List of Ontario premiers - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of the premiers

Premier of Ontario

The Premier of Ontario is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act The Premier of Ontario...

of the province of Ontario

Ontario

Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, since Confederation

Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...

in 1867. Ontario uses a unicameral Westminster-style

Westminster System

The Westminster system is a democratic parliamentary system of government modelled after the politics of the United Kingdom. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....

parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly

Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The Legislative Assembly of Ontario , is the legislature of the Canadian province of Ontario, and is the second largest provincial legislature of Canada...

. The premier is Ontario's head of government

Head of government

Head of government is the chief officer of the executive branch of a government, often presiding over a cabinet. In a parliamentary system, the head of government is often styled prime minister, chief minister, premier, etc...

, while the Queen of Canada is its head of state

Head of State

A head of state is the individual that serves as the chief public representative of a monarchy, republic, federation, commonwealth or other kind of state. His or her role generally includes legitimizing the state and exercising the political powers, functions, and duties granted to the head of...

and is represented by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

The Lieutenant Governor of Ontario is the viceregal representative in Ontario of the Canadian monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who operates distinctly within the province but is also shared equally with the ten other jurisdictions of Canada and resides predominantly in her oldest realm, the United...

. The premier picks a cabinet from the elected members to form the Executive Council of Ontario

Executive Council of Ontario

The Executive Council of Ontario plays an important role in theGovernment of Ontario, in accordance with the Westminster system....

, and presides over that body.

Members are first elected to the legislature during general elections. General elections must be conducted every four years from the date of the last election. An election may also happen if the Governing party loses the confidence of the legislature, by the defeat of a supply bill or tabling of a confidence motion.

This article only covers the time since the Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation

Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed on July 1, 1867. On that day, three British colonies were formed into four Canadian provinces...

was created in 1867. For the premiers of Canada West from 1840 to 1867, see List of Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada. The governments of Upper Canada

Upper Canada

The Province of Upper Canada was a political division in British Canada established in 1791 by the British Empire to govern the central third of the lands in British North America and to accommodate Loyalist refugees from the United States of America after the American Revolution...

from 1792 to 1840 were mostly controlled by representatives of the Crown.

Premiers of Ontario since 1867

		Period	Assem- blies	Elections (Riding)
1st	John Sandfield Macdonald John Sandfield Macdonald John Sandfield Macdonald, QC was the first Premier of the province of Ontario, one of the four founding provinces created at the confederation of Canada in 1867... (Liberal-Conservative)	Jul. 15, 1867 Dec. 20, 1871	... 1st	Designated Jul. 15, 1867 Elected Ontario general election, 1867 The Ontario general election, 1867 was the first general election held in the newly created Province of Ontario, Canada. Previously, the territory was known as Canada West, a part of the Province of Canada. The election was held on September 3, 1867, to elect the 82 members of the 1st Legislative... Sep. 3, 1867 to a coalition Coalition government A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament... (Cornwall Cornwall (provincial electoral district) Cornwall was the name of a provincial electoral district that elected one member to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. It existed from 1867 to 1886 and from 1975 to 1999 when it was abolished into Stormont—Dundas—Charlottenburgh... )
2nd	Edward Blake Edward Blake Dominick Edward Blake, PC, QC , known as Edward Blake, was the second Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1871 to 1872 and leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1880 to 1887... (Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... )	Dec. 20, 1871 Oct. 25, 1872	2nd ...	Elected Mar. 21, 1871 Ontario general election, 1871 The Ontario general election of 1871 was the second general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on March 21, 1871, to elect the 82 Members of the 2nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario .... (Bruce South Bruce South Bruce South was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1882 and from 1903 to 1935.... ) Resigned (moved to federal politics) Oct. 25, 1872
3rd	Sir Oliver Mowat Oliver Mowat Sir Oliver Mowat, was a Canadian politician, and the third Premier of Ontario from 1872 to 1896, making him the longest serving premier of that province and the 3rd longest in all of Canadian history... (Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... )	Oct. 25, 1872 Jul. 21, 1896	... 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th ...	Designated Oct. 25, 1872 (Oxford North Oxford North Oxford North was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1935. It was located in the province of Ontario... ) Re-elected Jan. 18, 1875 Ontario general election, 1875 The Ontario general election of 1875 was the third general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 18, 1875, to elect the 88 Members of the 3rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario .... (Oxford North) Re-elected Jun. 5, 1879 Ontario general election, 1879 Ontario general election, 1879 was the fourth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1879, to elect the 88 Members of the 4th Legislative Assembly .... (Oxford North) Re-elected Feb. 27, 1883 Ontario general election, 1883 Ontario general election, 1883 was the fifth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on February 27, 1883, to elect the 88 Members of the 5th Legislative Assembly of Ontario .... (Oxford North) Re-elected Dec. 28, 1886 Ontario general election, 1886 The Ontario general election, 1886 was the sixth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 28, 1886, to elect the 90 Members of the 6th Legislative Assembly of Ontario .... (Oxford North) Re-elected Jun. 5, 1890 Ontario general election, 1890 The Ontario general election, 1890 was the seventh general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 5, 1890, to elect the 91 Members of the 7th Legislative Assembly of Ontario .... (Oxford North) Re-elected Jun. 26, 1894 Ontario general election, 1894 The Ontario general election, 1894 was the eighth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 26, 1894, to elect the 94 Members of the 8th Legislative Assembly of Ontario .... (Oxford North) Resigned (Retired) Jul. 21, 1896
4th	Arthur Hardy Arthur Sturgis Hardy Arthur Sturgis Hardy, QC was a lawyer and Liberal politician who served as the fourth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1896 to 1899. On January 19, 1870 he married Mary Morrison, daughter of Judge Joseph Curran Morrison.Hardy attended school at the Rockwood Academy in Rockwood, Ontario... (Liberal Ontario Liberal Party The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and... )	Jul. 21, 1896 Oct. 20, 1899	... 9th ...	Designated Jul. 21, 1896 (Brant South Brant South Brant South was a federal and provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1904, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1867 to 1923.... ) Re-elected Mar. 1, 1898 Ontario general election, 1898 The Ontario general election, 1898 was the ninth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on March 1, 1898, to elect the 94 Members of the 9th Legislative Assembly of Ontario .The Ontario Liberal Party, led by Arthur S... (Brant South) Resigned (Retired) Oct. 20, 1899

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|Sir George William Ross

George William Ross

Sir George William Ross was an educator and politician in Ontario, Canada. He was the fifth Premier of Ontario from 1899 to 1905....

(Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

)
| Oct. 20, 1899
Feb. 8, 1905
| ...
10th
| Designated Oct. 20, 1899 (Middlesex West

Middlesex West

Middlesex West was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario...

)
Re-elected May 29, 1902

Ontario general election, 1902

The Ontario general election, 1902 was the tenth general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on May 29, 1902, to elect the 98 Members of the 10th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Middlesex West)
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|Sir James Whitney

James Whitney

Sir James Pliny Whitney, KCMG was a politician in the Canadian province of Ontario. Whitney was a lawyer in eastern Ontario, Conservative member for Dundas from 1888 to 1914, and the sixth Premier of Ontario from 1905 to 1914.- Early life :Whitney was born in Williamsburgh Township in 1843 and...

(Conservative)
| Feb. 8, 1905
Sep. 25, 1914
| 11th
12th
13th
14th
...
| Elected Jan. 25, 1905

Ontario general election, 1905

The Ontario general election, 1905 was the 11th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on January 25, 1905, to elect the 98 Members of the 11th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Dundas

Dundas (electoral district)

Dundas was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1925. It was created by the British North America Act of 1867.It consisted initially of Dundas County...

)
Re-elected Jun. 8, 1908

Ontario general election, 1908

The Ontario general election, 1908 was the 12th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 8, 1908, to elect the 106 Members of the 12th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Dundas)
Re-elected Dec. 11, 1911

Ontario general election, 1911

The Ontario general election, 1911 was the 13th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 11, 1911, to elect the 106 Members of the 13th Legislative Assembly of Ontario .The Ontario Conservative Party, led by Sir James P...

(Dundas)
Re-elected Jun. 29, 1914

Ontario general election, 1914

The Ontario general election, 1914 was the 14th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 29, 1914, to elect the 111 Members of the 14th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Dundas)
Died in office Sep. 25, 1914
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|Sir William Hearst

William Hearst (politician)

Sir William Howard Hearst, KCMG was the seventh Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario from 1914 to 1919....

(Conservative)
| Oct. 2, 1914
Nov. 14, 1919
| ...
|Designated Oct. 2, 1914 (Sault Ste. Marie

Sault Ste. Marie (provincial electoral district)

Sault Ste. Marie is a provincial electoral district in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1890 when it was created. The electoral district consists of the City of Sault Ste. Marie, bounded by Prince Township, and the Rankin Indian Reserve 15D....

)
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|Ernest Drury

Ernest Charles Drury

Ernest Charles Drury was a farmer, politician and writer who served as the eighth Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1919 to 1923 as the head of a United Farmers of Ontario - Labour coalition government.-Family:...

(Farmer
United Farmers of Ontario
The United Farmers of Ontario was a political party in Ontario, Canada. It was the Ontario provincial branch of the United Farmers movement of the early part of the 20th century.- Foundation and rise :...

)
| Nov. 14, 1919
Jul. 16, 1923
| 15th
| Elected Oct. 20, 1919

Ontario general election, 1919

The Ontario general election, 1919 was the 15th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 20, 1919, to elect the 111 Members of the 15th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

coalition

Coalition government

A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several political parties cooperate. The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament...

(Halton

Halton (electoral district)

Halton is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1867 to 1988 and again since 1997. Its population in 2001 was 100,055.-Geography:...

)
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|George Howard Ferguson
(Conservative)
| Jul. 16, 1923
Dec. 16, 1930
| 16th
17th
18th
...
| Elected Jun. 25, 1923

Ontario general election, 1923

The Ontario general election, 1923 was the 16th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 25, 1923, to elect the 111 Members of the 16th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Grenville

Grenville (electoral district)

Grenville was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1903 from parts of Grenville South and Leeds North and Grenville North ridings...

)
Re-elected Dec. 1, 1926

Ontario general election, 1926

The Ontario general election, 1926 was the 17th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on December 1, 1926, to elect the 112 Members of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Grenville)
Re-elected Oct. 30, 1929

Ontario general election, 1929

The Ontario general election, 1929 was the 18th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on October 30, 1929, to elect the 112 Members of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Grenville)
Resigned (changed jobs) Dec. 16, 1930
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|George Stewart Henry

George Stewart Henry

George Stewart Henry was a farmer, businessman and politician in Ontario, Canada.Born in Township of King, York County, Ontario, the son of William and Louisa Henry, Henry was educated at the public schools of Toronto, Upper Canada College and the University of Toronto where he received a B.A. and...

(Conservative)
| Dec. 16, 1930
Jul. 10, 1934
| ...
|Designated Dec. 16, 1930 (York East

York East

York East was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons at different times, and a provincial electoral district. It was located in the province of Ontario.-Federal electoral district :...

)
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|Mitchell Hepburn

Mitchell Hepburn

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn was the 11th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1934 to 1942. He was the youngest Premier in Ontario history, appointed at age 37....

(Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

)
| Jul. 10, 1934
Oct. 21, 1942
| 19th
20th
...
| Elected Jun. 19, 1934

Ontario general election, 1934

The Ontario general election, 1934 was the 19th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada. It was held on June 19, 1934, to elect the 90 Members of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Ontario ....

(Elgin

Elgin (electoral district)

Elgin was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1935 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1933 from parts of Elgin West and Norfolk—Elgin ridings.It initially consisted of the county of Elgin, including the city of...

)
Re-elected Oct. 6, 1937

Ontario general election, 1937

The Ontario general election, 1937 was held on October 6, 1937, to elect the 90 Members of the 20th Legislative Assembly of Ontario . It was the 20th general election held in the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Elgin)
Resigned (Retired) Oct. 21, 1942
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|Gordon Daniel Conant

Gordon Daniel Conant

Gordon Daniel Conant, KC was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and the 12th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...

(Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

)
| Oct. 21, 1942
May 18, 1943
| ...
...
|Designated Oct. 21, 1942 (Ontario

Ontario (electoral district)

Ontario was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1925 to 1997. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was created in 1924 from Ontario South riding....

)
Resigned (Retired) May 18, 1943
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|Harry Nixon

Harry Nixon

Harry Corwin Nixon was a Canadian politician and briefly the 13th Premier of Ontario.He was born on a farm near St...

Liberal Party of Ontario leadership convention, 1943

The Ontario Liberal Party held a leadership election in 1943 to choose a permanent replacement to Mitchell Hepburn who had been forced to resign at the end of 1942...

May 18, 1943 (Brant

Brant (electoral district)

Brant is a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1949 and since 1968.The federal riding was created in 1903. It consisted of Brant County excluding Brantford....

)
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|George Drew
(Progressive Conservative)
| Aug. 17, 1943
Oct. 19, 1948
| 21st
22nd
23rd
...
| Elected Aug. 4, 1943

Ontario general election, 1943

The Ontario general election of 1943 was held on August 4, 1943, to elect the 90 Members of the 21st Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

to a minority

Minority governments in Canada

During the history of Canadian politics, eleven minority governments have been elected at the federal level. There have also been two minority governments resulting from governments being replaced between elections, for a total of thirteen federal minority governments in twelve separate minority...

(High Park

High Park (electoral district)

High Park was a federal electoral district in the west end of the city of Toronto, in the province of Ontario, Canada...

)
Re-elected Jun. 4, 1945

Ontario general election, 1945

The Ontario general election of 1945 was held on June 4, 1945, to elect the 90 members of the 22nd Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(High Park)
Re-elected Jun. 7, 1948

Ontario general election, 1948

The Ontario general election of 1948 was held on June 7, 1948, to elect the 90 members of the 23rd Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(none)
Resigned (Retired) Oct. 19, 1948
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|Thomas Kennedy

Thomas Laird Kennedy

Thomas Laird Kennedy was a politician in Ontario, Canada and served briefly as the 15th Premier of Ontario. He was first elected as the Conservative member for Peel in the 1919 provincial election...

(Progressive Conservative)
| Oct. 19, 1948
May 4, 1949
| ...
...
| Designated Oct. 19, 1948 (Peel)
Resigned (Retired) May 4, 1949
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|Leslie Frost

Leslie Frost

Leslie Miscampbell Frost, was a politician in Ontario, Canada, who served as the 16th Premier from May 4, 1949 to November 8, 1961. Due to his lengthy tenure, he gained the nickname "Old Man Ontario".-Early years:...

(Progressive Conservative)
| May 4, 1949
Nov. 8, 1961
| ...
24th
25th
26th
...
| Designated

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership convention, 1949

A leadership election was held by the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario on April 27, 1949 to replace retiring leader and premier George Drew who had resigned after losing his seat in the 1948 provincial election and deciding to enter federal politics. The interim leader of the party was...

May 4, 1949 (Victoria

Victoria (Ontario electoral district)

Victoria was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1968. It was located in the province of Ontario. This riding was first created in 1903 from parts of Peterborough East, Victoria North and Victoria South ridings.It was initially defined as...

)
Re-elected Nov. 22, 1951

Ontario general election, 1951

The Ontario general election of 1951 was held on November 22, 1951, to elect the 90 members of the 24th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Victoria)
Re-elected Jun. 9, 1955

Ontario general election, 1955

The Ontario general election of 1955 was held on June 9, 1955, to elect the 98 members of the 25th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Victoria)
Re-elected Jun. 11, 1959

Ontario general election, 1959

The Ontario general election of 1959 was held on June 11, 1959, to elect the 98 members of the 26th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Victoria)
Resigned (Stepped down) Nov. 8, 1961
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|John Robarts

John Robarts

John Parmenter Robarts, PC, CC, QC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman, and the 17th Premier of Ontario.-Early life:...

(Progressive Conservative)
| Nov. 8, 1961
Mar. 1, 1971
| ...
27th
28th
...
| Designated

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership convention, 1961

A Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on October 25, 1961 to replace retiring Progressive Conservative leader and incumbent premier Leslie Frost. The party selected John Robarts on the sixth ballot.First ballot:...

Nov. 8, 1961 (London North

London North

London North was a provincial electoral district in Ontario, Canada. It was first created for the 1926 provincial election when the London riding was divided in two sections, and then eliminated prior to the 1934 provincial election when the city was re-configured as a single seat...

)
Re-elected Sep. 25, 1963

Ontario general election, 1963

The Ontario general election of 1963 was held on September 25, 1963, to elect the 108 members of the 27th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(London North)
Re-elected Oct. 17, 1967

Ontario general election, 1967

The Ontario general election of 1967 was held on October 17, 1967, to elect the 117 members of the 28th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(London North)
Resigned (Retired) Mar. 1, 1971
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|Bill Davis

Bill Davis

William Grenville "Bill" Davis, was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the MPP for Peel in the 1959 provincial election where he was a backbencher in Leslie Frost's government. Under John Robarts, he was a cabinet minister overseeing the education...

(Progressive Conservative)
| Mar. 1, 1971
Feb. 8, 1985
| ...
29th
30th
31st
32nd
...
| Designated

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership convention, 1971

A Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election was held on February 12, 1971 to replace retiring Progressive Conservative leader and incumbent premier John Robarts...

Mar. 1, 1971 (Peel North)
Re-elected Oct. 21, 1971

Ontario general election, 1971

The Ontario general election of 1971 was held on October 21, 1971, to elect the 117 members of the 29th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Peel North)
Re-elected Sep. 18, 1975

Ontario general election, 1975

The Ontario general election of 1975 was held on September 18, 1975, to elect the 125 members of the 30th Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

to a minority

Minority governments in Canada

(Brampton

Brampton (electoral district)

Brampton was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1988 to 1997. This riding was created in 1987, from Brampton—Georgetown riding, and was abolished in 1996, when it was redistributed between Brampton Centre and Brampton...

)
Re-elected Jun. 9, 1977

Ontario general election, 1977

The Ontario general election of 1977 was held on June 9, 1977, to elect the 125 members of the 31st Legislative Assembly of Ontario of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

to a minority

Minority governments in Canada

(Brampton)
Re-elected Mar. 19, 1981

Ontario general election, 1981

The Ontario general election of 1981 was held on March 19, 1981, to elect members of the 32nd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Brampton)
Resigned (Retired) Feb. 8, 1985
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|Frank Miller

Frank Miller (politician)

Frank Stuart Miller, was a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Ontario for four months in 1985.-Early life and political career:...

(Progressive Conservative)
| Feb. 8, 1985
Jun. 26, 1985
| ...
33rd
...
| Designated Feb. 8 1985 (Muskoka

Muskoka (electoral district)

Muskoka was a federal electoral district represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1872 to 1882 and from 1904 to 1925. It was located in the province of Ontario...

)
Re-elected May 2, 1985

Ontario general election, 1985

The Ontario general election of 1985 was held on May 2, 1985, to elect members of the 33rd Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada...

to a minority

Minority governments in Canada

(Muskoka)
Resigned (lost confidence motion) Jun. 26, 1985
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|David Peterson

David Peterson

David Robert Peterson, PC, O.Ont was the 20th Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years....

(Liberal
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...

)
| Jun. 26, 1985
Oct. 1, 1990
| ...
34th
| Designated Jun. 26, 1985 to a minority

Minority governments in Canada

(London Centre

London Centre

London Centre is a defunct Ontario provincial electoral district that was abolished in 1996. Its most notable representative was former Liberal Premier David Peterson, and was located in London, Ontario...

)
Re-elected Sep. 10, 1987

Ontario general election, 1987

The Ontario general election of 1987 was held on September 10, 1987, to elect members of the 34th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada.The governing Ontario Liberal Party, led by David Peterson, was returned to power with a large majority...

(London Centre)
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|Bob Rae

Bob Rae

Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....

(NDP
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...

)
| Oct. 1, 1990
Jun. 26, 1995
| 35th
| Elected Sep. 6, 1990

Ontario general election, 1990

The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....

(York South

York South

York South was an electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1904 to 1979, and in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1926 to 1999....

)
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|Mike Harris

Mike Harris

Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...

(Progressive Conservative)
| Jun. 26, 1995
Apr. 14, 2002
| 36th
37th
...
| Elected Jun. 8, 1995

Ontario general election, 1995

The Ontario general election of 1995 was held on June 8, 1995, to elect members of the 36th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada...

(Nipissing

Nipissing (electoral district)

Nipissing was a federal electoral district that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1896 to 2004. It was located in the northeastern part of Ontario, Canada....

)
Re-elected Jun. 3, 1999

Ontario general election, 1999

An Ontario general election was held on June 3, 1999, to elect members of the 37th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Nipissing)
Resigned (Retired) Apr. 15, 2002
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|Ernie Eves

Ernie Eves

Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...

(Progressive Conservative)
| Apr. 15, 2002
Oct. 22, 2003
| ...
| Designated March 23, 2002 (Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey

Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey

Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey was a federal electoral district in Ontario, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 to 2004.-Federal electoral district:...

)
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|Dalton McGuinty

Dalton McGuinty

Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr., MPP is a Canadian lawyer, politician and, since October 23, 2003, the 24th and current Premier of the Canadian province of Ontario....

38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The 38th Legislative Assembly of Ontario was a legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 19, 2003, at Queen's Park in Toronto, and ended on June 5, 2007...

39th

39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario

The 39th Legislative Assembly of Ontario is the current legislature of the government of the Province of Ontario, Canada. It officially opened November 29, 2007, at Queen's Park in Toronto. The membership was set by the 2007 Ontario general election on October 10, 2007.It is controlled by a...

40th
| Elected Oct. 2, 2003

Ontario general election, 2003

The Ontario general election of 2003 was held on October 2, 2003, to elect the 103 members of the 38th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada....

(Ottawa South

Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)

Ottawa South is a riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty....

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Re-elected Oct. 10, 2007

Ontario general election, 2007

The Ontario general election of 2007 was held on October 10, 2007 to elect members of the 39th Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. The Liberals under Dalton McGuinty won the election with a majority government, winning 71 out of a possible 107 seats with 42.2% of the popular...

(Ottawa South

Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)

Ottawa South is a riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty....

)
Re-elected Oct. 6, 2011

Ontario general election, 2011

The 40th Ontario general election was held on October 6, 2011 to elect members of the 40th Legislative Assembly of Ontario. The Ontario Liberal Party will form a minority government, with the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario serving as the Official Opposition and the Ontario New...

to a minority

Minority governments in Canada

(Ottawa South

Ottawa South (provincial electoral district)

Ottawa South is a riding in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Ottawa. It is represented in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario by the Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty....

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Living former premiers

, five former premiers are alive, the oldest being Bill Davis

Bill Davis

(1971–1985, born 1929). The most recent former premier to die was Frank Miller

Frank Miller (politician)

Frank Stuart Miller, was a Canadian politician, who served as the 19th Premier of Ontario for four months in 1985.-Early life and political career:...

(1985), on July 21, 2000.

Name	Term	Date of birth
Bill Davis Bill Davis William Grenville "Bill" Davis, was the 18th Premier of Ontario, Canada, from 1971 to 1985. Davis was first elected as the MPP for Peel in the 1959 provincial election where he was a backbencher in Leslie Frost's government. Under John Robarts, he was a cabinet minister overseeing the education...	1971–1985	July 30, 1929 (age 82)
David Peterson David Peterson David Robert Peterson, PC, O.Ont was the 20th Premier of the Province of Ontario, Canada, from June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990. He was the first Liberal premier of Ontario in 42 years....	1985–1990	December 28, 1943 (age 68)
Bob Rae Bob Rae Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada....	1990–1995	August 02, 1948 (age 63)
Mike Harris Mike Harris Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...	1995–2002	January 23, 1945 (age 67)
Ernie Eves Ernie Eves Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...	2002–2003	June 17, 1946 (age 65)

Premiers of Ontario since 1867

Living former premiers

See also