Minister of National Defence for Air (Canada)
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The Minister of National Defence for Air was the Canadian cabinet minister responsible for all matters related to military air services during World War II, notably the then-rapidly expanding Royal Canadian Air Force.[1]: 120–121 The post was created by the 1940 War Measures Act,[2] which specifically amended the National Defence Act of 1923.[citation needed] The Minister of National Defence for Air also served as President of the Air Council.[1]: 126
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No separate department (ie: Department of National Defence for Air) was created, and the Minister of National Defence had overruling authority in any inter-service matters.[1]: 120–121
The post was merged into the current post of the Minister of National Defence in 1946.