Gilles Lamontagne, PC, OC, CQ, CD (acting) 1981-1984 — W Bennett Campbell, PC 1894-1988 — George Hees, PC, OC 1988-1993 — Gerald Merrithew, PC, CD 1993 — A Kim Campbell, PC 1993 — Peter L McCreath, PC 1993-1996 — David Collenette, PC 1993-1997 — Lawrence MacAulay, PC (as Secretary of State for Veterans Affairs) 1997-1999 — Fred Mifflin, PC, CD 1999-2000 — George Baker, PC 2000-2001 — Ronald J Duhamel, PC 2002-2003 — Dr Rey Pagtakhan, PC 2003-2004 — John McCallum, PC 2004-2006 — Albina Guarnieri, PC 2006-2010 — Greg Thompson, PC 2010-2011 — Jean-Pierre Blackburn, PC 2011-2013 — Steven Blaney, PC 2013-2015 — Julian Fantino, PC 2015 — Erin O'Toole, PC 2015-2017 — Kent Hehr, PC 2017-2019 — Seamus O'Regan, PC 2019 — Jody Wilson-Raybould, PC 2019 — Harjit Sajjan, PC (acting) 2019-incumbent — Lawrence MacAulay, PC Deputy Ministers of Veterans Affairs and precursor departments Deputy Ministers of Soldiers' Civilian Re-establishment 1918 — Samuel A. Anderson 1918 — Frank Healey 1919-1920 — FG Robinson 1920-1928 — Norman F Parkinson Deputy Ministers of Pensions and National Health 1919-1933 — Dr JA Amyot, CMG 1933-1944 — Dr RE Wodehouse, OBE Deputy Ministers of Veterans Affairs 1944-1950 — Walter S Woods, CMG 1950-1955 — Eedson LM Burns, CC, DSO, OBE, MC, CD 1954-1955 — G Lucien Lalonde, OBE, ED (acting) 1955-1963 — G Lucien Lalonde, OBE, ED 1963-1967 — Paul M Pelletier 1968 — Ernest A Cote, MBE 1968-1974 — John S Hodgson, OBE 1974-1975 — William B Brittain, DFC (acting) 1975-1985 — William B Brittain, DFC 1985-1987 — Pierre P Sicard 1987-1992 — David Broadbent, CD 1992-1993 — David Nicholson (acting) 1993-1994 — Nancy Hughes Anthony 1994-1999 — David Nicholson 1999-2003 — Larry Murray, CMM, CD 2003-2006 — Jack Stagg 2006-2007 — Verna Bruce (acting) 2007-2012 — Suzanne Tining 2012-2014 — Mary Chaput 2014 — Anne Marie Smart (acting) 2014-2021 — Walt Natynczyk 2021-incumbent — Paul Ledwell See also List of Canadian Ministers of Veterans Affairs References External links Veterans Affairs Canada Official Website Canada Remembers Watch Fields of Sacrifice, a documentary produced for Department of Veteran Affairs Federal departments and agencies of Canada Veterans' affairs in Canada Canada