William Gordon Ernst

William Gordon Ernst, PC (October 18, 1897 – July 12, 1939) was a Canadian politician.

Born in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, he first ran for the Canadian House of Commons in the 1925 federal election in the Nova Scotia riding of Queens—Lunenburg. A Conservative, he was defeated but he was elected in the 1926 federal election. He was re-elected in 1930 and defeated in 1935. In 1935, he was the Minister of Fisheries.

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Ministers of Fisheries (1930-1969)	Macmillan · Rhodes · Duranleau (acting) · Stirling (acting) · Ernst · Michaud · Bertrand · Bridges · Bertrand (acting) · Gregg · MacKinnon · Mayhew · Sinclair · MacLean · Robichaud · Davis

Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969-1971)	Davis

Ministers of the Environment (1971-1976)¹	Davis · Sauvé · LeBlanc (acting) · Marchand · LeBlanc (acting)

Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974-1976)	LeBlanc

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¹From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries.