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1375:Bill Rompkey
1370:John Roberts
1365:Gerald Regan
1355:Ray Perrault
1325:Roy MacLaren
1285:Marc Lalonde
1270:Don Johnston
1189:
1177:
1059:Jim Peterson
1044:Stephen Owen
984:John Godfrey
944:Irwin Cotler
929:Raymond Chan
919:Scott Brison
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788:Predecessor
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544:Petro-Canada
533:
514:
498:Arthur Laing
495:
464:
423:Jacob Austin
422:
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359:Jacob Austin
339:
335:Succeeded by
328:Arthur Laing
311:Appointed by
299:Nominated by
288:
263:Succeeded by
227:
208:Succeeded by
189:John Roberts
159:
140:Succeeded by
118:Bill Rompkey
105:Bill Rompkey
75:
18:
1692:1932 births
1385:David Smith
1360:Yvon Pinard
1275:Serge Joyal
1255:Francis Fox
1190:Jack Austin
1185:Hazen Argue
1114:Tony Valeri
1104:Bob Speller
1074:Geoff Regan
1069:David Pratt
1029:Joe McGuire
1014:Gar Knutson
994:Bill Graham
979:Liza Frulla
974:Joe Fontana
964:John Efford
939:Joe Comuzzi
894:Jack Austin
872:Paul Martin
863:(2003–2006)
861:Paul Martin
725:Paul Martin
578:Paul Martin
562:Jules LĂ©ger
444:upper house
323:Preceded by
316:Jules LĂ©ger
250:Preceded by
196:Preceded by
128:Preceded by
91:Paul Martin
30:Jack Austin
1686:Categories
1515:Willoughby
1488:Cartwright
1330:John Munro
1280:Bob Kaplan
1245:Judy Erola
1094:Andy Scott
1009:Stan Keyes
1004:Tony Ianno
959:Ken Dryden
879:Reg Alcock
810:1982–1984
794:Successor
761:2003–2006
743:Successor
664:2007-04-04
614:References
588:. He took
396:Profession
365:1932-03-02
213:Judy Erola
1629:Carstairs
1614:Fairbairn
1599:MacEachen
1564:Macdonald
1540:Macdonald
1535:Robertson
1525:Dandurand
1510:Dandurand
1498:Dandurand
1340:Bud Olson
1305:Ed Lumley
1260:Herb Gray
1170:(1980–84)
1119:Joe Volpe
1099:Judy Sgro
607:in 2010.
599:from the
289:In office
228:In office
160:In office
76:In office
1645:Carignan
1639:LeBreton
1624:Boudreau
1589:Perrault
1579:Perrault
1569:Connolly
1551:Aseltine
1493:Lougheed
1458:Campbell
1443:Campbell
703:Archived
681:Archived
381:, Canada
181:Minister
1672:italics
1520:Meighen
1161:Cabinet
854:Cabinet
791:Office
740:Office
570:cabinet
568:in the
548:Expo 86
519:in the
471:Alberta
467:Calgary
390:Liberal
379:Alberta
375:Calgary
1652:Harder
1634:Austin
1619:Graham
1609:Murray
1604:Roblin
1574:Martin
1558:Brooks
1468:Bowell
1463:Abbott
815:
801:
418:ribbon
400:Lawyer
270:(1984)
257:(1974)
97:Deputy
1594:Olson
1584:Flynn
1483:Scott
1478:Mills
1473:Mowat
1453:Scott
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279:from
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1659:Gold
1545:Haig
1530:King
1504:Ross
546:and
355:Born
113:Whip
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446:by
435:OBC
416:OBC
43:OBC
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