The minister of national defence (MND; French: ministre de la défense nationale) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the national defence of Canada.[6]
The minister is responsible, through the tenets of responsible government, to Parliament for "the management and direction of the Canadian Forces". Any orders and instructions for the Canadian Armed Forces are issued by or through the chief of the defence staff.[10] The Department of National Defence exists to aid the minister in carrying out her responsibilities, and acts as the civilian support system for the Canadian Forces.[11][12]
The current minister of national defence is Bill Blair. The parliamentary secretary, who represents the minister when he is away from the House of Commons, is Bryan May.
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The Defence Portfolioedit
The Defence Portfolio is a collection of organizations and agencies that report to the minister of national defence. Although deputy heads for individual agencies direct and oversee the activities of their agency, the minister is accountable to Parliament its activities.[16] The Defence Portfolio includes:[17]
Bill Graham was enrolled under the University Naval Training Division of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and received commission as sub lieutenant in 1960. Graham did not serve in the Navy following his commission and thus does not have military experience.
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External linksedit
National Defence and Canadian Forces
January 01, 1970
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The minister of national defence MND French ministre de la defense nationale is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the national defence of Canada 6 Minister of National DefenceMinistre de la Defense nationaleIncumbentBill Blairsince July 26 2023Department of National DefenceCanadian Armed ForcesStyleThe HonourableMember ofHouse of CommonsPrivy CouncilCabinet 1 Reports toParliamentPrime Minister 2 AppointerMonarch represented by the governor general 3 on the advice of the prime minister 4 Term lengthAt His Majesty s pleasurePrecursorMinister of Aviation Minister of Militia and Defence Minister of the Naval ServiceInaugural holderGeorge Perry GrahamFormationJanuary 1 1923SalaryCA 269 800 2019 5 Websiteforces wbr gc wbr ca The Department of National Defence is headed by the deputy minister of national defence the department s senior civil servant while the Canadian Armed Forces are headed by the chief of the defence staff the senior serving military officer 7 Both are responsible to the minister of national defence The King represented by the governor general of Canada is Commander in Chief of the Canadian Forces and has final authority on all orders and laws for the defence of the realm 8 9 The minister is responsible through the tenets of responsible government to Parliament for the management and direction of the Canadian Forces Any orders and instructions for the Canadian Armed Forces are issued by or through the chief of the defence staff 10 The Department of National Defence exists to aid the minister in carrying out her responsibilities and acts as the civilian support system for the Canadian Forces 11 12 The current minister of national defence is Bill Blair The parliamentary secretary who represents the minister when he is away from the House of Commons is Bryan May Contents 1 History 2 The Defence Portfolio 3 List of ministers 4 Ministers with military experience 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory editOn 1 January 1923 the National Defence Act 1922 came into effect merging the Department of Militia and Defence the Department of the Naval Service and the Air Board to form the Department of National Defence The ministerial heads of the former departments the minister of militia and defence the minister of the naval service and the minister of aviation were merged to form a new position the minister of national defence During the Second World War the minister of national defence was assisted by two subordinate ministers The minister of national defence for air was an additional minister in the Department of National Defence responsible for the Royal Canadian Air Force while the minister of national defence for naval services was another minister in the Department of National Defence responsible for the Royal Canadian Navy The air and naval post was reincorporated into the portfolio of the minister of national defence following the Second World War The Munsinger affair was Canada s first national political sex scandal in 1966 The affair involved Gerda Munsinger a German citizen who had been convicted in Germany as a common prostitute a petty thief and a smuggler who emigrated to Canada in 1956 in spite of a warning card dated 1952 and who was in 1960 the mistress of the former Associate Minister of National Defence Pierre Sevigny Munsinger was a self admitted espionage agent in the employ of the Russian Intelligence Service 13 Canadian military spending 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020Military spending as percent share of GDP 1950 2020 14 Canadian military spending 5 000 10 000 15 000 20 000 25 000 30 000 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020Military spending Constant 2019 USD million 1953 2020 15 The Defence Portfolio editThe Defence Portfolio is a collection of organizations and agencies that report to the minister of national defence Although deputy heads for individual agencies direct and oversee the activities of their agency the minister is accountable to Parliament its activities 16 The Defence Portfolio includes 17 Canadian Armed Forces Communications Security Establishment Defence Research and Development Canada Department of National Defence Cadets Canada and Junior Canadian Rangers Military Grievances External Review Committee Canadian Forces Housing Agency Canadian Forces Personnel Support Agency Judge Advocate General Military Police Complaints Commission National Search and Rescue Secretariat Office of the Chief Military Judge Office of the Legal Advisor to the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces DND CF LA Office of the National Defence and Canadian Forces Ombudsman The minister of national defence is also the designated lead minister for search and rescue LMSAR within the federal government List of ministers editKey Liberal Party of Canada Historical conservative parties Liberal Conservative Conservative historical Unionist National Liberal and Conservative Progressive Conservative Conservative Party of Canada No Portrait Name Term of office Political party Ministry 1 nbsp George Perry Graham January 1 1923 April 27 1923 Liberal 12 King 2 nbsp Edward Mortimer Macdonald April 28 1923 Acting until Aug 17 June 28 1926 Liberal 3 nbsp Hugh Guthrie June 29 1926 Acting until Jul 13 September 25 1926 Conservative historical 13 Meighen VACANT September 25 1926 September 30 1926 14 King nbsp James Robb Acting October 1 1926 October 7 1926 Liberal 4 nbsp James Ralston 1st time October 8 1926 August 7 1930 Liberal 5 nbsp Donald Matheson Sutherland August 7 1930 November 16 1934 Conservative historical 15 Bennett 6 nbsp Grote Stirling November 17 1934 October 23 1935 Conservative historical 7 nbsp Ian Alistair Mackenzie October 24 1935 September 18 1939 Liberal 16 King 8 nbsp Norman McLeod Rogers September 19 1939 June 10 1940 Liberal nbsp Charles Power Acting June 11 1940 July 4 1940 Liberal 4 nbsp James Ralston 2nd time July 5 1940 November 1 1944 Liberal 9 nbsp Andrew McNaughton November 2 1944 August 20 1945 Military 10 nbsp Douglas Abbott August 21 1945 December 9 1946 Liberal 11 nbsp Brooke Claxton December 10 1946 November 15 1948 Liberal November 15 1948 June 30 1954 17 St Laurent 12 nbsp Ralph Campney July 1 1954 June 20 1957 Liberal 13 nbsp George Pearkes June 21 1957 October 10 1960 Progressive Conservative 18 Diefenbaker 14 nbsp Douglas Harkness October 11 1960 February 3 1963 Progressive Conservative VACANT February 4 1963 February 11 1963 15 nbsp Gordon Churchill February 12 1963 April 21 1963 Progressive Conservative 16 nbsp Paul Hellyer April 22 1963 September 18 1967 Liberal 19 Pearson 17 nbsp Leo Cadieux September 18 1967 April 19 1968 Liberal April 20 1968 September 16 1970 20 P E Trudeau Charles Drury 1st time Acting September 17 1970 September 23 1970 Liberal 18 nbsp Donald Macdonald September 24 1970 January 27 1972 Liberal 19 nbsp Edgar Benson January 28 1972 August 31 1972 Liberal nbsp Jean Eudes Dube Acting September 1 1972 September 6 1972 Liberal Charles Drury 2nd time Acting September 7 1972 November 26 1972 Liberal 20 nbsp James Richardson November 27 1972 October 12 1976 Liberal 21 nbsp Barney Danson October 13 1976 Acting until Nov 3 June 3 1979 Liberal 22 nbsp Allan McKinnon June 4 1979 March 2 1980 Progressive Conservative 21 Clark 23 nbsp Gilles Lamontagne March 3 1980 August 11 1983 Liberal 22 P E Trudeau 24 nbsp Jean Jacques Blais August 12 1983 June 29 1984 Liberal June 30 1984 September 16 1984 23 Turner 25 nbsp Robert Coates September 17 1984 February 11 1985 Progressive Conservative 24 Mulroney 26 nbsp Erik Nielsen February 12 1985 Acting until Feb 26 June 29 1986 Progressive Conservative 27 nbsp Perrin Beatty June 30 1986 January 29 1989 Progressive Conservative 28 nbsp Bill McKnight January 30 1989 April 20 1991 Progressive Conservative 29 nbsp Marcel Masse April 21 1991 January 3 1993 Progressive Conservative 30 nbsp Kim Campbell January 4 1993 June 24 1993 Progressive Conservative 31 nbsp Tom Siddon June 25 1993 November 3 1993 Progressive Conservative 25 Campbell 32 nbsp David Collenette November 4 1993 October 4 1996 Liberal 26 Chretien 33 nbsp Doug Young October 5 1996 June 10 1997 Liberal 34 nbsp Art Eggleton June 11 1997 June 25 2002 Liberal 35 nbsp John McCallum June 26 2002 December 11 2003 Liberal 36 nbsp David Pratt December 12 2003 July 19 2004 Liberal 27 Martin 37 nbsp Bill Graham July 20 2004 February 5 2006 Liberal 38 nbsp Gordon O Connor February 6 2006 August 14 2007 Conservative 28 Harper 39 nbsp Peter MacKay August 14 2007 July 15 2013 Conservative 40 nbsp Rob Nicholson July 15 2013 February 9 2015 Conservative 41 nbsp Jason Kenney February 9 2015 November 4 2015 Conservative 42 nbsp Harjit Sajjan November 4 2015 October 26 2021 Liberal 29 J Trudeau 43 nbsp Anita Anand October 26 2021 July 26 2023 Liberal 44 nbsp Bill Blair July 26 2023 Incumbent LiberalMinisters with military experience editName Rank Branch Position if applicable Unit s James Ralston Colonel Canadian Expeditionary Force CEF Commanding Officer 85th Nova Scotia Highlanders Battalion CEF Donald Matheson Sutherland Lieutenant Colonel CEF Officer Commanding 52nd Battalion New Ontario and A Company 1st Battalion Major A Squadron 24th Regiment Grey s Horse Andrew McNaughton General CEF Canadian Militia Permanent Active Militia Commanding Officer 5th Battalion Canadian Mounted Rifles and Canadian Corps Ralph Campney Lieutenant CEF Canadian Army Royal Flying Corps No 5 Stationary or General Hospital Queen s Commissioned Officer 19th Canadian Infantry Battalion Norman McLeod Rogers Lieutenant CEF 6th Nova Scotia Mounted Rifles Charles Gavan Power Acting Major CEF Canadian Corps Brooke Claxton Battery Sergeant Major Victoria Rifles of Canada George Pearkes Major General CEF Canadian Militia and Canadian Army Commanding Officer Canadian Corps Douglas Harkness Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army Royal Canadian Artillery Gordon Churchill Lieutenant Colonel CEF Vickers Machine Gunner Commanding Officer Fort Garry Horse and 1st Canadian Carrier Regiment Canadian Corps Paul Hellyer Gunner Canadian Army Royal Canadian Artillery Charles Drury Brigadier General Canadian Army Commanding Officer 4th Field Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery General Staff Officer of the 2nd Canadian Division and acting commander of the Royal Artillery 4th Canadian Division Edgar Benson Sergeant Canadian Corps Canadian Army 1st Survey Regiment Royal Canadian Artillery Barney Danson Lieutenant Canadian Army The Queen s Own Rifles of Canada James Armstrong Richardson Pilot Officer RCAF Consolidated Liberator anti submarine patrol squadron of the No 10 Squadron RCAF Allan McKinnon Major Canadian Army Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery and Princess Patricia s Canadian Light Infantry Erik Nielsen Pilot Officer RAF Adjutant RCAF Royal Flying Corps RCAF 101 Squadron and 126 Squadron RCAF Legal Officer Gilles Lamontagne Flight Lieutenant RCAF bomber pilot No 425 Bomber Squadron Gordon O Connor Brigadier General Canadian Army Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Harjit Sajjan Lieutenant Colonel Canadian Army The British Columbia Regiment Duke of Connaught s Own Royal Canadian Armoured Corps Bill Graham was enrolled under the University Naval Training Division of the Royal Canadian Naval Reserve and received commission as sub lieutenant in 1960 Graham did not serve in the Navy following his commission and thus does not have military experience See also editMinister of Overseas Military Forces communications channel for the MMD and British War Office in matters relating to Canadian military units from 1916 to 1920References edit The Canadian Parliamentary system Our Procedure House of Commons www ourcommons ca Retrieved 2020 04 20 Review of the Responsibilities and Accountabilities of Ministers and Senior Officials PDF Constitutional Duties The Governor General of Canada Retrieved 2020 04 20 House of Commons Procedure and Practice 1 Parliamentary Institutions Canadian Parliamentary Institutions www ourcommons ca Retrieved 2020 04 20 Indemnities Salaries and Allowances Library of Parliament April 11 2018 Archived from the original on June 1 2017 Retrieved September 21 2017 Laws Defining Responsibilities and Authorities of National Defence Department of National Defence March 25 2010 Archived from the original on July 10 2012 Retrieved March 8 2012 About DND What is the relationship between DND and the Canadian Forces Department of National Defence February 1 2012 Archived from the original on March 1 2012 Retrieved March 8 2012 Lagasse Philippe December 2013 The Crown s Powers of Command in Chief Interpreting Section 15 of Canada s Constitution Act 1867 PDF Review of Constitutional Studies 18 2 189 220 Federal Court of Canada 21 January 2008 In the Matter of Aralt Mac Giolla Chainnigh v the Attorney General of Canada PDF T 1809 06 38 Ottawa Queen s Printer for Canada p 5 2008 FC 69 retrieved 7 February 2008 National Defence Act Ottawa Her Majesty the Queen as represented by the Minister of Justice 2011 pp 8 12 FAQ What is the relationship between DND and the CF Department of National Defence February 13 2012 Archived from the original on March 16 2012 Retrieved March 8 2012 Civilians Supporting the Army Department of National Defence August 5 2011 Archived from the original on May 16 2013 Retrieved March 8 2012 Spence Wishart Flett September 1966 Commission of Inquiry into Matters Relating to One Gerda Munsinger Ottawa Queen s Printer Military expenditure by country as percentage of gross domestic product 1949 2020 XLSX Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 26 April 2021 Retrieved 6 May 2021 Military expenditure by country in constant 2019 US m 1949 2020 XLSX Stockholm International Peace Research Institute 26 April 2021 Retrieved 6 May 2021 Defence Portfolio National Defence 2013 02 19 Retrieved 2020 04 14 The Defence Portfolio Department of National Defence August 5 2011 Archived from the original on January 7 2012 Retrieved March 8 2012 External links editNational Defence and Canadian Forces Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Minister of National Defence Canada amp oldid 1219988987, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
