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List of Canadian Leaders of the Government in the House of Commons - Definition and Overview
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Prior to 1944 the Prime Minister of Canada had the responsibilities of coordinating House of Commons business. In 1944, William Lyon Mackenzie King designated those responsibilities to one of his Cabinet ministers. The position of Leader of the Government in the House of Commons was formally recognized in 1946. It first became a full time position in 1968 when Pierre Trudeau assigned the responsibilities to the position of President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. The association of the Privy Council President with the House Leader portfolio ended in 1989.

Government House Leader is not technically a cabinet-level post, but rather a parliamentary office, so in order to qualify for cabinet membership the individual must be named to cabinet in some other capacity. In recent years, with the position evolved into a full-time job, House Leaders have been named to cabinet as Ministers of State with no portfolio specified. The Martin government has taken to styling these positions so that the Minister of State title is effectively invisible.

List of Government House Leaders.

1. Ian Alistair Mackenzie while Minister of Pensions and National Health under King October 14 1944 - October 17 1944
Ian Alistair Mackenzie (cont'd) while Minister of Veterans Affairs under KingOctober 18 1944 - April 30 1948
2. Alphonse Fournier while Minister of Public Worksunder King May 1 1948 - November 15 1948
Alphonse Fournier (cont'd) while Minister of Public Worksunder King November 15 1948 - May 8 1953
3. Walter Edward Harris while Minister of Citizenship and Immigration under St. Laurent May 9 1953 - June 30 1954
Walter Edward Harris (cont'd) while Minister of Finance under St. Laurent July 1 1954 - April 12 1957
4. Howard Charles Green while Minister of Public Works under Diefenbaker October 14 1957 - June 3 1959
Howard Charles Green (cont'd) while Secretary of State for External Affairs under Diefenbaker June 4 1959 - July 18 1959
5. Gordon Minto Churchill while Minister of Veterans Affairs under Diefenbaker January 14 1960 - February 5 1963
6. Jack Pickersgill while Secretary of State of Canada under Pearson May 16 1963 - December 21 1963
7. Guy Favreau while Minister of Justice under Pearson February 18 1964 - October 29 1964
8. George James McIlraith while President of the QPCC under Pearson October 30 1964 - July 6 1965
George James McIlraith (cont'd) while Minister of Public Works under Pearson July 7 1965 - May 3 1967
9. Allan MacEachen while Minister of Amateur Sport under Pearson May 4 1967 - April 23 1968
10. Donald Stovel Macdonald as President of the QPCC under Trudeau September 12 1968 - September 23 1970
Allan MacEachen (second time) as President of the QPCC under Trudeau September 24 1970 - May 9 1974
11. Mitchell Sharp as President of the QPCC under Trudeau August 8 1974 - September 13 1976
Allan MacEachen (third time) as President of the QPCC under Trudeau September 14 1976 - March 26 1979
12. Walter Baker as President of the QPCC under Clark June 4 1979 - March 2 1980
13. Yvon Pinard as President of the QPCC under Trudeau March 3 1980 - June 29 1984
14. André Ouellet as President of the QPCC (also Minister of Labour1) under Turner June 30 1984 - November 4 1984
15. Ramon John Hnatyshyn2 as Minister of State (Government House Leader) under Mulroney November 5 1984 - February 26 1985
Ramon John Hnatyshyn (cont'd)as President of the QPCC under Mulroney February 27 1985 - June 29 1986
16. Don Mazankowski as President of the QPCC (also Deputy PM3) under Mulroney June 30 1986 - April 2 1989
17. Doug Lewis while Minister of Justice under Mulroney April 3 1989 - February 22 1990
18. Harvie Andre while Minister of State under Mulroney February 23 1990 - June 24 1993
Doug Lewis (2nd time) while Solicitor General4 under Campbell June 25 1983 - November 3 1993
19. Herb Gray while Solicitor General under Chrétien November 4 1993 - April 27 1997
20. Don Boudria while Minister of State under Chrétien June 11 1997 - January 14 2002
21. Ralph Goodale while Minister of State under Chrétien January 15 2002 - May 25 2002
Don Boudria (2nd time) while Minister of State under Chrétien May 26 2002 - December 11 2003
22. Jacques Saada while Minister of State-styled-as-LGHC under Martin December 12 2003 - July 20 2004
23. Tony Valeri while Minister of State-styled-as-LGHC under Martin July 20 2004 -

1. The Turner Ministry never convened the House, so Ouellet never technically served as Government House Leader. He was also named "Minister of State for Economic and Regional Development".

2. During this period Erik Nielsen, the Conservative House Leader when the party had been in Opposition, had the position of President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. In practice this meant that Nielsen was senior Government House Leader in all but name and that Hnatyshyn was, in practice, Nielsen's deputy despite having the title of Government House Leader. This situation ended when Hnatyshyn became President of the Privy Council on February 27, 1985.

3. From August 27 1987 Mazankowski was also President of the Treasury Board (until March 30 1988) and Minister responsible for Privatization and Regulatory Affairs (until January 29 1989). From September 15 1988 he was also Minister of Agriculture.

4. The Campbell Ministry never convened the House, so Lewis never technically served as Government House Leader

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