Secretary of State for the Provinces was an office in the Cabinet of Canada, active from 1867 to 1873. The office was superseded by the Minister of the Interior on May 3, 1873.
The position was responsible for managing the responsibilities and inter-governmental links between the federal government and the provincial counterparts. The post replaced that of the Secretary of State for the Colonies in Britain and that of the Provincial Secretary or Colonial Secretary within the former British colonies of British North America (see Provincial Secretary of Upper Canada, Provincial Secretary of Lower Canada, United Provinces of Canada)
Ministers
No.PortraitNameTerm of officePolitical partyMinistry 1Sir Adams George ArchibaldJuly 1, 1867April 30, 1868Liberal-Conservative1 (Macdonald) 2Joseph HoweNovember 16, 1869May 6, 1873Liberal-Conservative –James Cox Aikins(Acting)May 7, 1873June 13, 1873Liberal-Conservative 3Thomas Nicholson GibbsJune 14, 1873June 30, 1873Liberal-Conservative
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See also Secretary of State for the Colonies Provincial Secretary Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario Secretary of State for Canada