The Department of National Revenue was established in 1927 by expanding the former Department of Customs and Excise with a new facility for the collection of income tax which had formerly been the responsibility of the Department of Finance.
1.
William Daum Euler
Cabinet of
King
March 21, 1927 – August 7, 1930
2.
Edmond Baird Ryckman
Cabinet of Bennett
August 7, 1930 – December 1, 1933
3.
Robert Charles Matthews
Cabinet of Bennett
December 6, 1933 – August 13, 1935
4.
James Earl Lawson
Cabinet of Bennett
August 14, 1935 – October 23, 1935
5.
James Lorimer Ilsley
Cabinet of
King
October 24, 1935 – July 7, 1940
6.
Colin William George Gibson
Cabinet of
King
July 8, 1940 – March 7, 1945
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James Angus MacKinnon (Acting)
Cabinet of
King
March 8, 1945 – April 18, 1945
7.
David Laurence MacLaren
Cabinet of
King
April 19, 1945 – July 29, 1945
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James Angus MacKinnon (Acting)
Cabinet of
King
July 30, 1945 – August 28, 1945
8.
James Joseph McCann
Cabinet of
King
August 29, 1945 – November 15, 1948
Cabinet of St-Laurent
November 15, 1948 – June 20, 1957
9.
George Clyde Nowlan
Cabinet of Diefenbaker
June 21, 1957 – August 8, 1962
10.
Hugh John Flemming
Cabinet of Diefenbaker
April 9, 1962 – April 21, 1963
11.
Jack Garland
Cabinet of Pearson
April 22, 1963 – March 14, 1964
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George McIlraith (Acting)
Cabinet of Pearson
March 19, 1964 – June 28, 1964
12.
Edgar John Benson
Cabinet of Pearson
June 29, 1964 – January 17, 1968
13.
Jean Chrétien
Cabinet of Pearson
January 18, 1968 – April 20, 1968
Cabinet of Trudeau
April 20, 1968 – July 5, 1968
14.
Joseph Julien Jean-Pierre Côté
Cabinet of Trudeau
July 6, 1968 – September 23, 1970
15.
Herb Gray
Cabinet of Trudeau
September 24, 1970 – November 26, 1972
16.
Robert Stanbury
Cabinet of Trudeau
November 27, 1972 – August 7, 1974
17.
Ron Basford
Cabinet of Trudeau
August 8, 1974 – September 25, 1975
18.
Bud Cullen
Cabinet of Trudeau
September 26, 1975 – September 13, 1976
20.
Monique Bégin
Cabinet of Trudeau
September 14, 1976 – September 15, 1977
21.
Joseph-Philippe Guay
Cabinet of Trudeau
September 16, 1977 – November 23, 1978
22.
Anthony Abbott
Cabinet of Trudeau
November 24, 1978 – June 3, 1979
23.
Walter Baker
Cabinet of
Clark
June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980
24.
Bill Rompkey
Cabinet of Trudeau
March 3, 1980 – September 29, 1982
25.
Pierre Bussières
Cabinet of Trudeau
September 30, 1982 – June 29, 1984
26.
Roy MacLaren
Cabinet of Turner
June 30, 1984 – September 16, 1984
27.
Perrin Beatty
Cabinet of
Mulroney
September 17, 1984 – August 19, 1985
29.
Elmer MacKay
Cabinet of
Mulroney
August 20, 1985 – January 29, 1989
30.
Otto Jelinek
Cabinet of
Mulroney
January 30, 1989 – June 24, 1993
31.
Garth Turner
Cabinet of
Campbell
June 25, 1993 – November 3, 1993
31.
David Anderson
Cabinet of
Chrétien
November 4, 1993 – January 24, 1996
32.
Jane Stewart
Cabinet of
Chrétien
January 25, 1996 – June 10, 1997
33.
Herb Dhaliwal
Cabinet of
Chrétien
June 11, 1997 – August 2, 1999
34.
Martin Cauchon
Cabinet of
Chrétien
August 3, 1999 – January 14, 2002
35.
Elinor Caplan
Cabinet of
Chrétien
January 15, 2002 – December 11, 2003
36.
Stan Keyes
Cabinet of
Martin
December 12, 2003 – July 19, 2004
37.
John McCallum
Cabinet of
Martin
July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006
38.
Carol Skelton
Cabinet of
Harper
February 6, 2006 - August 14, 2007
39.
Gordon O'Connor
Cabinet of
Harper
August 14, 2007 - October 29, 2008
40.
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Cabinet of
Harper
October 30, 2008 - January 19, 2010
41.
Keith Ashfield
Cabinet of
Harper
January 19, 2010 – May 18, 2011
42.
Gail Shea
Cabinet of
Harper
May 18, 2011 – present
The office of Minister of Customs and Excise was abolished and the office of Minister of National Revenue created on March 31, 1927.