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.
List of ministers NameDate AppointedDate DepartedErnest ManningPresident of the Executive Council (Premier)May 31, 1943December 12, 1968Solon Earl LowProvincial TreasurerJune 1, 1943September 11, 1944Ernest ManningSeptember 12, 1944December 22, 1954Clarence GerhartDecember 23, 1954August 1, 1955Ted HinmanAugust 2, 1955July 28, 1964Anders AalborgJuly 29, 1964September 9, 1971Alfred HookeProvincial SecretaryJune 1, 1943May 7, 1948Clarence GerhartMay 8, 1948August 1, 1955Alfred HookeAugust 2, 1955August 31, 1959Allen Russell PatrickSeptember 1, 1959October 14, 1962Ambrose HolowachOctober 15, 1962September 9, 1971Solon Earl LowMinister of EducationJune 1, 1943September 11, 1944Ronald AnsleySeptember 12, 1944February 21, 1948Ivan CaseyFebruary 23, 1948September 8, 1952Anders AalborgSeptember 9, 1952July 30, 1964Randolph McKinnonJuly 31, 1964June 28, 1967Raymond ReiersonJune 29, 1967December 11, 1968Nathan Eldon TannerMinister of Mines and MineralsApril 1, 1949September 15, 1952Ernest ManningSeptember 16, 1952October 14, 1962Allen Russell PatrickOctober 15, 1962September 9, 1971Joseph Donovan RossMinister of HealthApril 11, 1967May 19, 1969Wallace Warren CrossMinister of Public HealthJune 1, 1943September 17, 1957Joseph Donovan RossSeptember 18, 1957April 10, 1967Clarence GerhartMinister of Municipal AffairsJune 1, 1943December 22, 1954Ted HinmanDecember 23, 1954August 1, 1955Alfred HookeAugust 2, 1955June 28, 1967Edgar GerhartJune 29, 1967July 15, 1968Harry StromJuly 16, 1968December 11, 1968Lucien MaynardAttorney GeneralJune 1, 1943August 1, 1955Ernest ManningAugust 2, 1955May 12, 1968Edgar GerhartMay 13, 1968September 9, 1971Duncan MacMillanMinister of AgricultureJune 1, 1943May 7, 1948David A. UreMay 8, 1948December 23, 1953Leonard HalmrastJanuary 5, 1954October 14, 1962Harry StromOctober 15, 1962July 15, 1968Henry RusteJuly 16, 1968September 9, 1971Alfred HookeMinister of Economic AffairsApril 20, 1945August 1, 1955Allen Russell PatrickAugust 2, 1955August 31, 1959Gordon TaylorMinister of HighwaysMay 1, 1951September 9, 1971John Lyle RobinsonMinister of Industries and LabourMay 8, 1948October 29, 1953Norman WillmoreNovember 10, 1953August 1, 1955Raymond ReiersonAugust 2, 1955August 31, 1959Allen Russell PatrickMinister of Industry and DevelopmentSeptember 1, 1959May 1, 1968Allen Russell PatrickMinister of Industry and TourismMay 2, 1968May 26, 1969Raymond ReiersonMinister of LabourSeptember 1, 1959September 9, 1971Nathan Eldon TannerMinister of Lands and ForestsApril 1, 1949September 8, 1952Ivan CaseySeptember 9, 1952August 1, 1955Norman WillmoreAugust 2, 1955February 3, 1965Henry RusteFebruary 16, 1965July 15, 1968Alfred HookeJuly 16, 1968December 11, 1968Nathan Eldon TannerJune 1, 1943March 31, 1949Wallace Warren CrossMinister of Public WelfareMarch 30, 1944January 2, 1953Leonard HalmrastJanuary 3, 1953January 4, 1954Robin JorgensonJanuary 5, 1954October 14, 1962Leonard HalmrastOctober 15, 1962June 28, 1967Alfred HookeJune 29, 1967July 15, 1968Raymond SpeakerJuly 16, 1968June 30, 1969William FallowMinister of Public WorksJune 1, 1943May 3, 1948Duncan MacMillanMay 8, 1948September 8, 1952Alfred HookeSeptember 9, 1952August 1, 1955James HartleyAugust 2, 1955November 29, 1962Frederick C. ColborneNovember 30, 1962May 26, 1969William FallowMinister of Railways and TelephonesJune 1, 1943May 3, 1948Duncan MacMillanMay 8, 1948December 26, 1950Gordon TaylorDecember 27, 1950September 21, 1959Raymond ReiersonMinister of TelephonesSeptember 22, 1959July 12, 1967Anders AalborgJuly 13, 1967December 11, 1968Ernest ManningMinister of Trade and IndustryJune 1, 1943September 11, 1944Clarence GerhartSeptember 12, 1944May 7, 1948Robert Curtis ClarkMinister of YouthJuly 4, 1966May 18, 1970Solon Earl LowMinister Without PortfolioSeptember 12, 1944June 30, 1945Frederick C. ColborneAugust 2, 1955November 29, 1962Ira McLaughlinNovember 30, 1962July 3, 1966Ethel Sylvia WilsonNovember 30, 1962September 9, 1971Adolph FimriteJuly 4, 1966September 9, 1971Raymond SpeakerJune 29, 1967July 15, 1968
See also
Executive Council of Alberta List of Alberta provincial ministers
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