1st Canadian Ministry

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1st Canadian Ministry 1er conseil des ministres du Canada
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	Conservative
Status in legislature	Majority (1867–1872) Minority (1872–1873)
Opposition party	Liberal
History
Elections	1867, 1872
Legislature terms	1st Canadian Parliament 2nd Canadian Parliament
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 old Conservative Party of Canada. Macdonald was also Prime Minister in the Third Canadian Ministry.