Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
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The Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs was a Canadian
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 cabinet position held between 1967 to 1995. The minister was responsible for consumer and corporate issues relating to legislation at the federal level.

The minister was also the Registrar General of Canada
Registrar General of Canada
The Registrar General of Canada is responsible for registering all letters patent, commissions, instruments, proclamations, and any other documents that may, from time to time, be issued under the Great Seal of Canada or the Privy Seal of Canada...

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Ministers

1. John Napier Turner December 21, 1967–April 20, 1968 under Prime Minister Lester Pearson
April 20, 1968–July 5, 1968 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...

2. Ron Basford
Ron Basford
Stanley Ronald "Ron" Basford, PC was a long-time Canadian Cabinet minister in the Liberal government of Pierre Trudeau. Based in British Columbia, he was known as "Mr...

July 5, 1968–January 27, 1972
3. Bob Andras
Bob Andras
Robert Knight Andras, PC was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral districts of Port Arthur from 1965 to 1979, and Thunder Bay—Nipigon from 1979 to 1980, in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.Andras moved to Port Arthur, Ontario in 1958 as the...

January 28, 1972–November 26, 1972
4. Herb Gray
Herb Gray
Herbert Eser Gray, is a retired Canadian politician. He was Canada's first Jewish federal cabinet minister, and is one of only a few Canadians ever granted the title The Right Honourable who was not so entitled by virtue of a position held.-Early life:Born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Harry...

November 27, 1972–August 7, 1974
5. André Ouellet
André Ouellet
André Ouellet, P.C., Q.C. is a former Chairman of Canada Post, and a long time Liberal politician in Canada.First elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1967 by-election, Ouellet served in a number of different positions in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chrétien...

August 8, 1974–March 15, 1976
* Bryce Mackasey
Bryce Mackasey
Bryce Stuart Mackasey, PC was a Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister, and Ambassador to Portugal....

 (acting)
March 16, 1976–April 7, 1976
6. Bryce Mackasey
Bryce Mackasey
Bryce Stuart Mackasey, PC was a Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet minister, and Ambassador to Portugal....

April 8, 1976–September 13, 1976
7. Anthony Abbott
Anthony Abbott
Anthony Chisholm "Tony" Abbott, PC is a former Canadian politician.Born in Montreal, the son of Douglas Charles Abbott, Abbott was a lawyer by profession before being elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Mississauga, Ontario in the 1974 federal...

September 14, 1976–September 15, 1977
8. Warren Allmand
Warren Allmand
William Warren Allmand, is a former Canadian Liberal Party Member of Parliament and was a Cabinet member from 1972 to 1979....

September 16, 1977–June 3, 1979
9. Allan Lawrence June 4, 1979–March 2, 1980 under Prime Minister Joe Clark
Joe Clark
Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark, is a Canadian statesman, businessman, and university professor, and former journalist and politician...

10. André Ouellet
André Ouellet
André Ouellet, P.C., Q.C. is a former Chairman of Canada Post, and a long time Liberal politician in Canada.First elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a 1967 by-election, Ouellet served in a number of different positions in the cabinets of Prime Ministers Pierre Trudeau and Jean Chrétien...

March 3, 1980 - August 11, 1983 under Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
Joseph Philippe Pierre Yves Elliott Trudeau, , usually known as Pierre Trudeau or Pierre Elliott Trudeau, was the 15th Prime Minister of Canada from April 20, 1968 to June 4, 1979, and again from March 3, 1980 to June 30, 1984.Trudeau began his political career campaigning for socialist ideals,...

11. Judy Erola
Judy Erola
Judith Erola, née Jacobson, PC is a former Canadian politician, who represented the riding of Nickel Belt in the Canadian House of Commons from 1980 to 1984. She was a member of the Liberal Party....

August 12, 1983–June 29, 1984
June 30, 1984–September 16, 1984 under Prime Minister John Turner
John Turner
John Napier Wyndham Turner, PC, CC, QC is an English Canadian lawyer and retired politician, who served as the 17th Prime Minister of Canada from June 30 to September 17, 1984....

12. Michel Côté
Michel Côté
Michel Côté, PC is businessman and former Canadian politician.Côté was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 election that brought Brian Mulroney to power in a landslide...

September 17, 1984–June 29, 1986 under Prime Minister Brian Mulroney
Brian Mulroney
Martin Brian Mulroney, was the 18th Prime Minister of Canada from September 17, 1984, to June 25, 1993 and was leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1983 to 1993. His tenure as Prime Minister was marked by the introduction of major economic reforms, such as the Canada-U.S...

13. Harvie Andre
Harvie Andre
Harvie Andre, PC is a Canadian engineer and businessman and a former Canadian politician and federal Cabinet minister.Born in Edmonton, Alberta on July 27, 1940), Andre was educated at the University of Alberta and pursued part of his postgraduate studies at the California Institute of Technology...

June 30, 1986–January 29, 1989
14. Bernard Valcourt
Bernard Valcourt
Bernard Valcourt, PC is a Canadian politician and lawyer.-Entrance to politics:Valcourt was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1984 election that brought Brian Mulroney to power. He was appointed to the Canadian Cabinet in 1986 as a...

January 30, 1989–August 1, 1989
* Harvie Andre
Harvie Andre
Harvie Andre, PC is a Canadian engineer and businessman and a former Canadian politician and federal Cabinet minister.Born in Edmonton, Alberta on July 27, 1940), Andre was educated at the University of Alberta and pursued part of his postgraduate studies at the California Institute of Technology...

 (acting)
August 2, 1989–February 22, 1990
12. Pierre Blais
Pierre Blais
Pierre Blais, PC is a Canadian jurist and former politician and Cabinet minister. He is currently the Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Appeal...

February 23, 1990–January 3, 1993
13. Pierre H. Vincent
Pierre H. Vincent
Pierre H. Vincent, PC is a tax lawyer and former Canadian politician.-Member of Parliament:Vincent was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 electoral landslide that brought Brian Mulroney and the Progressive Conservative Party to power...

January 4, 1990–June 24, 1993
14. Jean Charest
Jean Charest
John James "Jean" Charest, PC, MNA is a Canadian politician who has been the 29th Premier of Quebec since 2003. He was leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada from 1993 to 1998 and has been leader of the Quebec Liberal Party since 1998....

June 25, 1993–November 3, 1993 under Prime Minister Kim Campbell
Kim Campbell
Avril Phædra Douglas "Kim" Campbell, is a Canadian politician, lawyer, university professor, diplomat, and writer. She served as the 19th Prime Minister of Canada, serving from June 25, 1993, to November 4, 1993...

15. John Manley
John Manley (politician)
John Paul Manley, PC, OC is a Canadian lawyer, businessman and politician. He served as Liberal Member of Parliament for Ottawa South from 1988 to 2004, and a Cabinet Minister from 1993 to 2003. He is presently President and CEO of the Canadian Council of Chief Executives.-Background:Manley was...

November 4, 1993–March 28, 1995 under Prime Minister Jean Chrétien
Jean Chrétien
Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien , known commonly as Jean Chrétien is a former Canadian politician who was the 20th Prime Minister of Canada. He served in the position for over ten years, from November 4, 1993 to December 12, 2003....



The position of Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs was abolished and its duties inherited by the new position of Minister of Industry
Minister of Industry (Canada)
The Minister of Industry is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's economic development and corporate affairs department, Industry Canada. The Minister of Industry is also the minister responsible for Statistics Canada...

 (list) on March 29, 1995.
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