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Johnson ministry

24th ministry of British Columbia
Date formedDecember 29, 1947 (1947-12-29)
Date dissolvedAugust 1, 1952 (1952-08-01)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierBoss Johnson
Member parties
Status in legislature
Opposition party
Opposition leader
History
Election(s)1949
Legislature term(s)
PredecessorHart ministry
SuccessorW. A. C. Bennett ministry

The Johnson ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from December 29, 1947, to August 1, 1952. It was led by Boss Johnson, the 24th premier of British Columbia, and was a coalition government that comprised members of both the Liberal Party and Progressive Conservative Party.

The Johnson ministry was established part-way through the 21st Parliament of British Columbia, after John Hart resigned as premier and leader of the Liberal Party. Johnson was elected as the Liberal Party's new leader at the party's 1947 convention, and outgoing premier Hart pledged to recommend Johnson to the lieutenant governor of British Columbia to be the province's next premier.[1] However, the Hart ministry had been a coalition between the Liberal and Conservative parties, and in the immediate aftermath of Johnson's leadership victory, it was uncertain if the two parties would renew their coalition arrangement. Johnson and Herbert Anscomb, leader of the Conservatives, agreed to continue the coalition on December 27, 1947.[2] The new cabinet, comprising six Liberals and four Conservatives, was sworn in two days later.[3]

The cabinet governed through the remainder of the 21st Parliament and, following the 1949 election, into the 22nd Parliament.[4] On January 18, 1952, the Progressive Conservatives left the coalition and moved to the opposition benches, becoming the Official Opposition. For the last six months of the 22nd Parliament, the Johnson ministry continued as a minority government, consisting only of Liberal ministers but supported by a few independent members.[5] After the 1952 election, it was replaced by the W. A. C. Bennett ministry.[6]

The Johnson ministry was the last time the Liberals formed government until the Campbell ministry in 2001. It is also the most recent coalition government in the province and the most recent time that the Conservative Party was in cabinet.

List of ministers[edit]

Johnson ministry by portfolio
Portfolio Minister Tenure Party
Start End
Premier of British Columbia Boss Johnson December 29, 1947 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Agriculture Frank Putnam December 29, 1947 July 21, 1949 █ Liberal
Henry Robson Bowman July 21, 1949 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Attorney General Gordon Sylvester Wismer December 29, 1947 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Education William Thomas Straith December 29, 1947 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Finance Herbert Anscomb December 29, 1947 January 19, 1952 █ Progressive Conservative
Boss Johnson January 19, 1952 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Fisheries Leslie Harvey Eyres December 29, 1947 January 19, 1952 █ Progressive Conservative
Henry Robson Bowman January 19, 1952 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Health and Welfare George Sharratt Pearson December 29, 1947 May 3, 1950 █ Liberal
Alexander Douglas Turnbull May 3, 1950 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Labour Gordon Sylvester Wismer December 29, 1947 July 21, 1949 █ Liberal
John Henry Cates July 21, 1949 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Lands and Forests Edward Tourtellotte Kenney December 29, 1947 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Mines Roderick Charles MacDonald December 29, 1947 January 19, 1952 █ Progressive Conservative
John Henry Cates January 19, 1952 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Municipal Affairs Roderick Charles MacDonald December 29, 1947 January 19, 1952 █ Progressive Conservative
Alexander Douglas Turnbull January 19, 1952 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Provincial Secretary George Sharratt Pearson December 29, 1947 May 3, 1950 █ Liberal
William Thomas Straith May 3, 1950 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Public Works Ernest Crawford Carson December 29, 1947 January 19, 1952 █ Progressive Conservative
Edward Tourtellotte Kenney January 19, 1952 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Railways Leslie Harvey Eyres December 29, 1947 January 19, 1952 █ Progressive Conservative
Henry Robson Bowman January 19, 1952 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal
Minister of Trade and Industry Leslie Harvey Eyres December 29, 1947 January 19, 1952 █ Progressive Conservative
Henry Robson Bowman January 19, 1952 August 1, 1952 █ Liberal

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hart Will Recommend New Liberal Leader As Premier". Vancouver Sun. December 10, 1947. pp. A1.
  2. ^ "New Coalition Gov't In Office Monday". Vancouver Sun. December 27, 1952. pp. A1–A2.
  3. ^ "Premier Johnson Formally Sworn In With Cabinet". Victoria Daily Times. December 29, 1947. pp. A1.
  4. ^ "B.C. Government Re-Elected In Verdict Against Socialism". Vancouver Daily Province. June 16, 1949. pp. A1.
  5. ^ McCallum, Gordon (January 18, 1952). "B.C. Coalition Collapses As Conservatives Quit". Vancouver Daily Province. pp. A1.
  6. ^ "Byron Ingemar Johnson | The Canadian Encyclopedia". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved May 17, 2023.

Sources[edit]

"British Columbia Executive Council Appointments (1871-1986)" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. pp. 55–56. Retrieved May 17, 2023.
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