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Ontario

Heads of State of Ontario

Lieutenant Governor of Ontario
Sir Oliver Mowat

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1820; d. April 19 1903.

1897 – 1903

Sir William Mulock*

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 19 1843; d. October 1 1944.

1931 – 1932

John Keiller MacKay

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 11 1888; d. June 12 1970.

1957 – 1963

William Earl Rowe

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1894; d. February 9 1984.

1963 – 1968

William Ross Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 25 1891; d. May 28 1976.

1968 – 1974

John Black Aird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 5 1923; d. May 6 1995.

1980 – 1985

James Karl Bartleman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 24 1939; d. August 14 2023.

2002 – 2007




Heads of Government of Ontario

Premier of Ontario
John Sandfield Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1812; d. June 1 1872.

Liberal-Conservative Party of Canada

1867 – 1871

Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

Ontario Liberal Party

1871 – 1872

Sir Oliver Mowat

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1820; d. April 19 1903.

Ontario Liberal Party

1872 – 1896

George William Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1841; d. March 7 1914.

Ontario Liberal Party

1899 – 1905

George Stewart Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1871; d. September 2 1958.

Conservative Party of Ontario

1930 – 1934

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1896; d. January 5 1953.

Ontario Liberal Party

1934 – 1942

George Alexander Drew

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1894; d. January 4 1973

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1943 – 1948

William Grenville “Bill” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1929; d. August 8 2021.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1971 – 1985

David Robert Peterson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1943.

Ontario Liberal Party

1985 – 1990

Robert Keith “Bob” Rae

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1948.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1990 – 1995

Michael Deane “Mike” Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1945.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1995 – 2002

Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1955.

Ontario Liberal Party

2003 – 2013

Douglas Robert “Doug” Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1964.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2018 – present


Deputy Premier of Ontario
James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2001 – 2002

Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

Ontario Liberal Party

2011 – 2013

Christine Janice Elliott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2018 – 2022


Leader of the Official Opposition of Ontario
Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

Ontario Liberal Party

1869 – 1871

George William Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1841; d. March 7 1914.

Ontario Liberal Party

1905 – 1907

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1896; d. January 5 1953.

Ontario Liberal Party

1930 – 1934

George Stewart Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1871; d. September 2 1958.

Conservative Party of Ontario

1935 – 1938

George Alexander Drew

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1894; d. January 4 1973

Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario (1939 – 1942); Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario (1942 – 1943)

1939 – 1943

Edward Bigelow “Ted” Jolliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1909; d. March 18 1998.

Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1943 – 1945

Edward Bigelow “Ted” Jolliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1909; d. March 18 1998.

Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1948 – 1951

Stephen Henry Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1937.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1975 – 1977

Stuart Lyon Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1938; d. June 10 2020.

Ontario Liberal Party

1977 – 1981

David Robert Peterson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1943.

Ontario Liberal Party

1982 – 1985

Lawrence Sheldon “Larry” Grossman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1943; d. June 22 1997.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1985 – 1987

Robert Keith “Bob” Rae

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1948.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1987 – 1990

Murray John Elston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1949.

Ontario Liberal Party

1991

Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1955.

Ontario Liberal Party

1996 – 2003

Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2004 – 2005

Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2007 – 2009

Patrick Walter Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1978.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2015 – 2018

Andrea Lynn Horwath

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1962.

Ontario New Democratic Party

2018 – 2022


Deputy Leader of the Official Opposition of Ontario
Christine Janice Elliott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2009 – 2015




Cabinet of Ontario

Ministry of the Attorney General

Attorney General of Ontario
William Edgar Raney

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1859; d. September 24 1933.

1920 – 1923

William Folger Nickle

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1869; d. November 15 1957.

1923 – 1926

Roland Roy McMurtry

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1932; d. March 18 2024.

1975 – 1985

James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

1999 – 2001

Caroline Anne Mulroney Lapham

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1974.

2018 – 2019


Ministry of Children, Community, and Social Services

Minister of Community and Social Services
Janet Ecker

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1953.

1996 – 1999

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

1999 – 2002


Minister of Children and Youth Services
John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2001 – 2002


Ministry of Colleges and Universities

Minister of University Affairs
William Grenville “Bill” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1929; d. August 8 2021.

1964 – 1971


Minister of Colleges and Universities
Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

1989 – 1990


Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation, and Trade

Minister of Economic Development and Trade
Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

2001 – 2002

Minister of Enterprise, Opportunity, and Innovation
James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

2002 – 2003

Minister of Economic Development
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1955.

2009


Ministry of Education

Minister of Education
William Grenville “Bill” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1929; d. August 8 2021.

1962 – 1971

Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

1985 – 1987

Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

1989 – 1990

Janet Ecker

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1953.

1999 – 2002

Gerard Michael Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1960.

2003 – 2006


Ministry of Energy and Electrification

Minister of Energy
Michael Deane “Mike” Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1945.

1985

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

2002 – 2003

Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

2003 – 2005

Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

2006 – 2007


Ministry of the Environment, Conservation, and Parks

Minister of the Environment
Susan de Avellar Schiller

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1945.

1985

Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

1999 – 2000


Ministry of Finance

Treasurer
George William Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1841; d. March 7 1914.

1899 – 1905

George Stewart Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1871; d. September 2 1958.

1934

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1896; d. January 5 1953.

1934 – 1943

Lawrence Sheldon “Larry” Grossman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1943; d. June 22 1997.

1983 – 1985

Minister of Finance
James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

2001 – 2002

Janet Ecker

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1953.

2002 – 2003

Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

2005 – 2006

Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

2007 – 2013


Minister of Revenue
Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

2008 – 2009


Ministry of Health

Minister of Health
Lawrence Sheldon “Larry” Grossman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1943; d. June 22 1997.

1982 – 1983

Murray John Elston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1949.

1985 – 1987

Minister of Health and Long-Term Care
Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

2001 – 2003

Christine Janice Elliott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

2018 – 2019

Minister of Health
Christine Janice Elliott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

2019 – 2022


Minister of Health Promotion
James Alexander “Jim” Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1961.

2005 – 2007


Ministry of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation

Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

1999 – 2001


Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs

Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Douglas Robert “Doug” Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1964.

2018 – present


Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training, and Skills Development

James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

1997 – 1999


Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing

Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing
Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

1999 – 2001

James Alexander “Jim” Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1961.

2007 – 2010


Ministry of Natural Resources

Minister of Mines
Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

1987 – 1989


Minister of Natural Resources
Michael Deane “Mike” Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1945.

1985


Office of the Provincial Secretary and Registrar

Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario
Daniel Roland Michener

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 19 1900; d. August 6 1991

1946 – 1948


Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement

Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations
Lawrence Sheldon “Larry” Grossman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1943; d. June 22 1997.

1977 – 1978

Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

1985

Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

1999 – 2001

Minister of Consumer and Business Services
James Alexander “Jim” Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1961.

2003 – 2005


Minister of Government Services
Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

1985

Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

1986 – 1987

Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

2012 – 2013


Ministry of the Solicitor General

Solicitor General of Ontario
David Christopherson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1954.

1993 – 1995

Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

1995 – 1999


Minister of Correctional Services
David Christopherson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1954.

1992 – 1995

Minister of Public Safety and Security
Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

2002 – 2003


Ministry of Tourism, Culture, and Sport

Minister of Industry and Tourism
Lawrence Sheldon “Larry” Grossman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1943; d. June 22 1997.

1978 – 1982


Ministry of Transportation

Minister of Public Works and Highways
George Stewart Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1871; d. September 2 1958.

1923 – 1930

Minister of Highways
George Stewart Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1871; d. September 2 1958.

1930 – 1931

Minister of Transportation
Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

1997 – 1999

Caroline Anne Mulroney Lapham

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1974.

2019 – 2023


Treasury Board Secretariat

President of the Treasury Board
Caroline Anne Mulroney Lapham

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1974.

2023 – present




Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Leadership of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario

Leader of the Government in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

Ontario Liberal Party

1987 – 1989

Janet Ecker

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1953.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2001 – 2002

John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2003

Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

Ontario Liberal Party

2003 – 2005


Chief Whip of the Government in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2002


Leader of the Official Opposition in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario
Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2003 – 2004

Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2005 – 2007

Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2009 – 2010


Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Current Seats)

Navigation: Brampton South | Durham | Etobicoke North | Hamilton Centre | Huron—Bruce | Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes | Newmarket—Aurora | Nipissing | Oakville | Ottawa Centre | Ottawa South | Ottawa West—Nepean | Parkdale—High Park | Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | Simcoe North | Windsor—Tecumseh | York—Simcoe.


Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Brampton
William Grenville “Bill” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1929; d. August 8 2021.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1975 – 1985


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Brampton South
Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1995 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Bruce South
Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

Ontario Liberal Party

1867 – 1872


Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Cornwall
John Sandfield Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1812; d. June 1 1872.

Liberal-Conservative Party of Ontario

1867 – 1875


Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Durham
John O’Toole

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1944.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1999 – 2014


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Durham West
Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

Ontario Liberal Party

1867 – 1871


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Etobicoke North
Douglas Robert “Doug” Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1964.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2018 – present


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Hamilton Centre
Michael Norman “Mike” Davison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1950.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1975 – 1981

Sheila Maureen Copps

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 27 1952.

Ontario Liberal Party

1981 – 1984

Michael Norman “Mike” Davison

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 31 1950.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1984 – 1985

David Christopherson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1954.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1990 – 1999

Andrea Lynn Horwath

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1962.

Ontario New Democratic Party

2007 – 2022


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Huron—Bruce
Murray John Elston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1949.

Ontario Liberal Party

1981 – 1987


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes (Leeds—Grenville, 1987 – 2018)
Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1987 – 2010


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for London Centre
David Robert Peterson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1943.

Ontario Liberal Party

1975 – 1990


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Middlesex West
George William Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1841; d. March 7 1914.

Ontario Liberal Party

1883 – 1908


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Newmarket—Aurora
Christine Janice Elliott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2018 – 2022


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Nipissing
Michael Deane “Mike” Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1945.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1981 – 2002


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Oakville
Terrance Patrick “Terry” O’Connor

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 24 1940.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1985 – 1987


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Ottawa Centre
Catherine McKenney

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 3 1961.

Ontario New Democratic Party

2025 – present


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Ottawa South
Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1955.

Ontario Liberal Party

1990 – 2013


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Oxford North
Sir Oliver Mowat

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1820; d. April 19 1903.

Ontario Liberal Party

1872 – 1896


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Ottawa West—Nepean
James Alexander “Jim” Watson

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1961.

Ontario Liberal Party

2003 – 2010


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Parkdale—High Park
Gerard Michael Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1960.

Ontario Liberal Party

1999 – 2006


Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Peel
William Grenville “Bill” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1929; d. August 8 2021.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1959 – 1967


Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Peel North
William Grenville “Bill” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1929; d. August 8 2021.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1967 – 1975


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke
Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

Ontario Liberal Party

1999 – 2003


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for St. Andrew – St. Patrick
Lawrence Sheldon “Larry” Grossman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1943; d. June 22 1997.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1975 – 1987


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Simcoe North
Patrick Walter Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1978.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2015 – 2018


Member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario for Toronto East
Alexander Morris

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 17 1826; d. October 28 1889.

Conservative Party of Ontario

1878 – 1886


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Windsor—Tecumseh
Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

Ontario Liberal Party

2007 – 2013


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for York—Simcoe
Caroline Anne Mulroney Lapham

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 11 1974.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2018 – present


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for York South
Robert Keith “Bob” Rae

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1948.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1982 – 1996


Members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario (Defunct Constituencies)

Navigation: Bramalea—Gore—Malton | Brampton West—Mississauga | Bruce | Durham East | Durham West | Eglinton | Hamilton East | Hamilton West | High Park | Leeds | Mississauga West | Nepean | Nepean—Carleton | Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge | Prince Edward | Renfrew North | St. George | St. George—St. David | Simcoe South | Wellington East | Wellington South | Whitby—Ajax | Whitby—Oshawa | Windsor—St. Clair | Windsor—Walkerville | York East | York South | Yorkview.


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Bramalea—Gore—Malton
Jagmeet Singh

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 2 1979.

Ontario New Democratic Party

2011 – 2017


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Brampton West—Mississauga
Tony Peter Clement

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 27 1961.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1999 – 2003


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Bruce
Murray John Elston

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1949.

Ontario Liberal Party

1987 – 1994


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Durham Centre
James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1995 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Durham East
John O’Toole

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1944.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1995 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Durham West
Janet Ecker

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1953.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1995 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Eglinton
Roland Roy McMurtry

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 31 1932; d. March 18 2024.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1975 – 1985


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Elgin
Mitchell Frederick Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1896; d. January 5 1953.

Ontario Liberal Party

1934 – 1945


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Hamilton East
Andrea Lynn Horwath

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1962.

Ontario New Democratic Party

2004 – 2007


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Hamilton West
Stuart Lyon Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1938; d. June 10 2020.

Ontario Liberal Party

1975 – 1982

David Christopherson

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 5 1954.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1999 – 2003


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for High Park
William Horace “Bill” Temple

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 28 1898; d. April 9 1988.

Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1948 – 1951


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Kenora
Peter Heenan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1875; d. May 12 1948.

Labour Party

1919 – 1926

Peter Heenan

Date of birth/date of death: b. February 19 1875; d. May 12 1948.

Ontario Liberal Party

1934 – 1943


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Kingston
William Folger Nickle

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1869; d. November 15 1957.

Conservative Party of Ontario

1908 – 1911

William Folger Nickle

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 31 1869; d. November 15 1957.

Conservative Party of Ontario

1922 – 1926


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Leeds
Robert William “Bob” Runciman

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1981 – 1987


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Mississauga West
Steven W. “Steve” Mahoney

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 18 1947.

Ontario Liberal Party

1987 – 1995


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Nepean
John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1995 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Nepean—Carleton
John Russell Baird

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1969.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1999 – 2005


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Pickering—Ajax—Uxbridge
Janet Ecker

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 18 1953.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1999 – 2003


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Prescott and Russell
Don Boudria

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1949.

Ontario Liberal Party

1981 – 1984


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Prince Edward
William Edgar Raney

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1859; d. September 24 1933.

United Farmers of Ontario

1928 – 1926


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Renfrew North
Sean Conway

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1951.

Ontario Liberal Party

1975 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for St. George
Susan de Avellar Schiller

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 21 1945.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1981 – 1987


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for St. George—St. David
Timothy John “Tim” Murphy

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 7 1959.

Ontario Liberal Party

1993 – 1995


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Scarborough West
Stephen Henry Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1937.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1963 – 1978


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Simcoe South
Edgar James Evans

Date of birth/date of death: b. ?, d ?.

United Farmers of Ontario

1919 – 1923

William Earl Rowe

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1894; d. February 9 1984.

Conservative Party of Ontario

1923 – 1925


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Wellington East
William Edgar Raney

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1859; d. September 24 1933.

United Farmers of Ontario

1920 – 1926


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Wellington South
Donald Guthrie

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 8 1840; d. October 31 1915.

Ontario Liberal Party

1886 – 1894


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Whitby—Ajax
James Michael “Jim” Flaherty

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 30 1949; d. April 10 2024.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

1999 – 2006

Christine Janice Elliott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2006 – 2007


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Whitby—Oshawa
Christine Janice Elliott

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 13 1955.

Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

2007 – 2015


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Windsor—St. Clair
Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

Ontario Liberal Party

1999 – 2007


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Windsor—Walkerville
Dwight Duncan

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 3 1959.

Ontario Liberal Party

1995 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for York East
George Stewart Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1871; d. September 2 1958.

Conservative Party of Ontario

1913 – 1943


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for York South
Edward Bigelow “Ted” Jolliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1909; d. March 18 1998.

Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1943 – 1945

Edward Bigelow “Ted” Jolliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1909; d. March 18 1998.

Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation

1948 – 1951

Gerard Michael Kennedy

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 24 1960.

Ontario Liberal Party

1996 – 1999


Member of the Provincial Parliament of Ontario for Yorkview
Giorgio Mammoliti

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 20 1961.

Ontario New Democratic Party

1990 – 1995




Political Parties of Ontario

Ontario Liberal Party

Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party
Dominick Edward Blake

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 13 1833; d. March 1 1912.

1868 – 1872

Sir Oliver Mowat

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 22 1820; d. April 19 1903.

1872 – 1896

George William Ross

Date of birth/date of death: b. September 18 1841; d. March 7 1914.

1899 – 1907

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1896; d. January 5 1953.

1930 – 1942

Mitchell Frederick Hepburn

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 12 1896; d. January 5 1953.

1944 – 1945

Walter Cunningham Thomson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 21 1895; d. April 27 1964.

1951 – 1954

Stuart Lyon Smith

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1938; d. June 10 2020.

1972 – 1982

David Robert Peterson

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 28 1943.

1982 – 1990

Murray John Elston (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 8 1949.

1991

Dalton James Patrick McGuinty, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 19 1955.

1996 – 2013


Ontario New Democratic Party

Leader of the Ontario Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
Edward Bigelow “Ted” Jolliffe

Date of birth/date of death: b. March 2 1909; d. March 18 1998.

1942 – 1953

Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
Stephen Henry Lewis

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 11 1937.

1970 – 1978

Robert Keith “Bob” Rae

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 2 1948.

1982 – 1996

Andrea Lynn Horwath

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 24 1962.

2009 – 2022


Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario

Leader of the Liberal-Conservative Association of Ontario
John Sandfield Macdonald

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 12 1812; d. June 1 1872.

1867 – 1871

William Earl Rowe

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 13 1894; d. February 9 1984.

1936 – 1938

George Alexander Drew

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1894; d. January 4 1973

1938 – 1942


Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
George Stewart Henry

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1871; d. September 2 1958.

1930 – 1936

George Alexander Drew

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 7 1894; d. January 4 1973

1942 – 1948

William Grenville “Bill” Davis

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 30 1929; d. August 8 2021.

1971 – 1985

Lawrence Sheldon “Larry” Grossman

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 2 1943; d. June 22 1997.

1985 – 1987

Michael Deane “Mike” Harris

Date of birth/date of death: b. January 23 1945.

1990 – 2002

Robert William “Bob” Runciman (*interim)

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 10 1942.

2009

Patrick Walter Brown

Date of birth/date of death: b. May 26 1978.

2015 – 2018

Douglas Robert “Doug” Ford, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. November 20 1964.

2018 – present


President of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Richard “Rick” Dykstra

Date of birth/date of death: b. April 10 1966.

2016 – 2018