Conant 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.

Conant ministry
12th ministry of Ontario
Conant, c. 1937
Date formed	October 21, 1942 (1942-10-21)
Date dissolved	May 18, 1943 (1943-05-18)
People and organisations
Monarch	George VI
Lieutenant Governor	Albert E. Matthews
Premier	Gordon Conant
Member party	Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Conservative (until December 1942) Progressive Conservative
Opposition leader	George A. Drew
History
Legislature term	20th Parliament of Ontario
Incoming formation	resignation of Mitch Hepburn
Outgoing formation	1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention
Predecessor	Hepburn ministry
Successor	Nixon ministry

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

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