- Hon. Adam Crooks - February
19, 1876-1883
- Hon. A. S. Hardy - (interim)
January 19, 1883 - November 23, 1883
- Hon. G. W. Ross - November
23, 1883-1899
- Hon. Richard Harcourt - October
21, 1899-1905
- Hon. Dr. R. A. Pyne - February
8, 1905-1918
- Hon. the Rev. H. J. Cody
- May 23, 1918-1919
- Hon. R. H. Grant - November
14, 1919-1923
- Hon. G. Howard Ferguson -
July 16, 1923-1930 (concurrently Premier)
- Hon. George S. Henry - December
16, 1930-1934 (concurrently Premier)
- Hon. Dr. L. J. Simpson -
July 10, 1934-1940
- Hon. Dr. Duncan McArthur
- August 22, 1940-1943
- Hon. George A. Drew - August
17, 1943-1948 (concurrently Premier)
- Hon. Dana Porter - October
19, 1948-1951
- Hon. W. J. Dunlop - October
2, 1951-1959
- Hon. John P. Robarts - December
17, 1959-1962
- Hon. William Davis - October
25, 1962-1971 (concurrently Minister of University Affairs,
1964-1971)
- Hon. Robert S. Welch - March
1, 1971-1972
- Hon. Tom Wells - February
2, 1972-1978
- Hon. Bette M. Stephenson
- August 18, 1978-1985 (concurrently Minister of Colleges
and Universities)
- Hon. Keith C. Norton - February
8-May 17, 1985 (concurrently Minister of Colleges and Universities
- Hon. Lawrence S. Grossman
- May 17-June 26, 1985 (concurrently Minister of Colleges
and Universities)
- Hon. Sean G. Conway - June
26, 1985-1987
- Hon. Christopher C. Ward
- September 29, 1987-1989
- Hon. Sean G. Conway - August
2, 1989-1990 (concurrently Minister of Colleges and Universities
and Minister of Skills Development)
- Hon. Marion Boyd - October
1, 1990-1991
- Hon. Antonio V.P. Silipo
- October 15, 1991-February 3, 1993
- Hon. Dave Cooke - February
3, 1993- June 1995
- Hon. John Snobelen - June
26, 1995 - October 10, 1997
- Hon. David J. Johnson - October
10 1997-June 17, 1999
- Hon. Janet Ecker - June 17
1999 - April 15, 2002
- Hon. Elizabeth Witmer - April
15, 2002 - October 23, 2003
- Hon. Gerard Kennedy - October
23, 2003 - April 5, 2006
- Hon. Sandra Pupatello - April 5, 2006 - Sept 18, 2006
- Kathleen Wynne - Sept 18, 2006 - present
Previous to the establishment of a Minister of Education,
the post had been an appointed position called Chief Superintendent
of Education. Rev. Dr. Egerton Ryerson served as Chief Superintendent
for 1846 until his retirement in 1876. |
