MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (ONTARIO)

The 'Ministry of Education' and the 'Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities' are the agencies of the Ontario government in the Canadian province of Ontario responsible for government policy, funding, curriculum planning and direction in all levels of public education, including elementary schools, high schools, colleges and universities.
The ministry is overseen by two ministers, one responsible for schools and one responsible for postsecondary education. The current Minister of Education is the Honourable Kathleen Wynne, and the current minister of Training, Colleges and Universities is Chris Bentley.
This Ministry is responsible for curriculum and guidelines for all officially recognized elementary and secondary schools in the province and some outside of the province. The ministry is also responsible for public and separate school boards across Ontario, but are not involved in the day to day operations.
Notable ministers of education in the past have included Bill Davis, Dr. Bette Stephenson, Sean Conway and Gerard Kennedy.
See also List of Ontario Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology, List of Ontario universities.

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Ministers of Education

Ministers of Training, Colleges and Universities

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Ministers of Education

★ Adam Crooks (1876-1883) Liberal

★ Arthur Sturgis Hardy (1883) ''interim'' Liberal

★ George Ross (1883-1899) Liberal

★ Richard Harcourt (1899-1905) Liberal

★ Robert Pyne (1905-1918) Conservative

★ Henry John Cody (1918-1919) Conservative

★ Robert Grant (1919-1923) United Farmers of Ontario

★ Howard Ferguson (1923-1930) ''as Premier'' Conservative

★ George Henry (1930-1934) ''as Premier'' Conservative

★ Leonard Simpson (1934-1940) Liberal

★ Duncan McArthur (1940-1943) Liberal

★ George Drew (1943-1948) Progressive Conservative

★ Dana Porter (1948-1951) Progressive Conservative

★ William Dunlop (1951-1959) Progressive Conservative

★ John Robarts (1959-1962) Progressive Conservative

★ Bill Davis (1962-1971) Progressive Conservative

★ Robert Welch (1971-1972) Progressive Conservative

★ Thomas Wells (1972-1978) Progressive Conservative

★ Bette Stephenson (1978-1985) Progressive Conservative

★ Keith Norton (1985) Progressive Conservative

★ Larry Grossman (1985) Progressive Conservative

★ Sean Conway (1985-1987) Liberal

★ Christopher Ward (1987-1989) Liberal

★ Sean Conway (1989-1990) Liberal

★ Marion Boyd (1990-1991) NDP

★ Tony Silipo (1991-1993) NDP

★ Dave Cooke (1993-1995) NDP

★ John Snobelen (1995-1997) Progressive Conservative

★ David Johnson (1997-1999) Progressive Conservative

★ Janet Ecker (1999-2002) Progressive Conservative

★ Elizabeth Witmer (2002-2003) Progressive Conservative

★ Gerard Kennedy (2003-2006) Liberal

★ Sandra Pupatello (2006) Liberal

★ Kathleen Wynne (2006-present) Liberal

Ministers of Training, Colleges and Universities

★ Dianne Cunningham (1999-2003) Progressive Conservative

★ Mary Anne Chambers (2003-2005) Liberal

★ Christopher Bentley (2005-present) Liberal

Source

★ The Ministries and Ministers of the Department of Education

External links

★ Ministry of Education

★ Biography of the Minister of Education

★ Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities

★ Biography of the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities