📆 Canada by Year

📅 Events in 1957

Jun 18, 1957

Ellen Fairclough Named First Female Cabinet Minister

Ellen Fairclough is sworn in as Canada's first female cabinet minister, serving as Secretary of State in John Diefenbaker's new government.

Politics Ontario

Jun 21, 1957

John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservatives Win Election

John Diefenbaker's Progressive Conservative Party wins the federal election, ending 22 years of Liberal government and beginning a period of sweeping social and economic changes.

Politics National