The Aberhart Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier William Aberhart, and Ministers that governed Alberta from the 8th Alberta Legislature from September 3, 1935, to mid-point of the 9th Alberta Legislature on May 23, 1943.

Aberhart Ministry

7th ministry of Alberta
William Aberhart in 1937.
Date formedSeptember 3, 1935 (1935-09-03)
Date dissolvedMay 23, 1943 (1943-05-23)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierWilliam Aberhart
Member partySocial Credit
Status in legislatureMajority
History
Legislature terms
PredecessorReid Ministry
SuccessorManning Ministry

The Executive Council (commonly known as the cabinet) was made up of members of the Alberta Social Credit Party which held a majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta. The cabinet was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta on the advice of the Premier.

List of ministers

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Name Date Appointed Date Departed
William Aberhart President of the Executive Council (Premier) September 3, 1935 May 23, 1943
Charles Cockroft Provincial Treasurer September 3, 1935 February 1, 1937
Solon Earl Low February 2, 1937 May 23, 1943
Ernest Manning Provincial Secretary September 3, 1935 May 23, 1943
William Aberhart Minister of Education September 3, 1935 May 23, 1943
Wallace Warren Cross Minister of Public Health September 3, 1935 May 23, 1943
Charles Cockroft Minister of Municipal Affairs September 3, 1935 January 19, 1937
Lucien Maynard January 20, 1937 May 23, 1943
John Hugill Attorney General September 3, 1935 September 14, 1937
William Aberhart September 15, 1937 May 23, 1943
William Chant Minister of Agriculture September 3, 1935 April 30, 1937
David B. Mullen May 1, 1937 October 28, 1940
Duncan MacMillan December 3, 1940 May 23, 1943
Charles Cathmer Ross Minister of Lands and Mines September 3, 1935 January 5, 1937
Nathan Eldon Tanner January 5, 1937 May 23, 1943
William Fallow Minister of Public Works September 3, 1935 May 23, 1943
William Fallow Minister of Railways and Telephones September 3, 1935 May 23, 1943
William Chant Minister of Trade and Industry September 3, 1935 October 18, 1935
Ernest Manning October 19, 1935 January 19, 1937
Wallace Warren Cross January 20, 1937 July 1, 1937
Ernest Manning July 2, 1937 May 23, 1943
Lucien Maynard Minister Without Portfolio May 12, 1936 January 19, 1937

See also

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References

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  • Alberta. (2006). An administrative history of the Government of Alberta, 1905-2005 (1st ed.). Edmonton: Provincial Archives of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-7785-4714-3.