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Robarts ministry
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17th ministry of Ontario
John Robarts, Premier of Ontario.jpg
Premier John Robarts in 1960
Date formedNovember 8, 1961 (1961-11-08)
Date dissolvedMarch 1, 1971 (1971-03-01)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
Premier John Robarts
Member party PC Party
Status in legislature
Opposition party Liberal, Ontario New Democratic Party
Opposition leader
History
Elections 1963, 1967
Legislature term
Incoming formation 1961 PC leadership convention
Outgoing formationresignation
Predecessor Frost ministry
Successor Davis ministry

The Robarts Ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from November 8, 1961, to March 1, 1971. It was led by the 17th Premier of Ontario, John Robarts. The ministry was made up of members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario throughout its duration.

Contents

The ministry replaced the Frost ministry following the resignation of Premier Leslie Frost and the 1961 PC leadership convention. The Robarts ministry governed through the second half of the 26th Parliament of Ontario, the entirety of the 27th Parliament of Ontario, and most of the 28th Parliament of Ontario.

Robarts resigned in 1971 and was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Bill Davis.

List of ministers

Robarts ministry by portfolio
PortfolioMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Premier of Ontario John Robarts [1] November 8, 1961March 1, 1971
Chair of the Treasury Board James Allan [2] December 15, 1961November 24, 1966
Charles MacNaughton [3] November 24, 1966March 1, 1971
Minister of
Agriculture and Food [a] 		William Atcheson
Stewart [4] 		November 8, 1961March 1, 1971
Minister of Justice
and Attorney General [b] 		Kelso Roberts [5] November 8, 1961October 25, 1962
Fred Cass [6] October 25, 1962March 23, 1964
Arthur Wishart [7] March 23, 1964March 1, 1971
Minister of Tourism and Information [c] Bryan Lewis Cathcart [8] November 8, 1961August 14, 1963
James Auld [9] August 14, 1963March 1, 1971
Minister of
University Affairs [d] 		Bill Davis [10] May 14, 1964March 1, 1971
Minister of
Social and
Family Services [e] 		Louis-Pierre Cécile [11] November 8, 1961November 24, 1966
John Yaremko [12] November 24, 1966March 1, 1971
Ministry of Financial
and Commercial Affairs [f] 		Leslie Rowntree [13] November 24, 1966February 5, 1970
Bert Lawrence [14] February 5, 1970March 1, 1971
Minister of
Correctional Services [g] 		Irwin Haskett [15] November 8, 1961August 14, 1963
Allan Grossman [16] August 14, 1963March 1, 1971
Minister of Education John Robarts November 8, 1961October 25, 1962
Bill Davis October 25, 1962March 1, 1971
Minister of Energy [h] Robert Macaulay [17] November 8, 1961October 16, 1963
John Richard Simonett [18] October 16, 1963June 5, 1969
George Kerr [19] June 5, 1969March 1, 1971
Treasurer and
Minister of Economics [i] [j] 		James Allan November 8, 1961November 24, 1966
Charles MacNaughton November 24, 1966March 1, 1971
Ministry of Highways William Goodfellow [20] November 8, 1961October 25, 1962
Charles MacNaughton October 25, 1962November 24, 1966
George Gomme [21] November 24, 1966March 1, 1971
Minister of
Public Works 		Ray Connell [22] November 8, 1961June 5, 1969
Jack Simonett June 5, 1969March 1, 1971
Minister of Health Matthew Dymond [23] November 8, 1961August 13, 1969
Thomas Leonard Wells [24] August 13, 1969March 1, 1971
Minister of Trade and Development [k] [l] James Allan November 8, 1961November 24, 1966
Charles MacNaughton November 24, 1966March 1, 1971
Minister of Labour Bill Warrender [25] November 8, 1961October 25, 1962
Leslie Rowntree October 25, 1962November 24, 1966
Dalton Bales [26] November 24, 1966March 1, 1971
Minister of
Municipal Affairs 		Fred Cass November 8, 1961October 25, 1962
Wilf Spooner [27] October 25, 1962November 23, 1967
Darcy McKeough [28] November 23, 1967March 1, 1971
Minister of
Lands and Forests 		Wilf Spooner November 8, 1961October 25, 1962
Kelso Roberts October 25, 1962November 24, 1966
René Brunelle [29] November 24, 1966March 1, 1971
Minister of Mines and Northern Affairs [m] George Wardrope [30] November 8, 1961November 23, 1967
Allan Lawrence [31] November 23, 1967March 1, 1971
Minister of Revenue Charles MacNaughton July 23, 1968October 10, 1968
John White [32] October 10, 1968March 1, 1971
Minister of
Transport 		Leslie Rowntree November 8, 1961October 25, 1962
James Auld October 25, 1962August 14, 1963
Irwin Haskett August 14, 1963March 1, 1971
Ministers
Without Portfolios		 Fernand Guindon [33] 19681971
Provincial Secretary and
Minister of Citizenship 		John Yaremko November 8, 1961November 24, 1966
Robert Stanley Welch [34] November 24, 1966March 1, 1971

Notes

  1. ↑ named "Minister of Agriculture" from November 8, 1961 to May 18, 1966.
  2. ↑ named "Attorney General" from November 8, 1961 to May 18, 1966.
  3. ↑ named "Ministry of Travel and Publicity" from November 8, 1961 to March 25, 1964.
  4. ↑ created May 14, 1964.
  5. ↑ named "Ministry of Public Welfare" from November 8, 1961 to March 22, 1967.
  6. ↑ created November 24, 1966.
  7. ↑ named "Ministry of Reform Institutions" from November 8, 1961 to July 1, 1968.
  8. ↑ named "Ministry of Energy Resources" from November 8, 1961 to March 26, 1964.
  9. ↑ named "Minister of Economics and Federal and Provincial Relations" November 8, 1961 from December 15, 1961.
  10. ↑ named "Treasurer" from November 8, 1961 to July 23, 1968.
  11. ↑ named "Commerce and Development" November 8, 1961 from December 15, 1961.
  12. ↑ named "Economics and Development" from December 15, 1961 to April 11, 1968.
  13. ↑ named "Ministry of Mines" from November 8, 1961 June 26, 1970.

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/john-parmenter-robarts
  2. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/james-noble-allan
  3. ↑ "Charles Steel MacNaughton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. May 12, 1958.
  4. ↑ "William Atcheson Stewart | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 5, 1957.
  5. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/archibald-kelso-roberts
  6. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/frederick-mcintosh-cass
  7. ↑ "Arthur Allison Wishart | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 25, 1963.
  8. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/bryan-lewis-cathcart
  9. ↑ "James Alexander Charles Auld | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 16, 1954.
  10. ↑ "William Grenville Davis | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 11, 1959.
  11. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/louis-pierre-cecile
  12. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/john-yaremko
  13. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/henry-leslie-rowntree
  14. ↑ "Albert Benjamin Rutter Lawrence | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 25, 1963.
  15. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/wesley-irwin-haskett
  16. ↑ "Allan Grossman | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 9, 1955.
  17. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/robert-william-macaulay
  18. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/john-richard-simonett
  19. ↑ "George Albert Kerr | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 25, 1963.
  20. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/william-arthur-goodfellow
  21. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/george-ellis-gomme
  22. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/thomas-ray-connell
  23. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/matthew-bulloch-dymond
  24. ↑ "Thomas Leonard Wells | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 25, 1963.
  25. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/william-kenneth-warrender
  26. ↑ "Dalton Arthur Bales | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 25, 1963.
  27. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/joseph-wilfred-spooner
  28. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/william-darcy-mckeough
  29. ↑ "René Joseph Napoléon Brunelle | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. May 12, 1958.
  30. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/george-calvin-wardrope
  31. ↑ "Allan Frederick Lawrence | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. May 12, 1958.
  32. ↑ "John Howard White | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. June 11, 1959.
  33. ↑ "Fernand Guindon | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. September 5, 1957.
  34. ↑ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/robert-stanley-welch
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