Henry ministry

The Henry Ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from December 15, 1930, to July 10, 1934. It was led by the 10th Premier of Ontario, George Stewart Henry. The ministry was made up of members of the Conservative Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Henry ministry
10th ministry of Ontario
Henry, c. 1941
Date formed	December 15, 1930 (1930-12-15)
Date dissolved	July 10, 1934 (1934-07-10)
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Lieutenant Governor	William Donald Ross (1930-1931) William Mulock (1931-1932) Herbert Alexander Bruce (1932-1934)
Premier	George Stewart Henry
Member party	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Liberal Party
Opposition leader	William Sinclair (Liberal House Leader) Mitch Hepburn (Liberal Party Leader)
History
Election	1934
Legislature term	18th Parliament of Ontario
Incoming formation	appointment of Henry
Outgoing formation	1934 Ontario general election
Predecessor	Ferguson ministry
Successor	Hepburn ministry

The ministry replaced the Ferguson ministry following the resignation of Premier Howard Ferguson. Henry was appointed to the Premiership without a party convention. The Henry ministry governed most of the later part of the 18th Parliament of Ontario.

Henry resigned after his party lost the 1934 Ontario general election. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Mitch Hepburn.

List of ministers

Henry ministry by portfolio

Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
		Start	End
Premier of Ontario	George Stewart Henry[1]	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Minister of Agriculture	Thomas Laird Kennedy[2]	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Attorney General	William Herbert Price[3]	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Minister of Education	George Stewart Henry	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Minister of Health	John Robb[4]	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Ministry of Highways	George Stewart Henry	December 15, 1930	July 31, 1931
	Leopold Macaulay[5]	July 31, 1931	January 2, 1934
Minister of Labour	Joseph Monteith[6]	December 15, 1930	January 2, 1934
	John Robb	January 2, 1934	July 10, 1934
Minister of Lands and Forests	William Finlayson[7]	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Minister of Mines	Charles McCrea[8]	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Minister of Public Welfare	William Martin[9]	December 15, 1930	July 10, 1934
Minister of Public Works	Joseph Monteith	December 15, 1930	January 12, 1934
	Leopold Macaulay	January 12, 1934	July 10, 1934
Ministers Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and Registrar	Leopold Macaulay	December 15, 1930	July 31, 1931
	George Challies[10]	July 31, 1931	July 10, 1934
Treasurer	Edward Arunah Dunlop[11]	December 15, 1930	January 12, 1934
	George Stewart Henry	January 12, 1934	July 10, 1934

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