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7th Canadian Ministry 7e conseil des ministres du Canada
7th ministry of Canada
Date established	1 May 1896
Date dissolved	8 July 1896
Leadership and composition
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	Marquess of Aberdeen
Prime Minister	Charles Tupper
Member party	Conservative
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Liberal
Opposition leader	Wilfrid Laurier
Formation and history
Incoming formation	1896 Canadian political crisis
Legislature terms	None (between the 7th and 8th Parliament)
Outgoing formation	1896 federal election
Predecessor	6th Canadian Ministry
Successor	8th Canadian Ministry

The Seventh Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir Charles Tupper. It governed Canada from 1 May to 8 July 1896. It was formed after the 7th Canadian Parliament was dissolved, and lost the 8th Canadian federal election, so it never faced a parliament. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada.

Cabinet

• Prime Minister
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Sir Charles Tupper
• Minister of Agriculture
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Walter Humphries Montague
• Controller of Customs
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: John Fisher Wood
• Minister of Finance
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: George Eulas Foster
• Receiver General of Canada
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
    • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: George Eulas Foster
• Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
    • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Hugh John Macdonald
• Controller of Inland Revenue
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Edward Gawler Prior
• Minister of the Interior
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Hugh John Macdonald
• Minister of Justice
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Arthur Rupert Dickey
• Attorney General of Canada
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
    • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Arthur Rupert Dickey
• Leader of the Government in the Senate
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Mackenzie Bowell
• Minister of Marine and Fisheries
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: John Costigan
• Minister of Militia and Defence
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: David Tisdale
• Postmaster General
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Louis-Olivier Taillon
• President of the Privy Council
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Auguste-Réal Angers
• Minister of Public Works
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Alphonse Desjardins
• Minister of Railways and Canals
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: John Graham Haggart
• Secretary of State of Canada
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Sir Charles Tupper
• Registrar General of Canada
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
    • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Sir Charles Tupper
• Minister of Trade and Commerce
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: William Bullock Ives
• Minister without Portfolio
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Donald Ferguson
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: John Jones Ross
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Sir Frank Smith

Offices not of the Cabinet

• Solicitor-General
  • 1 May 1896 – 11 July 1896: Sir Charles Hibbert Tupper

References

• Government of Canada. "Seventh Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2010.