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4th Canadian Ministry 4e conseil des ministres du Canada
4th ministry of Canada

Date formed	16 June 1891
Date dissolved	24 November 1892
People and organizations
Monarch	Victoria
Governor General	Earl of Derby
Prime Minister	John Abbott
Member party	Liberal-Conservative Party
Status in legislature	116 / 215 Majority
Opposition party	Liberal Party of Canada
Opposition leader	Wilfrid Laurier
History
Legislature term	7th Canadian Parliament
Predecessor	3rd Canadian Ministry
Successor	5th Canadian Ministry

The Fourth Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Sir John Abbott. It governed Canada from 16 June 1891 to 24 November 1892, including only a year and a half in the middle of the 7th Canadian Parliament. The government was formed by the old Conservative Party of Canada.

Ministries

Prime Minister
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Abbott
Minister of Agriculture
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: John Carling
Minister of Customs
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Mackenzie Bowell
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Minister of Finance
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: George Eulas Foster
Receiver General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
  - 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: George Eulas Foster
Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
  - 16 June 1891 – 17 October 1892: Edgar Dewdney
  - 17 October 1892 – 5 December 1892: Thomas Mayne Daly
Minister of Inland Revenue
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: John Costigan
Minister of the Interior
- 16 June 1891 – 17 October 1892: Edgar Dewdney
- 17 October 1892 – 5 December 1892: Thomas Mayne Daly
Minister of Justice
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
Attorney General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
  - 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Sparrow David Thompson
Leader of the Government in the Senate
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Abbott
Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Charles Hibbert Tupper
Minister of Militia and Defence
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Sir Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Mackenzie Bowell
Postmaster General
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: John Graham Haggart
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Sir Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron
President of the Privy Council
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: Sir John Abbott
Minister of Public Works
- 16 June 1891 – 12 August 1891 Sir Hector Louis Langevin
- 12 August 1891 – 14 August 1891: Vacant
- 14 August 1891 – 11 January 1892: Frank Smith
- 11 January 1892 – 5 December 1892 Joseph-Aldric Ouimet
Minister of Railways and Canals
- 16 June 1891 – 17 June 1891: Vacant (Toussaint Trudeau was acting)
- 17 June 1891 – 11 January 1892: Mackenzie Bowell (Acting)
- 11 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: John Graham Haggart
Secretary of State of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: James Colebrooke Patterson
Registrar General of Canada
- 16 June 1891 – 5 December 1892: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- 16 June 1891 – 25 January 1892: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
- 25 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: James Colebrooke Patterson
Minister without Portfolio
- 16 June 1891 – 14 August 1891: Frank Smith
- 11 January 1892 – 5 December 1892: Frank Smith

References

Government of Canada. "Fifth Ministry". Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation. Privy Council Office. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 1 July 2010.

Succession

Ministries of Canada
Preceded by3rd Canadian Ministry	4th Canadian Ministry 1891–1892	Succeeded by5th Canadian Ministry

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Official names

Liberal-Conservative Party (1867–1916)
National Liberal and Conservative Party (1920–1921)
Conservative (1921–1938)
National Government (1938–1940)

Leaders

Governments

Related political parties

Predecessors	Parti bleu (1854–1867) Upper Canada Tories (1810s–1867)
Successors	Progressive Conservative (1942–2003) Conservative (2003–present)
Other	Unionist (1917–1922) Reform (1987–2000) Canadian Alliance (2000–2003)

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