Davis ministry explained

Cabinet Name:	Davis ministry
Cabinet Type:	ministry
Cabinet Number:	17th
Jurisdiction:	Ontario
Flag:	Flag of Ontario.svg
Flag Border:	true
Government Head Title:	Premier
Government Head:	Bill Davis
Deputy Government Head Title:	Deputy Premier
Deputy Government Head:	position created Bob Welch (1977-1985)
State Head Title:	Monarch
State Head:	Elizabeth II
Represented By Title:	Lieutenant Governor
Represented By:	William Ross Macdonald (1971-1974) Pauline Mills McGibbon (1974-1980) John Black Aird (1980-1985)
Political Party:	PC Party
Opposition Party:	Liberal, Ontario New Democratic Party
Opposition Leader:	Robert Nixon (Liberal, 1971-1975) Stephen Lewis (NDP, 1975-1977) Stuart Lyon Smith (Liberal, 1977-1981) Robert Nixon (Liberal, 1982) David Peterson (Liberal, 1982-1985)
Legislature Status:	Majority (February 8, 1985-May 2, 1985) Minority (May 2, 1985-June 26, 1985)
Incoming Formation:	1985 PC leadership convention
Outgoing Formation:	resignation
Predecessor:	Robarts ministry
Successor:	Peterson ministry

ola.org says Mitchell is Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations 1982-1983 but I doubt it. Also says Welch was AG after January 1975, but I think Clement is in by then (that's what ola.org says and it makes the most sense)

Davis's first election was October 21, 1971. I guess his cabinet sits until December 8, 1971? That's when Wishart goes.

It is unclear if Intergovernmental Affairs separates from Treasurer etc. August 18, 1978 or August 30, 1979. I am going with 1978, because otherwise Wells has nothing to do.

Wins minorities in September 18, 1975 and June 9, 1977; majority in March 19, 1981

List of ministers

Position! rowspan="2"

Minister	Tenure
Start	End
Premier of Ontario	Bill Davis^[1]	March 1, 1971	February 8, 1985
Deputy Premier of Ontario	Bob Welch^[2] position created	September 21, 1977	February 8, 1985
House Leader	Thomas Leonard Wells^[3]	December 23, 1983	February 8, 1985
Chief Whip	Bud Gregory^[4]	April 10, 1981	July 6, 1983
	Robert G. Eaton^[5]	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985

Portfolio! rowspan="2"

Minister	Tenure
Start	End
Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet	Darcy McKeough^[6]	March 1, 1971	April 7, 1972
	Charles MacNaughton^[7]	February 2, 1972	September 28, 1972
	Eric Winkler^[8]	September 28, 1972	October 7, 1975
	James Auld^[9]	October 7, 1975	August 18, 1978
	George McCague^[10]	August 18, 1978	February 8, 1985
Minister of Agriculture and Food	William Atcheson Stewart^[11]	March 1, 1971	October 7, 1975
	Bill Newman^[12]	October 7, 1975	August 30, 1979
	Lorne Henderson^[13]	August 30, 1979	February 13, 1982
	Dennis Timbrell^[14]	February 13, 1982	February 8, 1985
	Allan Lawrence^[15]	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Dalton Bales^[16]	February 2, 1972	February 26, 1974
	Bob Welch	February 26, 1974	January 14, 1975
	John Clement^[17]	January 14, 1975	October 7, 1975
	Roy McMurtry^[18]	October 7, 1975	February 8, 1985
Minister of Citizenship and Culture	Bob Welch	January 14, 1975	August 18, 1978
	Reuben Baetz^[19]	August 18, 1978	February 13, 1982
	Bruce McCaffrey^[20]	February 13, 1982	July 6, 1983
	Susan Fish^[21]	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Colleges and Universities	John White^[22]	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	George Kerr^[23]	February 2, 1972	September 28, 1972
	Jack McNie^[24]	September 28, 1972	February 26, 1974
	James Auld	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1975
	Harry Parrott^[25]	October 7, 1975	August 18, 1978
	Bette Stephenson^[26]	August 18, 1978	February 8, 1985
Minister of Community and Social Services	Thomas Leonard Wells	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	René Brunelle^[27]	February 2, 1972	October 7, 1975
	James A. Taylor^[28]	October 7, 1975	February 3, 1977
	Keith Norton^[29]	February 3, 1977	April 10, 1981
	Frank Drea^[30]	April 10, 1981	September 29, 1983
	Bruce McCaffrey interim	September 29, 1983	November 21, 1983
	Frank Drea	November 21, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations	Arthur Wishart^[31]	March 1, 1971	December 8, 1971
	Gordon Carton^[32]	December 8, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Eric Winkler	February 2, 1972	September 28, 1972
	John Clement	September 28, 1972	June 18, 1975
	Sid Handleman^[33]	June 18, 1975	September 21, 1977
	Larry Grossman^[34]	September 21, 1977	October 18, 1978
	Frank Drea	October 18, 1978	April 10, 1981
	Gordon Walker^[35]	April 10, 1981	February 13, 1982
	Robert C. Mitchell^[36] ?	April 30, 1982	September 12, 1983
	Robert Elgie^[37]	February 13, 1982	February 8, 1985
Minister of Correctional Services	Syl Apps^[38]	March 1, 1971	February 26, 1974
	Richard Potter^[39]	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1975
	John Smith^[40]	October 7, 1975	February 3, 1977
	Arthur Meen^[41]	February 3, 1977	June 23, 1977
	John MacBeth^[42] interim	June 23, 1977	September 21, 1977
	Frank Drea	September 21, 1977	October 18, 1978
	Gordon Walker	October 18, 1978	April 10, 1981
	Nick Leluk^[43]	April 10, 1981	February 8, 1985
Minister of Education	Bob Welch	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Thomas Wells	February 2, 1972	August 18, 1978
	Bette Stephenson	August 18, 1978	February 8, 1985
Minister of Energy	George Kerr	March 1, 1971	July 23, 1971
	Did not exist	July 23, 1971	July 4, 1973
	Darcy McKeough	July 4, 1973	June 18, 1975
	Dennis Timbrell	June 18, 1975	February 3, 1977
	James A. Taylor	February 3, 1977	January 21, 1978
	Reuben Baetz	January 21, 1978	August 18, 1978
	James Auld	August 18, 1978	August 30, 1979
	Bob Welch	August 30, 1979	July 6, 1983
	Philip Andrewes^[44]	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of the Environment	George Kerr	July 23, 1971	February 2, 1972
	James Auld	February 2, 1972	February 26, 1974
	Bill Newman	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1975
	George Kerr	October 7, 1975	January 21, 1978
	George McCague	January 21, 1978	August 18, 1978
	Harry Craig Parrott	August 18, 1978	April 10, 1981
	Keith Norton	April 10, 1981	July 6, 1983
	Andy Brandt^[45]	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Treasurer and Minister of Economics	Darcy McKeough	March 1, 1971	September 7, 1972
	Charles MacNaughton	September 7, 1972	January 15, 1973
	John White	January 15, 1973	June 18, 1975
	William Darcy McKeough	Darcy McKeough	June 18, 1975	August 18, 1978
	Frank Miller^[46]	August 18, 1978	July 6, 1983
	Larry Grossman	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Government Services	James Auld	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	James W. Snow^[47]	February 2, 1972	October 7, 1975
	Margaret Scrivener^[48]	October 7, 1975	February 3, 1977
	John Smith	February 3, 1977	June 23, 1977
	James Auld (politician)	James Auld	June 23, 1977	September 21, 1977
	George McCague	September 21, 1977	January 21, 1978
	Lorne Henderson	January 21, 1978	August 30, 1979
	Douglas Wiseman	August 30, 1979	July 6, 1983
	George Ashe^[49]	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Health	Bert Lawrence^[50]	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Richard Potter	February 2, 1972	February 26, 1974
	Frank Miller	February 26, 1974	February 3, 1977
	Dennis Timbrell	February 3, 1977	February 13, 1982
	Larry Grossman	February 13, 1982	July 6, 1983
	Keith Norton	July 6, 1983	October 11, 1983
	Thomas Leonard Wells interim	October 11, 1983	December 5, 1983
	Keith Norton	December 5, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs	merged with Treasurer	1972	1978
	Thomas Leonard Wells	August 18, 1978	February 8, 1985
Minister of Industry and Trade Development	Allan Grossman^[51]	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	John White	February 2, 1972	January 15, 1973
	Claude Bennett^[52]	January 15, 1973	January 21, 1978
	John Rhodes^[53]	January 21, 1978	September 25, 1978
	Larry Grossman	October 18, 1978	February 13, 1982
	Gordon Walker	February 13, 1982	July 6, 1983
	Frank Miller	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Labour	Gordon Carton	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Fernand Guindon^[54]	February 2, 1972	May 31, 1974
	John MacBeth	May 31, 1974	October 7, 1975
	Bette Stephenson	October 7, 1975	August 18, 1978
	Robert Elgie	August 18, 1978	February 13, 1982
	Russ Ramsay^[55]	February 13, 1982	February 8, 1985
Minister of Municipal Affairs	Dalton Bales	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Darcy McKeough	February 2, 1972	April 7, 1972
	merged with Intergovermental Affairs	April 7, 1972	July 3, 1981
	merged with Municipal Affairs and Housing	July 3, 1981	February 8, 1985
Minister of Housing	Bob Welch	November 7, 1973	February 26, 1974
	Sid Handleman	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1974
	Donald Irvine^[56]	October 7, 1974	October 7, 1975
	John Rhodes	October 7, 1975	January 21, 1978
	Claude Bennett	January 21, 1978	July 3, 1981
	merged with Municipal Affairs and Housing	July 3, 1981	February 8, 1985
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing	Claude Bennett	July 3, 1981	February 8, 1985
Minister of Natural Resources	René Brunelle	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Leo Bernier^[57]	February 2, 1972	February 3, 1977
	Frank Miller	February 3, 1977	August 18, 1978
	James Auld	August 18, 1978	April 10, 1981
	Alan Pope^[58]	April 10, 1981	February 8, 1985
Minister of Northern Affairs	Leo Bernier	March 1, 1971	April 7, 1972
	merged with Natural Resources?	1972	1977
	Leo Bernier	February 3, 1977	February 8, 1985
Minister Responsible for Women's Issues	Bob Welch	May 17, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Revenue	Eric Alfred Winkler	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Allan Grossman	February 2, 1972	February 26, 1974
	Arthur Meen	February 26, 1974	February 3, 1977
	Margaret Scrivener	February 3, 1977	January 21, 1978
	Lorne Maeck^[59]	January 21, 1978	April 10, 1981
	George Ashe	April 10, 1981	July 6, 1983
	Bud Gregory	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Minister of Tourism and Recreation	Fernand Guindon	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	John White	February 2, 1972	April 7, 1972
	merged with Industry and Tourism	April 7, 1972	February 13, 1982
	Reuben Baetz	February 13, 1982	February 8, 1985
Minister of Transportation and Communications	Charles MacNaughton	March 1, 1971	February 2,1972
	Gordon Carton	February 2, 1972	February 26, 1974
	John Rhodes	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1975
	James W. Snow	October 7, 1975	February 8, 1985
Ministers Without Portfolios	Richard Potter	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	James W. Snow	March 1, 1971	February 2, 1972
	Claude Bennett	September 28, 1972	January 15, 1973
	Margaret Birch	September 28, 1972	February 26, 1974)
	Jack McNie	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1975
	Donald Irvine	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1974
	Sid Handleman	October 7, 1974	June 18, 1975
	Richard B. Beckett^[60]	June 18, 1975	October 7, 1975
	Lorne Henderson	October 7, 1975	January 21, 1978
	René Brunelle	October 7, 1975	February 3, 1977
	Douglas Wiseman	January 21, 1978	August 30, 1979
	Alan Pope	August 30, 1979	April 10, 1981
	Bud Gregory	August 29, 1979	July 6, 1983
	Norm Sterling^[61]	April 10, 1981	February 13, 1982
	Bruce McCaffrey	April 10, 1981	February 13, 1982
	Gordon Dean^[62]	July 6, 1983	December 23, 1983
	Robert G. Eaton	February 13, 1982	February 5, 1985
Provincial Secretary and Ministry of Citizenship	John Yaremko^[63]	March 1, 1971	April 7, 1972
Provincial Secretary for Justice	Allan Lawrence	January 5, 1972	September 28, 1972
	George Kerr	September 28, 1972	February 26, 1974
	Bob Welch	February 26, 1974	June 18, 1975
	John Clement	June 18, 1975	October 7, 1975
	John MacBeth	October 7, 1975	January 21, 1978
	George Kerr	January 21, 1978	August 18, 1978
	Bob Welch	August 18, 1978	August 30, 1979
	Gordon Walker	August 30, 1979	February 13, 1982
	Norman Sterling	February 13, 1982	December 23, 1983
	Gordon Walker	December 23, 1983	February 8, 1985
Provincial Secretary for Resource Development	Bert Lawrence	January 5, 1972	February 26, 1974
	Allan Grossman	February 26, 1974	October 7, 1975
	Donald Irvine	October 7, 1975	February 3, 1977
	René Brunelle	February 3, 1977	April 10, 1981
	Russ Ramsay	April 10, 1981	February 13, 1982
	Lorne Henderson	February 13, 1982	July 6, 1983
	Norm Sterling	July 6, 1983	February 8, 1985
Provincial Secretary for Social Development	Bob Welch	January 5, 1972	February 26, 1974
	Margaret Birch^[64]	February 26, 1974	July 6, 1983
	Bruce McCaffrey	July 6, 1983	December 23, 1983
	Gordon Dean	December 23, 1983	February 8, 1985
Solicitor General	John Yaremko	April 7, 1972	February 26, 1974
	George Kerr	February 26, 1974	June 18, 1975
	John Clement	June 18, 1975	October 7, 1975
	John MacBeth	October 7, 1975	January 21, 1978
	George Kerr	January 21, 1978	September 11, 1978
	Roy McMurtry	September 11, 1978	February 13, 1982
	George William Taylor	February 13, 1982	June 26, 1985

Notes and References

1. Web site: William Grenville Davis | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 11, 1959 .
2. Web site: Robert Stanley Welch | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
3. Web site: Thomas Leonard Wells | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
4. Web site: Milton Edward Charles Gregory | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 18, 1975 .
5. Web site: Robert Gordon Eaton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
6. Web site: William Darcy McKeough | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
7. Web site: Charles Steel MacNaughton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . May 12, 1958 .
8. Web site: Eric Alfred Winkler | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 17, 1967 .
9. Web site: James Alexander Charles Auld | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 16, 1954 .
10. Web site: George R. McCague | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 18, 1975 .
11. Web site: William Atcheson Stewart | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 5, 1957 .
12. Web site: William Gould Newman | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 17, 1967 .
13. Web site: Lorne Charles Henderson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
14. Web site: Dennis Roy Timbrell | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
15. Web site: Allan Frederick Lawrence | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . May 12, 1958 .
16. Web site: Dalton Arthur Bales | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
17. Web site: John Twining Clement | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
18. Web site: Roland "Roy" McMurtry | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 18, 1975 .
19. Web site: Reuben Conrad Baetz | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 9, 1977 .
20. Web site: Bruce Robert McCaffrey | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 9, 1977 .
21. Web site: Susan A. Fish | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . March 19, 1981 .
22. Web site: John Howard White | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 11, 1959 .
23. Web site: George Albert Kerr | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
24. Web site: John Duncan McNie | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
25. Web site: Harry Craig Parrott | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
26. Web site: Bette M. Stephenson | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 18, 1975 .
27. Web site: René Joseph Napoléon Brunelle | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . May 12, 1958 .
28. Web site: James A. Taylor | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
29. Web site: Keith Calder Norton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 18, 1975 .
30. Web site: James Francis Drea | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
31. Web site: Arthur Allison Wishart | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
32. Web site: Gordon Robert Carton | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
33. Web site: Sidney Bernard Handleman | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
34. Web site: Lawrence "Larry" Sheldon Grossman | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 18, 1975 .
35. Web site: Gordon Wayne Walker | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
36. Web site: Robert C. Mitchell | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . November 20, 1980 .
37. Web site: Robert Goldwin Elgie | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 9, 1977 .
38. Web site: Charles Joseph Sylvanus Apps | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
39. Web site: Richard Thomas Potter | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 17, 1967 .
40. Web site: John Roxborough Smith | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 17, 1967 .
41. Web site: Arthur Kenneth Meen | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 17, 1967 .
42. Web site: John Palmer MacBeth | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
43. Web site: Nicholas Georges Leluk | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
44. Web site: Philip W. Andrewes | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . March 19, 1981 .
45. Web site: Andrew S. Brandt | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . March 19, 1981 .
46. Web site: Frank Stuart Miller | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
47. Web site: James Wilfred Snow | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 17, 1967 .
48. Web site: Margaret Scrivener | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
49. Web site: George Lyle Ashe | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 9, 1977 .
50. Web site: Albert Benjamin Rutter Lawrence | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 25, 1963 .
51. Web site: Allan Grossman | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 9, 1955 .
52. Web site: Claude Frederick Bennett | Legislative Assembly of Ontario. October 21, 1971. www.ola.org.
53. Web site: John Reginald Rhodes | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
54. Web site: Fernand Guindon | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 5, 1957 .
55. Web site: Russell Harold Ramsay | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . December 14, 1978 .
56. Web site: Donald Roy Irvine | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
57. Web site: Leo Edward Bernier | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . September 22, 1966 .
58. Web site: Alan William Pope | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 9, 1977 .
59. Web site: Lorne Howard Maeck | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
60. Web site: Richard B. Beckett | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .
61. Web site: Norman W. Sterling | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . June 9, 1977 .
62. Web site: Gordon Howlett Dean | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . March 19, 1981 .
63. Web site: John Yaremko | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . November 22, 1951 .
64. Web site: Margaret Birch | Legislative Assembly of Ontario . October 21, 1971 .