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Encyclopedia > Minister of National Defence (Canada)

The Minister of National Defence (French: Ministre de la Défense nationale) is the Canadian politician within the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the Department of National Defence which oversees the Canadian Forces. A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The Cabinet of Canada (French: Cabinet du Canada or Conseil des ministres) plays an important role in the Canadian government in accordance with the Westminster System. ... The Department of National Defence, frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for Canadas military, the Canadian Armed Forces. ... The Canadian Forces (French: Forces canadiennes) are the combined armed forces of Canada. ...


The position used to be divided amongst the Minister of Militia and Defence, Minister of the Naval Service and Minister of Aviation. E.P. Taché ~1855-1860 John A. Macdonald 1860-1867 George-Étienne Cartier 1867-1873 Hector Louis Langevin 1873 Hugh McDonald 1873 William Ross 1873-1874 William Vail 1874-1878 Alfred Jones 1878 Louis Mason 1878-1880 Alexander Cambell 1880 Adolphe-Philippe Caron 1880-1892 Sir Mackenzie Bowell 1892 James... The Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government, established in 1959. ...


The current Minister of National Defence is The Honourable Gordon O'Connor. The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... Hon. ...


The highest ranking officer reporting to the Minister is the Chief of the Defence Staff. Although the Governor General of Canada is the Commander-in-Chief of the Canadian Armed Forces, the ultimate responsibility resides with the Minister of National Defence. The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the senior member of the Canadian Forces and reports directly to the Minister of National Defence. ... The Governor General of Canada (French: Gouverneure générale du Canada or Gouverneur général du Canada) is the representative of the Canadian monarch. ... Commander-in-Chief (in NATO-lingo often C-in-C or CINC pronounced sink) is the commander of all the military forces within a particular region or of all the military forces of a state. ... The Canadian Forces (CF) (Fr: Forces canadiennes (FC)) are the combined branches of the military of Canada. ...


The Minister of National Defence is also the designated Lead Minister for Search and Rescue (LMSAR) within the federal government and is responsible for the National Search and Rescue Program. CH-113 Labrador helicopter used by the Canadian Forces for search and rescue from 1962-2004, performing an exercise with a Canadian Coast Guard rescue cutter. ...


See also

Canadian Ministers of National Defence Before 1923, the responsibilities of the current National Defence portfolio were divided between the now-defunct posts of Minister of Militia and Defence (List) and Minister of the Naval Service (List). ... E.P. Taché ~1855-1860 John A. Macdonald 1860-1867 George-Étienne Cartier 1867-1873 Hector Louis Langevin 1873 Hugh McDonald 1873 William Ross 1873-1874 William Vail 1874-1878 Alfred Jones 1878 Louis Mason 1878-1880 Alexander Cambell 1880 Adolphe-Philippe Caron 1880-1892 Sir Mackenzie Bowell 1892 James...

External links

  • Department of National Defence


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