Conant ministry

Conant ministry

12th ministry of Ontario
Conant, c. 1937
Date formedOctober 21, 1942 (1942-10-21)
Date dissolvedMay 18, 1943 (1943-05-18)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierGordon Conant
Member partyLiberal Party
Status in legislature
Opposition partyConservative (until December 1942)
Progressive Conservative
Opposition leader
History
Legislature term
Incoming formationresignation of Mitch Hepburn
Outgoing formation1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention
PredecessorHepburn ministry
SuccessorNixon ministry

The Conant Ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 21, 1942, to May 18, 1943. It was led by the 12th Premier of Ontario, Harry Nixon. The ministry was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The ministry replaced the Hepburn ministry following the resignation of Premier Mitch Hepburn, who nevertheless remained in cabinet as Treasurer, appointing Conant as his hand-picked successor. The Conant ministry governed through a middle part of the 20th Parliament of Ontario.

Conant resigned after he lost the 1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by his leadership rival Harry Nixon. The Conant ministry and the Kennedy ministry are the only ministries in Ontario history to neither win nor lose an election.

List of ministers

Conant ministry by portfolio
Portfolio Minister Tenure
Start End
Premier of Ontario Gordon Conant[1] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of Agriculture Patrick Michael Dewan[2] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Attorney General Gordon Conant October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of Education Duncan McArthur[3] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of Health Harold Kirby[4] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Ministry of Highways Thomas McQuesten[5] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of Labour ??? October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of
Lands and Forests 		Norman Hipel[6] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of Mines Robert Laurier[7] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of
Municipal Affairs 		Thomas McQuesten October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of
Public Welfare 		Harold Kirby October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Minister of
Public Works 		Thomas McQuesten October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Ministers
Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and
Registrar 		Norman Hipel October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943
Treasurer Mitch Hepburn[8] October 21, 1942 May 18, 1943

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Gordon Daniel Conant | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. October 6, 1937.
  2. ^ "Patrick Michael Dewan | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 19, 1934.
  3. ^ "Duncan McArthur | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. October 23, 1940.
  4. ^ "Harold James Kirby | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 19, 1934.
  5. ^ "Thomas Baker McQuesten | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 19, 1934.
  6. ^ "Norman Otto Hipel | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 19, 1934.
  7. ^ "Robert Laurier | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. November 27, 1940.
  8. ^ "Mitchell Frederick Hepburn | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 19, 1934.