Dunsmuir ministry

Dunsmuir ministry

14th ministry of British Columbia
Date formedJune 15, 1900 (1900-06-15)
Date dissolvedNovember 21, 1902 (1902-11-21)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierJames Dunsmuir
No. of ministers5
Ministers removed3
Total no. of members8
Member partiesNon-partisan
History
Election1900
Legislature term9th Parliament
PredecessorMartin ministry
SuccessorPrior ministry

The Dunsmuir ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from June 15, 1900, to November 21, 1902. It was led by James Dunsmuir, the 14th premier of British Columbia. It was formed following the 1900 general election, in which the incumbent premier, Joseph Martin, failed to gain a majority; he subsequently recommended Dunsmuir as the next government leader.

On November 21, 1902, Dunsmuir submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière and recommended Edward Gawler Prior as his successor. Joly de Lotbinière then invited Prior to form a government, who accepted and formed the Prior ministry.