Nixon ministry

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Nixon ministry
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13th ministry of Ontario
Harry Nixon MLA.jpg
The Hon. Harry Nixon
Date formedMay 18, 1943 (1943-05-18)
Date dissolvedAugust 17, 1943 (1943-08-17)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
Premier Harry Nixon
Member party Liberal Party
Status in legislature
Opposition party PC
Opposition leader
History
Election 1943
Legislature term
Incoming formation 1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention
Outgoing formation 1943 Ontario general election
Predecessor Conant ministry
Successor Drew ministry

The Nixon Ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from May 18, 1943, to August 17, 1943. It was led by the 13th 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.

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The ministry replaced the Conant ministry following the 1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention. The Nixon ministry governed through the final few weeks of the 20th Parliament of Ontario. It is the shortest-lived ministry in Ontario history.

Nixon resigned after his party lost the 1943 Ontario general election. Kennedy was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by George A. Drew.

List of ministers

Nixon ministry by portfolio
PortfolioMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Premier of Ontario Harry Nixon [1] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of Agriculture Patrick Michael Dewan [2] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Attorney General Eric Cross [3] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of Education Duncan McArthur [4] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of Health Harold Kirby [5] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Ministry of Highways Thomas McQuesten [6] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of Labour  ???May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of
Lands and Forests
Norman Hipel [7] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of Mines Robert Laurier [8] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of
Municipal Affairs
Eric Cross May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of
Public Welfare
Farquhar Oliver [9] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Minister of
Public Works
Farquhar Oliver May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Ministers
Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and
Registrar
Harry Nixon May 18, 1943August 17, 1943
Treasurer Arthur Gordon [10] May 18, 1943August 17, 1943

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