The Conant Ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 21, 1942, to May 18, 1943. It was led by the 12th Premier of Ontario, Harry Nixon. The ministry was made up of members of the Liberal Party of Ontario, which commanded a majority of the seats in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The ministry replaced the Hepburn ministry following the resignation of Premier Mitch Hepburn, who nevertheless remained in cabinet as Treasurer, appointing Conant as his hand-picked successor. The Conant ministry governed through a middle part of the 20th Parliament of Ontario.

Conant resigned after he lost the 1943 Ontario Liberal Party leadership convention. He was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by his leadership rival Harry Nixon. The Conant ministry and the Kennedy ministry are the only ministries in Ontario history to neither win nor lose an election.

List of ministers

Conant ministry by portfolio
PortfolioMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Premier of OntarioGordon ConantOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of AgriculturePatrick Michael DewanOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Attorney GeneralGordon ConantOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of EducationDuncan McArthurOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of HealthHarold KirbyOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Ministry of HighwaysThomas McQuestenOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of Labour???October 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of Lands and ForestsNorman HipelOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of MinesRobert LaurierOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of Municipal AffairsThomas McQuestenOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of Public WelfareHarold KirbyOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Minister of Public WorksThomas McQuestenOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
Ministers Without Portfolios
Provincial Secretary and RegistrarNorman HipelOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943
TreasurerMitch HepburnOctober 21, 1942May 18, 1943

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