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|cabinet_name = 2nd Canadian Ministry
2e conseil des ministres du Canada
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|cabinet_number = 2nd
|jurisdiction = Canada
|flag = Canadian Red Ensign 1868-1921.svg
|flag_border = true
|image = Alexander McKenzie3.jpg
|date_formed = 7 November 1873
|date_dissolved= 8 October 1878
|government_head_title = Prime Minister
|government_head = Alexander Mackenzie
|government_head_history =
|state_head_title = Monarch
|state_head = Victoria
|represented_by_title = Governor General
|represented_by = Marquess of Dufferin
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|political_party = Liberal Party of Canada
|opposition_party = Liberal-Conservative Party
|opposition_leader = John A. Macdonald
|election = 1874
|legislature_term = {{Unbulleted list|2nd Canadian Parliament|3rd Canadian Parliament}}
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|previous = 1st Canadian Ministry
|successor = 3rd Canadian Ministry
}}The Second Canadian Ministry was the cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Alexander Mackenzie. It governed Canada from 7 November 1873 to 8 October 1878, including the last two months of the 2nd Canadian Parliament as well as all of the 3rd. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada. Ministries - Prime Minister
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Alexander Mackenzie
- Minister of Agriculture
- 7 November 1873 – 15 December 1876: Luc Letellier de St-Just
- 15 December 1876 – 26 January 1877: Isaac Burpee (Acting)
- 26 January 1877 – 17 October 1878: Charles Alphonse Pantaléon Pelletier
- Minister of Customs
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Isaac Burpee
- Minister of Finance
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Richard John Cartwright
- Superintendent-General of Indian Affairs
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: The Minister of the Interior (Ex officio)
- 7 November 1873 – 7 October 1876: David Laird
- 7 October 1876 – 24 October 1876: Richard William Scott (Acting)
- 24 October 1876 – 17 October 1878: David Mills
- Minister of Inland Revenue
- 7 November 1873 – 8 July 1874: Télesphore Fournier
- 8 July 1874 – 9 November 1876: Félix Geoffrion
- 9 November 1876 – 8 June 1877: Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme
- 8 June 1877 – 8 October 1877: Joseph-Édouard Cauchon
- 8 October 1877 – 17 October 1878: Wilfrid Laurier
- Minister of the Interior
- 7 November 1873 – 7 October 1876: David Laird
- 7 October 1876 – 24 October 1876: Richard William Scott (Acting)
- 24 October 1876 – 17 October 1878: David Mills
- Minister of Justice
- 7 November 1873 – 1 June 1874: Antoine-Aimé Dorion
- 1 June 1874 – 8 July 1874: Sir Albert James Smith (Acting)
- 8 July 1874 – 19 May 1875: Télesphore Fournier
- 19 May 1875 – 8 June 1877: Dominick Edward Blake
- 8 June 1877 – 17 October 1878: Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme
- Attorney General of Canada
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: The Minister of Justice (Ex officio)
- 7 November 1873 – 1 June 1874: Antoine-Aimé Dorion
- 1 June 1874 – 8 July 1874: Sir Albert James Smith (Acting)
- 8 July 1874 – 19 May 1875: Télesphore Fournier
- 19 May 1875 – 8 June 1877: Dominick Edward Blake
- 8 June 1877 – 17 October 1878: Toussaint Antoine Rodolphe Laflamme
- Leader of the Government in the Senate
- 7 November 1873 – 14 December 1876: Luc Letellier de St-Just
- 14 December 1876 – 17 October 1878: Richard William Scott
- Minister of Marine and Fisheries
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Sir Albert James Smith
- Minister of Militia and Defence
- 7 November 1873 – 30 September 1874: William Ross
- 30 September 1874 – 21 January 1878: William Berrian Vail
- 21 January 1878 – 17 October 1878: Alfred Gilpin Jones
- Postmaster General
- 7 November 1873 – 19 May 1875: Donald Alexander Macdonald
- 19 May 1875 – 9 October 1875: Télesphore Fournier
- 9 October 1875 – 17 October 1878: Lucius Seth Huntington
- President of the Privy Council
- 7 November 1873 – 20 January 1874: Alexander Mackenzie (acting)
- 20 January 1874 – 9 October 1875: Lucius Seth Huntington
- 9 October 1875 – 7 December 1875: Alexander Mackenzie (acting)
- 7 December 1875 – 8 June 1877: Joseph Édouard Cauchon
- 8 June 1877 – 18 January 1878: Dominick Edward Blake
- 18 January 1878 – 17 October 1878: Alexander Mackenzie (acting)
- Minister of Public Works
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Alexander Mackenzie
- Receiver General
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: Thomas Coffin
- Secretary of State of Canada
- 7 November 1873 – 9 January 1874: David Christie
- 9 January 1874 – 17 October 1878: Richard William Scott
- Registrar General of Canada
- 7 November 1873 – 17 October 1878: The Secretary of State of Canada (Ex officio)
- 7 November 1873 – 9 January 1874: David Christie
- 9 January 1874 – 17 October 1878: Richard William Scott
- Minister without Portfolio
- 7 November 1873 – 14 February 1874: Dominick Edward Blake
- 7 November 1873 – 9 January 1874: Richard William Scott
References- {{Cite web|author=Government of Canada|publisher=Privy Council Office |title=Second Ministry |work=Guide to Canadian Ministries since Confederation |url=http://www.pco-bcp.gc.ca/mgm/dtail.asp?lang=eng&mstyid=2&mbtpid=1|accessdate=1 July 2010}}
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