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The Minister of Transport (French : Ministre des Transports ) is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's transportation regulatory and development department, Transport Canada . The post was created by Prime Minister MacKenzie King in 1936.
Since 2006 the position has been styled the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities , a name change corresponding with responsibility for Infrastructure Canada being transferred to the portfolio at that time. "Minister of Transport" remains the title for legal purposes.
Transport Canada used to manage most of Canada 's major airports, but in the 1990s, most airports were off loaded to non-profit private airport authorities. The department is now responsible for transportation safety and regulation management.
As of December 2006, the current Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is Lawrence Cannon .
Ministers of Transport
1.
C.D. Howe under King
November 2 , 1936 - July 8 , 1940
2.
Pierre Cardin under King
July 8 , 1940 - May 13 , 1942
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C.D. Howe (Acting) under King
May 13 , 1942 - October 6 , 1942
3.
Joseph Enoil Michaud under King
October 6 , 1942 - April 18 , 1945
4.
Lionel Chevrier under St. Laurent
April 18 , 1945 - July 1 , 1954
5.
George Carlyle Marler under St. Laurent
July 1 , 1954 - June 21 , 1957
6.
George Hees under Diefenbaker
June 21 , 1957 - October 11 , 1960
7.
Léon Balcer under Diefenbaker
October 11 , 1960 - April 22 , 1963
8.
George McIlraith under Pearson
April 22 , 1963 - February 3 , 1964
9.
Jack Pickersgill under Pearson
February 3 , 1964 - September 19 , 1967
10.
Paul Hellyer under Pearson
September 19 , 1967 - April 20 , 1968
Paul Hellyer (cont'd) under Trudeau
April 20 , 1968 - April 30 , 1969
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James Armstrong Richardson (Acting) under Trudeau
April 30 , 1969 - May 5 , 1969
11.
Donald Campbell Jamieson under Trudeau
May 5 , 1969 - November 27 , 1972
12.
Jean Marchand under Trudeau
November 27 , 1972 - September 26 , 1975
13.
Otto Lang under Trudeau
September 26 , 1975 - June 4 , 1979
14.
Don Mazankowski under Clark
June 4 , 1979 - March 3 , 1980
15.
Jean-Luc Pépin under Trudeau
March 3 , 1980 - August 12 , 1983
16.
Lloyd Axworthy under Trudeau
August 12 , 1983 - June 29 , 1984
Lloyd Axworthy (cont'd) under Turner
June 30 , 1984 - September 16 , 1984
Don Mazankowski (2nd time) under Mulroney
September 17 , 1984 - June 29 , 1986
17.
John Crosbie under Mulroney
June 30 , 1986 - March 30 , 1988
18.
Benoît Bouchard under Mulroney
March 31 , 1988 - February 22 , 1990
19.
Doug Lewis under Mulroney
February 23 , 1990 - April 20 , 1991
20.
Jean Corbeil under Mulroney
April 21 , 1991 - June 24 , 1993
Jean Corbeil (cont'd) under Campbell
June 25 , 1993 - November 3 , 1993
21.
Doug Young under Chrétien
November 4 , 1993 - January 24 , 1996
22.
David Anderson under Chrétien
January 25 , 1996 - June 10 , 1997
23.
David Collenette under Chrétien
June 11 , 1997 - December 11 , 2003
24.
Tony Valeri under Martin
December 12 , 2003 - July 19 , 2004
25.
Jean Lapierre under Martin
July 20 , 2004 - February 5 , 2006
26.
Lawrence Cannon under Harper
February 6 , 2006 -
