Manning Ministry | |
|---|---|
 8th ministry of Alberta | |
 Ernest Charles Manning in 1943. | |
| Date formed | May 31, 1943 |
| Date dissolved | December 12, 1968 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch | |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Premier | Ernest Manning |
| Member party | Social Credit |
| Status in legislature | Majority |
| History | |
| Legislature term(s) | |
| Predecessor | Aberhart Ministry |
| Successor | Strom Ministry |
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.
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.
| 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 |