List of Ontario Premiers
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This is a list of the premiers of the province of Ontario, Canada, since Confederation (1867).
The premier is the head of the provincial government of Ontario.
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| 1. | John Sandfield Macdonald (Liberal-Conservative Coalition) | 1867 1871 | 1st | Cornwall
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| 2. | Edward Blake (Liberal) | 1871 1872 | 2nd ... | Bruce South
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| 3. | Sir Oliver Mowat (Liberal) | 1872 1896 | ... 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th ... | Oxford North
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| 4. | Arthur Hardy (Liberal) | 1896 1899 | ... 9th ... | Brant South
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| 5. | Sir George William Ross (Liberal) | 1899 1905 | ... 10th | Middlesex West
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| 6. | Sir James Whitney (Conservative) | 1905 1914 | 11th 12th 13th 14th ... | Dundas
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| 7. | Sir William Hearst (Conservative) | 1914 1919 | ... | Sault Ste. Marie
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| 8. | Ernest Drury (Farmer-Labour Coalition) | 1919 1923 | 15th | Halton
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| 9. | George Howard Ferguson (Conservative) | 1923 1930 | 16th 17th 18th ... | Grenville |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| | 10. | George Stewart Henry (Conservative) | 1930 1934 | ... | York East
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| 11. | Mitchell Hepburn (Liberal) | 1934 1942 | 19th 20th ... | Elgin |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | 12. | Gordon Daniel Conant (Liberal) | 1942 1943 | ... | Ontario |- |bgcolor="lightcoral"| | 13. | Harry Nixon (Liberal) | 1943 1943 | ... | Brant
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| 14. | George Drew (Conservative) | 1943 1948 | 21st 22nd | High Park
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| 15. | Thomas Kennedy (Conservative) | 1948 1949 | 23rd ... | Peel
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| 16. | Leslie Frost (Conservative) | 1949 1961 | ... 24th 25th 26th ... | Victoria
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| 17. | John Robarts (Conservative) | 1961 1971 | ... 27th 28th ... | London North
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| 18. | Bill Davis (Conservative) | 1971 1985 | ... 29th 30th 31st 32nd ... | Peel North (1971-1975) Brampton (1975-1985) |- |bgcolor="#9999FF"| 
| 19. | Frank Miller (Conservative) | 1985 1985 | ... | Muskoka
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| 20. | David Peterson (Liberal) | 1985 1990 | 33rd* 34th | London Centre
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| 21. | Bob Rae (NDP) | 1990 1995 | 35th | York South
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| 22. | Mike Harris (Conservative) | 1995 2002 | 36th 37th ... | Nipissing
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| 23. | Ernie Eves (Conservative) | 2002 2003 | ... | Dufferin—Peel—Wellington—Grey
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| 24. | Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) | 2003 - | 38th | Ottawa South | ||
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For the premiers prior to Confederation, see Joint Premiers of the Province of Canada; those listed for Canada West governed the area which would become Ontario.
For more lists of this type, see Lists of incumbents.
See also
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| Politics of Ontario |
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| Monarchy | Lieutenant-Governor | Parliament | Cabinet | ||
| Premier | List of Premiers | ||
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| Court of Appeal | Census Divisions | | ||
| Ontario Provincial Police | ||
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