Leaders of The Ontario Liberal Party
Further information: Ontario Liberal Party leadership conventionsLeader | Years in office | |
---|---|---|
1 | Sir George Brown | 1857–1867 |
2 | Archibald McKellar | 1867–1868 |
3 | Edward Blake | 1868–1872 |
4 | Sir Oliver Mowat | 1872–1896 |
5 | Arthur S. Hardy | 1896–1899 |
6 | George William Ross | 1899–1907 |
7 | George P. Graham | 1907 |
8 | Alexander Grant MacKay | 1907–1911 |
9 | Newton Wesley Rowell | 1911–1917 |
10 | William Proudfoot | 1918–1919 |
11 | Hartley Dewart | 1919–1921 |
12 | Wellington Hay | 1922–1923 |
13 | W.E.N. Sinclair | 1923-1930 |
14 | Mitchell Hepburn | 1930-1942 |
15 | Gordon Daniel Conant | 1942-1943 (interim) |
16 | Harry Nixon | 1943–1944 |
17 | Mitchell Hepburn | 1944-1945 (second time) |
18 | Farquhar Oliver | 1945–1950 |
19 | Walter Thomson | 1950–1954 |
20 | Farquhar Oliver | 1954-1958 (second time) |
21 | John Wintermeyer | 1958–1964 |
22 | Andy Thompson | 1964–1966 |
23 | Robert Nixon | 1967-1976 |
24 | Stuart Smith | 1976–1982 |
25 | David Peterson | 1982–1990 |
26 | Robert Nixon | 1990-1991 (interim) |
27 | Murray Elston | 1991 (interim) |
28 | Jim Bradley | 1991-1992 (interim) |
29 | Lyn McLeod | 1992–1996 |
30 | Dalton McGuinty | 1996–present |
- A Though Sinclair led the party through two elections, he was never formally elected as leader by the Ontario Liberal Association which, due to its state of disorganization, did not organize a leadership convention until 1930.
- B Hepburn resigned as Premier in October 1942 after designating Gordon Daniel Conant as his successor, and Conant was sworn in as Premier. The Ontario Liberal Association (particularly supporters of William Lyon Mackenzie King) demanded a leadership convention and one was finally held in May 1943 electing Harry Nixon. Technically, Hepburn did not resign as Liberal leader until the convention.
- C Nixon was elected interim leader by the caucus on November 16, 1966 and was acclaimed permanent leader at the January 1967 leadership convention.
- D Nixon resigned as interim leader and MPP in order to accept a federal appointment.
- E Elston resigned as interim leader when he entered the Liberal leadership race as a candidate.
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