Frost ministry


The Frost Ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from May 4, 1949, to November 8, 1961. It was led by the 16th Premier of Ontario, Leslie Frost. The ministry was made up of members of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario throughout its duration.

The ministry replaced the Kennedy ministry following the 1949 Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election. The Robarts ministry governed through the second part of the 23rd Parliament of Ontario, the entirety of the 24th and 25th Parliaments of Ontario, and the first part of the 26th Parliament of Ontario.

Frost resigned in 1971 and was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by John Robarts.

List of ministers

Frost ministry by portfolio
Portfolio Minister Tenure
Start End
Premier of Ontario Leslie Frost[1] May 4, 1949 November 8, 1961
Minister of Agriculture Thomas Laird Kennedy[2] May 4, 1949 January 20, 1953
Fletcher Stewart Thomas[3] January 20, 1953 August 1, 1956
Bill Goodfellow[4] August 1, 1956 November 8, 1961
Attorney General Dana Porter[5] May 4, 1949 August 17, 1955
Kelso Roberts[6] August 17, 1955 November 8, 1961
Minister Travel and Publicity Louis-Pierre Cécile[7] May 4, 1949 August 17, 1955
Bryan Lewis Cathcart[8] August 17, 1955 November 8, 1961
Minister of
Public Welfare 		Bill Goodfellow May 4, 1949 August 17, 1955
Louis-Pierre Cécile August 17, 1955 November 8, 1961
Minister of
Reform Institutions 		George Harrison Dunbar[9] May 4, 1949 July 15, 1949
William Ernest Hamilton[10] July 15, 1949 November 16, 1950
John Weir Foote[11] November 16, 1950 July 18, 1957
Matthew Dymond[12] July 18, 1957 April 28, 1958
Ray Connell[13] April 28, 1958 December 22, 1958
George Wardrope[14] December 22, 1958 November 8, 1961
Minister of Education Dana Porter May 4, 1949 October 2, 1951
William James Dunlop[15] October 2, 1951 December 17, 1959
John Robarts[16] December 17, 1959 November 8, 1961
Minister of Energy Resources[a] Robert Macaulay[17] May 5, 1959 November 8, 1961
Treasurer[b] Leslie Frost May 4, 1949 August 17, 1955
Dana Porter August 17, 1955 January 30, 1958
Leslie Frost February 3, 1958 April 28, 1958
James Allan[18] April 28, 1958 November 8, 1961
Ministry of Highways George Doucett[19] May 4, 1949 January 5, 1955
James Allan January 5, 1955 April 28, 1958
Fred Cass[20] April 28, 1958 November 8, 1961
Minister of
Public Works 		George Doucett May 4, 1949 October 2, 1951
Fletcher Stewart Thomas October 2, 1951 January 20, 1953
William Griesinger[21] January 20, 1953 May 6, 1958
James Allan May 6, 1958 December 22, 1958
Ray Connell December 22, 1958 November 8, 1961
Minister of Health Russell Temple Kelley[22] May 4, 1949 August 8, 1950
Mac Phillips[23] August 8, 1950 December 22, 1958
Matthew Dymond December 22, 1958 November 8, 1961
Minister of Planning and Development William Griesinger May 4, 1949 January 20, 1953
Bill Warrender[24] January 20, 1953 August 17, 1955
William Nickle[25] August 17, 1955 November 8, 1961
Minister of Labour Charles Daley[26] May 4, 1949 November 8, 1961
Minister of
Municipal Affairs 		George Dunbar May 4, 1949 August 17, 1955
Bill Goodfellow August 17, 1955 November 1, 1956
Bill Warrender November 1, 1956 November 8, 1961
Minister of
Lands and Forests 		Harold Robinson Scott[27] May 4, 1949 June 3, 1952
Welland Gemmell[28] June 3, 1952 June 18, 1954
Clare Mapledoram[29] June 18, 1954 July 4, 1958
Wilf Spooner[30] July 4, 1958 November 8, 1961
Minister of Mines Welland Gemmell May 4, 1949 June 3, 1952
Philip Kelly[31] June 3, 1952 July 18, 1957
Wilf Spooner July 18, 1957 December 22, 1958
James Anthony Maloney[32] December 22, 1958 October 1, 1961
Minister of
Transport[c] 		James Allan June 26, 1957 April 28, 1958
Matthew Dymond April 28, 1958 December 22, 1958
John Yaremko[33] December 22, 1958 November 21, 1960
Leslie Rowntree[34] November 21, 1960 November 8, 1961
Ministers
Without Portfolios 		Bill Warrender August 17, 1955 November 1, 1956
Provincial Secretary and
Registrar[d] 		George Arthur Welsh[35] May 4, 1949 January 20, 1955
William Nickle January 20, 1955 August 17, 1955
George Harrison Dunbar August 17, 1955 December 22, 1958
Mac Phillips December 22, 1958 May 26, 1960
John Yaremko May 26, 1960 November 8, 1961

Notes

  1. ^ created May 5, 1959.
  2. ^ named "Minister in Charge of the Department of Economics" from March 28, 1956 to January 30, 1958"; named "Minister of Economics and Federal and Provincial Relations" from January 27, 1961 to November 8, 1961.
  3. ^ created June 26, 1957.
  4. ^ named "Provincial Secretary and Minister of Citizenship" from January 27, 1961 to November 8, 1961.

References

  1. ^ "Leslie Miscampbell Frost | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  2. ^ "Thomas Laird Kennedy | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  3. ^ "Fletcher Stewart Thomas | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  4. ^ "William Arthur Goodfellow | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  5. ^ "Dana Harris Porter | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  6. ^ "Archibald Kelso Roberts | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  7. ^ "Louis Pierre Cécile | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  8. ^ "Bryan Lewis Cathcart | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  9. ^ "George Harrison Dunbar | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  10. ^ "William Ernest Hamilton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  11. ^ "John Weir Foote | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  12. ^ "Matthew Bulloch Dymond | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  13. ^ "Thomas Ray Connell | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  14. ^ "George Calvin Wardrope | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  15. ^ "William James Dunlop | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  16. ^ "John Parmenter Robarts | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  17. ^ "Robert William Macaulay | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  18. ^ "James Noble Allan | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  19. ^ "George Henry Doucett | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  20. ^ "Frederick McIntosh Cass | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  21. ^ "William Griesinger | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  22. ^ "Russell Temple Kelley | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  23. ^ "Mackinnon Phillips | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  24. ^ "William Kenneth Warrender | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  25. ^ "William McAdam Nickle | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  26. ^ "Charles Daley | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  27. ^ "Harold Robinson Scott | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  28. ^ "Welland Stewart Gemmell | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  29. ^ "Clare Edgar Mapledoram | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  30. ^ "Joseph Wilfred Spooner | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  31. ^ "Philip Timothy Kelly | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  32. ^ "James Anthony Maloney | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  33. ^ "John Yaremko | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  34. ^ "Henry Leslie Rowntree | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  35. ^ "George Arthur Welsh | Legislative Assembly of Ontario". www.ola.org. Retrieved May 17, 2025.