Drury ministry
Drury ministry | |
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8th ministry of Ontario | |
The Hon. Ernest Drury | |
| Date formed | November 14, 1919 |
| Date dissolved | July 16, 1923 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | |
| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Premier | Ernest Drury |
| Member party | United Farmers of Ontario |
| Status in legislature |
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| Opposition party | Liberal Party |
| Opposition leader |
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| History | |
| Election | 1919 |
| Legislature term | |
| Incoming formation | 1919 Ontario general election |
| Outgoing formation | 1923 Ontario general election |
| Predecessor | Hearst ministry |
| Successor | Ferguson ministry |
The Drury ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from November 14, 1919, to July 16, 1923. It was led by the 8th Premier of Ontario, Ernest Drury. The ministry was a coalition made up of members of the United Farmers of Ontario (UFO) and the Labour Party, which commanded the confidence of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
The ministry replaced the Hearst ministry following the 1919 Ontario general election. The Drury ministry governed through the 15th Parliament of Ontario.
It was the first of a wave of United Farmers governments that took power in several provinces and that founded the Progressive Party of Canada. Drury was the first Premier of Ontario to be born after Confederation, though several members of his cabinet were born before.
Drury and the UFO were defeated in the 1923 Ontario general election. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Howard Ferguson.