Minister of National Defence for Naval Services (Canada) was the minister responsible for the

Royal Canadian Navy The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN; , ''MRC'') is the Navy, naval force of Canada. The navy is one of three environmental commands within the Canadian Armed Forces. As of February 2024, the RCN operates 12 s, 12 s, 4 s, 4 s, 8 s, and several auxiliary ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. The post was merged into the current post of the

Minister of National Defence (Canada) The minister of National Defence (MND; ) is a minister of the Crown in the Cabinet of Canada responsible for the management and direction of all matters relating to the national defence of Canada. The Department of National Defence (Canada), Dep ...

. Prior to

, another ministerial post, Minister of the Naval Service existed from the creation of the

in 1910 up to 1922 and preceded the Minister of National Defence.

List of ministers

Ministers with military experience

Macdonald served as a

Lieutenant A lieutenant ( , ; abbreviated Lt., Lt, LT, Lieut and similar) is a Junior officer, junior commissioned officer rank in the armed forces of many nations, as well as fire services, emergency medical services, Security agency, security services ...

overseas with the

25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF The 25th Battalion (Nova Scotia Rifles), CEF (also known as "MacKenzie Battalion", "Master Raiders", "Raiding Battalion") was a unit in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during the World War I, Great War. It was the second infantry battalion ( ...

. Abbott served overseas (at

Vimy Ridge The Battle of Vimy Ridge was part of the Battle of Arras, in the Pas-de-Calais department of France, during the First World War. The main combatants were the four divisions of the Canadian Corps in the First Army, against three divisions of ...

as Gunner) with the 7th (McGill) Siege Battery, Canadian Garrison Artillery,

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(1916-1918) and with the RAF briefly in 1918.

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List of ministers

Ministers with military experience

See also

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