Secretary of State for the Provinces

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 The office was superseded by the Minister of the Interior on May 3, 1873.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

1.	Adams George Archibald	under Macdonald	July 1, 1867 – April 30, 1868
2.	Joseph Howe	under Macdonald	November 16, 1869 – May 6, 1873
*	Senator James Cox Aikins acting minister	under Macdonald	May 7, 1873 – June 13, 1873
3.	Thomas Nicholson Gibbs	under Macdonald	June 14, 1873 – June 30, 1873

See also

• Secretary of State for the Colonies
• Provincial Secretary
  • Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario
• Secretary of State for Canada