Minister of Militia and Defence
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The Minister of Militia and Defence was the Canadian cabinet position historically responsible for overseeing the country’s land-based military forces before the creation of a unified Department of National Defence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Minister of Militia and Defence canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Canadian federal cabinet position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
mobilization of Canadian Expeditionary Force in 1914 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distinctFrom |
Minister of Aviation
ⓘ
Minister of the Naval Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
land warfare administration
ⓘ
military affairs ⓘ national defence ⓘ |
| governmentLevel | federal ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
World War I in Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period in Canada ⓘ pre-World War I Canada ⓘ |
| jurisdictionOver |
Canadian Expeditionary Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canadian Militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Non-Permanent Active Militia NERFINISHED ⓘ Permanent Active Militia NERFINISHED ⓘ land forces of Canada ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialTitle |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Department of National Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officeHeldBy |
Albert Edward Kemp
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edward Mortimer Macdonald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frederick Borden NERFINISHED ⓘ George Perry Graham NERFINISHED ⓘ Hugh Guthrie NERFINISHED ⓘ James Alexander Lougheed NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Hughes NERFINISHED ⓘ Sydney Chilton Mewburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversaw | Department of Militia and Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cabinet of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorOffice | Minister of Militia Affairs ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Minister of National Defence ⓘ |
| replaces | Minister of Militia Affairs ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of land-based military forces
ⓘ
defence planning for land operations ⓘ equipment of Canadian militia ⓘ militia policy in Canada ⓘ mobilization of Canadian land forces ⓘ training of Canadian militia ⓘ |
| scope | land-based military forces only ⓘ |
| seat | Ottawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | defunct cabinet position ⓘ |
| successorOffice | Minister of National Defence ⓘ |
| typeOf | defence ministry portfolio ⓘ |
| usedAs | portfolio in Canadian federal cabinet ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.