1904 – 3 April 1907: Henry Emmerson
- 3 April 1907 – 9 April 1907: Vacant (Matthew Joseph Butler was acting)
- 9 April 1907 – 10 October 1911: George Perry Graham
Secretary of State of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 9 October 1908: Richard William Scott
- 9 October 1908 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
Registrar General of Canada
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
  - 11 July 1896 – 9 October 1908: Richard William Scott
  - 9 October 1908 – 10 October 1911: Charles Murphy
Minister of Trade and Commerce
- 11 July 1896 – 10 October 1911: Sir Richard John Cartwright
Minister without Portfolio
- 11 July 1896 – 12 January 1902: Richard Reid Dobell
- 21 August 1896 – 19 July 1899: Christophe-Alphonse Geoffrion
- 30 September 1899 – 15 January 1902: James Sutherland
- 25 February 1902 – 6 February 1906: Charles Smith Hyman
- 5 February 1904 – 22 May 1905: William Templeman