diff --git a/test/controllers/ministers_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/ministers_controller_test.rb
index f68af0e..a6b0998 100644
--- a/test/controllers/ministers_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/controllers/ministers_controller_test.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 class MinistersControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   setup do
-    @minister = Minister.first
+    @minister = ministers(:finance_minister)
   end
 
   test "should get index" do
diff --git a/test/fixtures/department_promises.yml b/test/fixtures/department_promises.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a7793d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/department_promises.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+finance_promise:
+  department: finance
+  promise: one
+  is_lead: true
+  created_at: <%= 2.years.ago %>
+  updated_at: <%= 1.year.ago %>
diff --git a/test/fixtures/departments.yml b/test/fixtures/departments.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89da5d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/departments.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# Department fixtures for testing
+
+finance:
+  government: canada
+  slug: "finance"
+  official_name: "Department of Finance Canada"
+  display_name: "Finance Canada"
+  priority: 1
+
diff --git a/test/fixtures/feeds.yml b/test/fixtures/feeds.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0062a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/feeds.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Feeds fixtures for testing
+
+canada_gazette:
+  title: "Canada Gazette Test Feed"
+  url: "https://example.com/test-feed.xml"
+  government: canada 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/fixtures/governments.yml b/test/fixtures/governments.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..44741ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/governments.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# Government fixtures for testing
+
+canada:
+  name: "Government of Canada"
+  slug: "canada"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/ministers.yml b/test/fixtures/ministers.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ad11bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/ministers.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Minister fixtures for testing
+
+finance_minister:
+  government: canada
+  department: finance
+  order_of_precedence: 4
+  person_short_honorific: "Hon."
+  started_at: <%= 2.years.ago %>
+  ended_at: null
+  first_name: "Chrystia"
+  last_name: "Freeland"
+  title: "Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance"
+  avatar_url: "https://example.com/avatar1.jpg"
+  role: "Minister"