Prior ministry
Prior ministry | |
|---|---|
15th ministry of British Columbia | |
| Date formed | November 21, 1902 |
| Date dissolved | June 1, 1903 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Lieutenant Governor | Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière |
| Premier | Edward Gawler Prior |
| No. of ministers | 5 |
| Ministers removed | 4 |
| Total no. of members | 6 |
| Member parties | Non-partisan |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 9th Parliament |
| Predecessor | Dunsmuir ministry |
| Successor | McBride ministry |
The Prior ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from November 21, 1902, to June 1, 1903. It was led by Edward Gawler Prior, the 15th premier of British Columbia. It was formed during the 9th Parliament, after Premier James Dunsmuir resigned and named Prior as his successor. Prior had been a member of the Dunsmuir ministry.
Prior was dismissed as premier by Lieutenant Governor Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière over a conflict of interest scandal that implicated several ministers, including Prior. Joly de Lotbinière then invited opposition leader Richard McBride to form the McBride ministry.
This was the last British Columbia ministry to be non-partisan. It is also the last time in Canadian political history that a lieutenant governor dismissed a premier.