Canadian History/Premiers of Ontario

This is a list of the premiers of the province of Ontario, Canada, since Confederation (1867).

The premier is the head of the provincial government of Ontario.

1.   Name: John Macdonald. In office: 1867-1871 Party: Liberal-Conservative Coalition Riding: Cornwall

2.   Name: Edward Blake In office: 1871-1872 Party: Liberal Riding: Bruce South

3.   Name: Sir Oliver Mowat In office: 1872-1896 Party: Liberal Riding: Oxford North

4.   Name: Arthur Hardy In office: 1896-1899 Party: Liberal Riding: Brant South 5.   Name: Sir George William Ross In office: 1899-1905 Party: Liberal Riding: Middlesex West

6.   Name: Sir James Whitney In office: 1905-1914 Party: Conservative Riding: Dundas 7.   Name: Sir William Hearst In office: 1914-1919 Party: Conservative Riding: Sault Ste. Marie

8.   Name: Ernest Drury In office: 1919-1923 Party: Farmer-Labour Coalition Riding: Halton

9.   Name: George Howard Ferguson In office: 1923-1930 Party: Conservative Riding: Grenville

10.  Name: George Stewart Henry In office: 1930-1934 Party: Conservative Riding: York East

11.   Name: Mitchell Hepburn In office: 1934-1942 Party: Liberal Riding: Elgin

12.   Name: Gordon Daniel Conant In office: 1942-1943 Party: Liberal Riding: Ontario 13.   Name: Harry Nixon In office: 1943-1943 Party: Liberal Riding: Brant

14.   Name: George Drew In office: 1943-1948 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: High Park

15.   Name: Thomas Kennedy In office: 1948-1949 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: Peel 16.     Name: Leslie Frost In office: 1949-1961 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: Victoria

17.   Name: John Robarts In office: 1961-1971 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: London North

18.   Name: Bill Davis In office: 1971-1985 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: Peel North (1971-1975), Brampton (1975-1985) 19.   Name: Frank Miller In office: 1985-1985 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: Muskoka

20.  Name: David Peterson* In office: 1985-1990* Party: Liberal* Riding: London Centre*

21.   Name: Bob Rae In office: 1990-1995 Party: NDP Riding: York South

22.   Name: Mike Harris In office: 1995-2002 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: Nipissing 23.     Name: Ernie Eves In office: 2002-2003 Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey

24.  Name: Dalton McGuinty In office: 2003 - 2013 Party: Liberal Riding: Ottawa South

25.  Name: Kathleen Wynne In office: 2013 - 2018 Party: Liberal Riding: Don Valley West

26.  Name: Doug Ford In office: 2018 - Party: Progressive Conservative Riding: Etobicoke North


 * The Peterson Government (Liberal) from 1985 to 1987 did not have the most seats in the legislature, but had the formal support of the NDP through a signed accord without an official coalition government being formed.