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Minister of the Naval Service (Canada)

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The Minister of the Naval Service (Canada) was the federal government minister charged with oversight of the Royal Canadian Navy.

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In 1923 the National Defence Act merged the position of Minister of Militia and Defence with the Minister of the Naval Service.

The position was re-established during World War II as the Minister of National Defence for Naval Services (Canada).

List of Ministers

  • Louis Philippe Brodeur 1910–1911
  • Rodolphe Lemieux 1911
  • John Douglas Hazen 1911–1917
  • Charles Colquhoun Ballantyne 1917–1921
  • George Perry Graham 1921–1922
  • vacant 1922–1923

    • Previous military experience

    Ballantyne was Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion of Grenadier Guards from 1916 to 1917.

    References

    Minister of the Naval Service (Canada) Wikipedia
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