The Manning Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier Ernest Manning, and Ministers that governed Alberta from the part way through the 9th Alberta Legislature from May 31, 1943, to mid-point of the 16th Alberta Legislature on December 12, 1968.

Manning Ministry

8th ministry of Alberta
Ernest Charles Manning in 1943.
Date formedMay 31, 1943 (1943-05-31)
Date dissolvedDecember 12, 1968 (1968-12-12)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierErnest Manning
Member partySocial Credit
Status in legislatureMajority
History
Legislature terms
PredecessorAberhart Ministry
SuccessorStrom 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
Ernest Manning President of the Executive Council (Premier) May 31, 1943 December 12, 1968
Solon Earl Low Provincial Treasurer June 1, 1943 September 11, 1944
Ernest Manning September 12, 1944 December 22, 1954
Clarence Gerhart December 23, 1954 August 1, 1955
Ted Hinman August 2, 1955 July 28, 1964
Anders Aalborg July 29, 1964 September 9, 1971
Alfred Hooke Provincial Secretary June 1, 1943 May 7, 1948
Clarence Gerhart May 8, 1948 August 1, 1955
Alfred Hooke August 2, 1955 August 31, 1959
Allen Russell Patrick September 1, 1959 October 14, 1962
Ambrose Holowach October 15, 1962 September 9, 1971
Solon Earl Low Minister of Education June 1, 1943 September 11, 1944
Ronald Ansley September 12, 1944 February 21, 1948
Ivan Casey February 23, 1948 September 8, 1952
Anders Aalborg September 9, 1952 July 30, 1964
Randolph McKinnon July 31, 1964 June 28, 1967
Raymond Reierson June 29, 1967 December 11, 1968
Nathan Eldon Tanner Minister of Mines and Minerals April 1, 1949 September 15, 1952
Ernest Manning September 16, 1952 October 14, 1962
Allen Russell Patrick October 15, 1962 September 9, 1971
Joseph Donovan Ross Minister of Health April 11, 1967 May 19, 1969
Wallace Warren Cross Minister of Public Health June 1, 1943 September 17, 1957
Joseph Donovan Ross September 18, 1957 April 10, 1967
Clarence Gerhart Minister of Municipal Affairs June 1, 1943 December 22, 1954
Ted Hinman December 23, 1954 August 1, 1955
Alfred Hooke August 2, 1955 June 28, 1967
Edgar Gerhart June 29, 1967 July 15, 1968
Harry Strom July 16, 1968 December 11, 1968
Lucien Maynard Attorney General June 1, 1943 August 1, 1955
Ernest Manning August 2, 1955 May 12, 1968
Edgar Gerhart May 13, 1968 September 9, 1971
Duncan MacMillan Minister of Agriculture June 1, 1943 May 7, 1948
David A. Ure May 8, 1948 December 23, 1953
Leonard Halmrast January 5, 1954 October 14, 1962
Harry Strom October 15, 1962 July 15, 1968
Henry Ruste July 16, 1968 September 9, 1971
Alfred Hooke Minister of Economic Affairs April 20, 1945 August 1, 1955
Allen Russell Patrick August 2, 1955 August 31, 1959
Gordon Taylor Minister of Highways May 1, 1951 September 9, 1971
John Lyle Robinson Minister of Industries and Labour May 8, 1948 October 29, 1953
Norman Willmore November 10, 1953 August 1, 1955
Raymond Reierson August 2, 1955 August 31, 1959
Allen Russell Patrick Minister of Industry and Development September 1, 1959 May 1, 1968
Allen Russell Patrick Minister of Industry and Tourism May 2, 1968 May 26, 1969
Raymond Reierson Minister of Labour September 1, 1959 September 9, 1971
Nathan Eldon Tanner Minister of Lands and Forests April 1, 1949 September 8, 1952
Ivan Casey September 9, 1952 August 1, 1955
Norman Willmore August 2, 1955 February 3, 1965
Henry Ruste February 16, 1965 July 15, 1968
Alfred Hooke July 16, 1968 December 11, 1968
Nathan Eldon Tanner June 1, 1943 March 31, 1949
Wallace Warren Cross Minister of Public Welfare March 30, 1944 January 2, 1953
Leonard Halmrast January 3, 1953 January 4, 1954
Robin Jorgenson January 5, 1954 October 14, 1962
Leonard Halmrast October 15, 1962 June 28, 1967
Alfred Hooke June 29, 1967 July 15, 1968
Raymond Speaker July 16, 1968 June 30, 1969
William Fallow Minister of Public Works June 1, 1943 May 3, 1948
Duncan MacMillan May 8, 1948 September 8, 1952
Alfred Hooke September 9, 1952 August 1, 1955
James Hartley August 2, 1955 November 29, 1962
Frederick C. Colborne November 30, 1962 May 26, 1969
William Fallow Minister of Railways and Telephones June 1, 1943 May 3, 1948
Duncan MacMillan May 8, 1948 December 26, 1950
Gordon Taylor December 27, 1950 September 21, 1959
Raymond Reierson Minister of Telephones September 22, 1959 July 12, 1967
Anders Aalborg July 13, 1967 December 11, 1968
Ernest Manning Minister of Trade and Industry June 1, 1943 September 11, 1944
Clarence Gerhart September 12, 1944 May 7, 1948
Robert Curtis Clark Minister of Youth July 4, 1966 May 18, 1970
Solon Earl Low Minister Without Portfolio September 12, 1944 June 30, 1945
Frederick C. Colborne August 2, 1955 November 29, 1962
Ira McLaughlin November 30, 1962 July 3, 1966
Ethel Sylvia Wilson November 30, 1962 September 9, 1971
Adolph Fimrite July 4, 1966 September 9, 1971
Raymond Speaker June 29, 1967 July 15, 1968

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.