1st Canadian Ministry
1st Canadian Ministry 1er conseil des ministres du Canada  | |
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1st Cabinet of Canada  | |
| Date formed | July 1, 1867 | 
| Date dissolved | November 5, 1873 | 
| People and organizations | |
| Monarch | Victoria | 
| Governor General | Viscount Monck Baron Lisgar Marquess of Dufferin  | 
| Prime Minister | John A. Macdonald | 
| Prime Minister's history | Premiership of John A. Macdonald | 
| No. of ministers | 19 | 
| Member party | Liberal-Conservative Party | 
| Status in legislature | 100 / 180 Majority 100 / 200 Minority  | 
| Opposition party | Liberal Party of Canada | 
| History | |
| Elections | 1867, 1872 | 
| Legislature terms | |
| Budget | 1867 | 
| Outgoing formation | Pacific Scandal | 
| Predecessor | 16th Ministry of the Province of Canada 7th Ministry of New Brunswick 7th Ministry of Nova Scotia  | 
| Successor | 2nd Canadian Ministry | 
The First Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister John A. Macdonald. It governed Canada from 1 July 1867 to 5 November 1873, including all of the 1st Canadian Parliament as well as the first eight months of the Second. The government was formed by the Liberal-Conservative Party in coalition with the old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the Third Canadian Ministry.