PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARIES 69 4.—Members of the Nineteenth Ministry, as at Apr. 30, 19631 (According to precedence of Ministers) NOTE.—A complete list of the members of Federal Ministries from Confederation to 1913 appears in the 1912 Year Book, pp. 422-429. Later Ministries will be found in subsequent editions. Office Occupant Date of Appointment Prime Minister Hon. LESTER BOWLES PEABSON Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Justice and Attorney General Hon. LIONEL CHEVRIER Apr. 22 1963 Secretary of State for External Affairs Hon. PAUL JOSEPH JAMES MARTIN .. Apr. 22 1963 Minister without Portfolio and Leader of the Gov­ ernment in the Senate Hon. WILLIAM Ross MACDONALD Apr. 22 1963 Secretary of State of Canada Hon. JOHN WHITNEY PICKERSGILL. Apr. 22 1963 Minister of National Defence Hon. PAUL THEODORE HELLYER Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Finance and Receiver General Hon. WALTER LOCKHART GORDON. Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Trade and Commerce Hon. MITCHELL SHARP Apr. 22 1963 Postmaster General Hon. AZELLUS DENIS Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Transport Hon. GEORGE JAMES MCILRAITH Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys Hon. WILLIAM MOORE BENIDICKSON Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Northern Affairs and National Resources Hon. ARTHUR LAING Apr. 22, 1963 President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.. Hon. MAURICE LAMONTAGNE Apr. 22 1963 Minister of National Revenue Hon. JOHN RICHARD GARLAND Apr. 22 1963 Associate Minister of National Defence Hon. LUCIEN CARDIN Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Labour Hon. ALLAN JOSEPH MACEACHEN. .. Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Public Works Hon. JEAN-PAUL DESCHATELETS Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Fisheries Hon. HEDARD ROBICHAUD Apr. 22 1963 Solicitor General Hon. J. WATSON MAC NAUGHT Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Veterans Affairs Hon. ROGER TEILLET Apr. 22 1963 Minister of National Health and Welfare Hon. JUDY LAMARSH Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Defence Production Hon. CHARLES MILLS DRURY Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Hon. GUY FAVREAU Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Forestry Hon. JOHN ROBERT NICHOLSON Apr. 22 1963 Minister of Agriculture Hon. HARRY HAYS Apr. 22 1963 Minister without Portfolio Hon. RENE TREMBLAY Apr. 22 1963 1 Any changes occurring between Apr. 30, 1963 and the date of going to press will be carried in an Appendix to this volume. Parliamentary Secretaries.—As provided by the Parliamentary Secretaries Act (SC 1959, c. 15), assented to June 4, 1959, 15 Parliamentary Secretaries were appointed (one on Aug. 20, 1959 and 14 on Nov. 18, 1959) from among the Members of the House of Commons to assist the respective Ministers in such manner as each Minister may direct. In so doing, the Government revived the system of parliamentary assistantships in practice during the war and postwar years subsequent to 1943, whereby Cabinet Ministers might receive assistance in the performance of their parliamentary functions and promising Mem­ bers of the House might secure a degree of apprenticeship for higher public office. Parlia­ mentary Secretaries hold office for 12 months. On May 14, 1963, His Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommen­ dation of the Prime Minister, announced the appointment of the following:— Secretary Minister ALEXIS CARON Prime Minister JOHN DAVIS Prime Minister DONALD S. MACDONALD Justice JOHN B. STEWART External Affairs YVON Dupure Secretary of State EDGAR J. BENSON Finance JEAN-LUC PEPIN Trade and Commerce G. ROY McWnxiAM Postmaster General JEAN-CHARLES CANTIN Transport JOHN N. TURNER Northern Affairs and National Resources JAMES A. BYRNE Labour HUBERT BADANAI Public Works CHESLEY W. CARTER Veterans Affairs STANLEY HAIDASZ (DR.) National Health and Welfare JOHN C. MUNRO Citizenship and Immigration IMinister without Portfolio .