Minister of Transport (Canada)

Minister of Transport
Ministry
Federal
Incumbent Denis Lebel PC, MP, BA since 18 May 2011
Style	The Honourable
Appointed by	David Johnston as Governor General of Canada
First	C.D. Howe
Formation	2 November 1936
Term length	At Her Majesty's pleasure
Website	www.tc.gc.ca

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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 June 2011^[update], the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities is Denis Lebel.

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
*	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
*	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 - October 29, 2008
27.	John Baird	under Harper	October 30, 2008 - August 6, 2010
28.	Chuck Strahl	under Harper	August 6, 2010 – May 18, 2011
29.	Denis Lebel	under Harper	May 18, 2011 - present