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