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{{Short description|Government cabinet of Canada (1878–1891)}}
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{{Infobox government cabinet
|cabinet_name = 3rd Canadian Ministry<br/>''3e conseil des ministres du Canada''
|cabinet_type= ministry
|cabinet_number = 3rd
|jurisdiction = Canada
|flag = Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
|flag_border = true
|image = Macdonald1872.jpg
|date_formed = 17 October 1878
|date_dissolved= 6 June 1891
|government_head_title = Prime Minister
|government_head = [[John A. Macdonald]]
|government_head_history =
|state_head_title = Monarch
|state_head =[[Queen Victoria|Victoria]]
|represented_by_title = Governor General
|represented_by = [[Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava|Marquess of Dufferin]]<br />[[John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll|Duke of Argyll]]<br />[[Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne|Marquess of Lansdowne]]<br />[[Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby|Earl of Derby]]
|total_number=
|political_party = [[Liberal-Conservative Party]]
|legislature_status = {{composition bar compact|134|206|hex={{Canadian party colour|PC|Conservative}}}} (1878–1882)<br>{{composition bar compact |133|211|hex={{Canadian party colour|PC|Conservative}}}} (1882–1887)<br /><br>{{composition bar compact|123|215|hex={{Canadian party colour|PC|Conservative}}}} (1887–1891)<br /><br>{{composition bar compact|117|215|hex={{Canadian party colour|PC|Conservative}}}} (1891)<br /><br><small>'''Majority'''<br /></small>
|opposition_party = [[Liberal Party of Canada]]
|opposition_leader = {{Unbulleted list|[[Alexander Mackenzie (politician)|Alexander Mackenzie]] (1878–1880)|[[Edward Blake]] (1880–1887)|[[Wilfrid Laurier]] (1887–1896)}}
|election = [[1878 Canadian federal election|1878]], [[1882 Canadian federal election|1882]], [[1887 Canadian federal election|1887]], [[1891 Canadian federal election|1891]]
|legislature_term = {{Unbulleted list|[[4th Canadian Parliament]]|[[5th Canadian Parliament]]|[[6th Canadian Parliament]]|[[7th Canadian Parliament]]}}
|incoming_formation = [[1878 Canadian federal election]]
|outgoing_formation = [[John A. Macdonald#Death|Death of John A. MacDonald]]
|budget = 
|previous = [[2nd Canadian Ministry]]
|successor = [[4th Canadian Ministry]]
}}
The '''Third Canadian Ministry''' was the second [[Cabinet of Canada|cabinet]] chaired by [[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]] [[John A. Macdonald]].  It governed [[Canada]] from 17 October 1878 to 6 June 1891, including the [[4th Canadian Parliament|4th]], [[5th Canadian Parliament|5th]], and [[6th Canadian Parliament]]s, as well as the first three months of the [[7th Canadian Parliament|7th]].  The government was formed by the [[Liberal-Conservative Party]] in [[Coalition government|coalition]] with the [[Conservative Party of Canada (historical)|old Conservative Party of Canada]].  Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the [[First Canadian Ministry]].

== Ministries ==

[[File:Sir John Alexander Macdonald Nov 1833 Topley portrait.jpg|150px|thumb|right|PM [[John A. Macdonald]] in November 1883.]]
*[[Prime Minister of Canada|Prime Minister]]
**17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: [[John A. Macdonald]]
*[[Minister of Agriculture (Canada)|Minister of Agriculture]]
**17 October 1878 – 25 September 1885: [[John Henry Pope]]
**25 September 1885 – 6 June 1891: [[John Carling]]
*[[Minister of Customs]]
**17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (James Johnson was acting)
**19 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: [[Mackenzie Bowell]]
*[[Minister of Finance (Canada)|Minister of Finance]]
**17 October 1878 – 11 November 1885: [[Samuel Leonard Tilley]]
**11 November 1885 – 10 December 1885: Vacant ([[John Mortimer Courtney]] was acting)
**10 December 1885 – 27 January 1887: [[Archibald McLelan]]
**27 January 1887 – 29 May 1888: [[Charles Tupper]]
**29 May 1888 – 6 June 1891: [[George Eulas Foster]]
*[[Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations|Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs]]
**17 October 1878 – 17 October 1883: The Minister of the Interior (Ex Officio)
***17 October 1878 – 17 October 1883: John A. Macdonald
**17 October 1883 – 3 October 1887: The President of the Privy Council (Ex officio)
***17 October 1883 – 3 October 1887: John A. Macdonald
**3 October 1887 – 6 June 1891: The Minister of the Interior (Ex Officio)
***3 October 1887 – 22 April 1888: [[Thomas White (Canadian politician)|Thomas White]]
***22 April 1888 – 8 May 1888: Vacant (Alexander Mackinnon Burgess was acting)
***8 May 1888 – 25 September 1888: John A. Macdonald (Acting)
***25 September 1888 – 6 June 1891: [[Edgar Dewdney]]
*[[Minister of Inland Revenue (Canada)|Minister of Inland Revenue]]
**17 October 1878 – 26 October 1878: Vacant (Alfred Brunel was acting)
**26 October 1878 – 8 November 1880: [[Louis François Georges Baby]]
**8 November 1880 – 23 May 1882: [[James Cox Aikins]]
**23 May 1882 – 6 June 1891: [[John Costigan]]
*[[Minister of the Interior (Canada)|Minister of the Interior]]
**17 October 1878 – 17 October 1883: John A. Macdonald
**17 October 1883 – 4 August 1885: [[David Lewis Macpherson]]
**5 August 1885 – 21 April 1888: Thomas White
**22 April 1888 – 7 May 1888: Vacant (Alexander Mackinnon Burgess was acting)
**8 May 1888 – 24 September 1888: John A. Macdonald (acting)
**25 September 1888 – 6 June 1891: Edgar Dewdney
*[[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Minister of Justice]]
**17 October 1878 – 20 May 1881: [[James McDonald (Canadian politician)|James McDonald]]
**20 May 1881 – 26 September 1885: [[Alexander Campbell (Canadian senator)|Alexander Campbell]]
**26 September 1885 – 6 June 1891: [[John Sparrow David Thompson]]
*[[Minister of Justice (Canada)|Attorney General of Canada]]
**17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
***17 October 1878 – 20 May 1881: [[James McDonald (Canadian politician)|James McDonald]]
***20 May 1881 – 26 September 1885: Alexander Campbell
***26 September 1885 – 6 June 1891: John Sparrow David Thompson
*[[Representative of the Government in the Senate|Leader of the Government in the Senate]]
**17 October 1878 – 7 February 1887: Alexander Campbell
**7 February 1887 – 12 May 1887: [[Frank Smith (Canadian politician)|Frank Smith]] (acting)
**12 May 1887 – 6 June 1891: [[John Abbott]]
*[[Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard|Minister of Marine and Fisheries]]
**17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (William Smith was acting)
**19 October 1878 – 10 July 1882: [[James Colledge Pope]]
**10 July 1882 – 10 December 1885: Archibald McLelan
**10 December 1885 – 1 June 1888: [[George Eulas Foster]]
**1 June 1888 – 6 June 1891: [[Charles Hibbert Tupper]]
*[[Minister of Militia and Defence (Canada)|Minister of Militia and Defence]]
**17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant ([[Charles-Eugène Panet]] was acting)
**19 October 1878 – 16 January 1880: [[Louis-Rodrigue Masson|Louis François Rodrigue Masson]]
**16 January 1880 – 8 November 1880: Alexander Campbell
**8 November 1880 – 6 June 1891: [[Adolphe-Philippe Caron|Joseph Philippe René Adolphe Caron]]
*[[Postmaster General of Canada|Postmaster General]]
**17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (William Henry Griffin was acting)
**19 October 1878 – 20 May 1879: [[Hector Louis Langevin]]
**20 May 1879 – 16 January 1880: Alexander Campbell
**16 January 1880 – 8 November 1880: [[John O'Connor (Canadian politician)|John O'Connor]]
**8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: Alexander Campbell
**20 May 1881 – 23 May 1882: John O'Connor
**23 May 1882 – 25 September 1885: [[John Carling]]
**25 September 1885 – 27 January 1887: Alexander Campbell
**27 January 1887 – 11 July 1888: Archibald McLelan
**11 July 1888 – 6 August 1888: [[John Carling]] (Acting)
**6 August 1888 – 6 June 1891: [[John Graham Haggart]]
*[[President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada|President of the Privy Council]]
**17 October 1878 – 16 January 1880: John O'Connor
**16 January 1880 – 1 August 1880: [[Louis-Rodrigue Masson|Louis François Rodrigue Masson]]
**1 August 1880 – 8 November 1880: John A. Macdonald (acting)
**8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: [[Joseph-Alfred Mousseau]]
**20 May 1881 – 10 July 1882: Archibald McLelan
**10 July 1882 – 17 October 1883: John A. Macdonald (acting)
**17 October 1883 – 28 November 1889: John A. Macdonald
**28 November 1889 – 1 May 1891: [[Charles Carroll Colby]]
**1 May 1891 – 6 June 1891: John A. Macdonald (acting)
*[[Minister of Public Works (Canada)|Minister of Public Works]]
**17 October 1878 – 20 May 1879: Charles Tupper
**20 May 1879 – 6 June 1891: [[Hector Louis Langevin]]
*[[Minister of Railways and Canals (Canada)|Minister of Railways and Canals]]
**20 May 1879 – 29 May 1884: Charles Tupper
**29 May 1884 – 25 September 1885: John Henry Pope (Acting)
**25 September 1885 – 1 April 1889: John Henry Pope
**1 April 1889 – 10 April 1889: Vacant (Toussaint Trudeau was acting)
**10 April 1889 – 28 November 1889: John A. Macdonald (acting)
**28 November 1889 – 6 June 1891: John A. Macdonald
*[[Receiver General for Canada|Receiver General of Canada]]
**17 October 1878 – 8 November 1878: Vacant ([[John Mortimer Courtney]] was acting)
**8 November 1878 – 20 May 1879: Alexander Campbell
**20 May 1879 – 6 June 1891: The Minister of Finance (Ex officio)
***20 May 1879 – 11 November 1885: Samuel Leonard Tilley
***11 November 1885 – 10 December 1885: Vacant (John Mortimer Courtney (acting)
***10 December 1885 – 27 January 1887: Archibald McLelan
***27 January 1887 – 29 May 1888: Charles Tupper
***29 May 1888 – 6 June 1891: [[George Eulas Foster]]
*[[Secretary of State for Canada|Secretary of State of Canada]]
**17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (Edouard-Joseph Langevin (acting)
**19 October 1878 – 8 November 1880: James Cox Aikins
**8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: John O'Connor
**20 May 1881 – 29 July 1882: [[Joseph-Alfred Mousseau]]
**29 July 1882 – 6 June 1891: [[Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau]]
*[[Registrar General of Canada]]
**17 October 1878 – 6 June 1891: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
***17 October 1878 – 19 October 1878: Vacant (Edouard-Joseph Langevin was acting)
***19 October 1878 – 8 November 1880: James Cox Aikins
***8 November 1880 – 20 May 1881: John O'Connor
***20 May 1881 – 29 July 1882: Joseph-Alfred Mousseau
***29 July 1882 – 6 June 1891: Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
*[[Minister without portfolio|Minister without Portfolio]]
**8 November 1878 – 11 February 1880: [[Robert Duncan Wilmot]]
**11 February 1880 – 17 October 1883: [[David Lewis Macpherson]]
**2 August 1882 – 6 June 1891: [[Frank Smith (Canadian politician)|Frank Smith]]
**13 May 1887 – 6 June 1891: John Abbott

==References==
*{{cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Privy Council Office|title=Third Ministry|work=Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation|url=http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=3&mbtpid=1|access-date=2010-07-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170501192806/http://pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=3&mbtpid=1|archive-date=2017-05-01|url-status=dead}}

==Succession==
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