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.