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Former Premiers of Ontario


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Dates of OfficePremierParty(Born - Died)
01 Jul 1867 - 16 Jul 1867 The Honourable Sir John Alexander Macdonald (Acting)Lib(b. 1815 - d. 1891)
16 Jul 1867 - 20 Dec 1871John Sandfield MacdonaldLib(b. 1812 - d. 1872)
20 Dec 1871 - 25 Oct 1872 Edward BlakeLib(b. 1833 - d. 1912)
25 Oct 1872 - 25 Jul 1896The Honourable Sir Oliver MowatLib(b. 1820 - d. 1903)
25 Jul 1896 - 21 Oct 1899Arthur HardyLib(b. 1837 - d. 1901)
21 Oct 1899 - 08 Feb 1905George RossLib(b. 1841 - d. 1914)
08 Feb 1905 - 25 Sep 1914Sir James WhitneyCon(b. 1843 - d. 1914)
25 Sep 1914 - 2 Oct 1914William John Hanna (Acting)Con(b. 1862 - d. 1919)
02 Oct 1914 - 14 Nov 1919Sir William HearstCon(b. 1864 - d. 1941)
14 Nov 1919 - 16 Jul 1923Ernest DruryUFO(b. 1878 - d. 1968)
16 Jul 1923 - 15 Dec 1930George FergusonCon(b. 1870 - d. 1946)
15 Dec 1930 - 10 Jul 1934George HenryCon(b. 1871 - d. 1958)
10 Jul 1934 - 21 Oct 1942Mitchell HepburnLib(b. 1886 - d. 1953)
21 Oct 1942 - 18 May 1943Gordon ConantLib(b. 1885 - d. 1953)
30 Apr 1943 (hours)Thomas McQuesten (Acting)Lib(b. 1882 - d. 1948)
18 May 1943 - 17 Aug 1943Harry NixonLib(b. 1891 - d. 1962)
17 Aug 1943 - 19 Oct 1948Colonel George DrewPC(b. 1894 - d. 1973)
19 Oct 1948 - 04 May 1949Thomas KennedyPC(b. 1878 - d. 1960)
04 May 1949 - 08 Nov 1961Leslie M. FrostPC(b. 1895 - d. 1973)
08 Nov 1961 - 01 Mar 1971The Honourable John RobartsPC(b. 1917 - d. 1982)
01 Mar 1971 - 08 Feb 1985The Honourable Bill DavisPC(b. 1929)
08 Feb 1985 - 26 Jun 1985Frank MillerPC(b. 1927 - d. 2000)
26 Jun 1985 - 01 Oct 1990David PetersonLib(b. 1943)
01 Oct 1990 - 26 Jun 1995Bob RaeNDP(b. 1948)
26 Jun 1995 - 15 Apr 2002Mike HarrisPC(b. 1945)
15 Apr 2002 - 23 Oct 2003Ernie EvesPC(b. 1946)
23 Oct 2003 - 11 Feb 2013Dalton McGuintyLib(b. 1955)
11 Feb 2013 - 29 Jun 2018Kathleen WynneLib(b. 1953)
29 Jun 2018 - Doug FordPC(b. 1964)

Party Abbreviations

  • Con = Conservative
  • Lib = Liberal
  • NDP = New Democratic Party
  • PC = Progressive Conservative
  • UFO = United Farmers of Ontario

See also
Premiers of Canada
Province of Ontario

External Links
Premier of Ontario Official Website


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