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Reid ministry (Alberta)

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Reid Ministry

6th ministry of Alberta
Richard Gavin Reid
Date formedJuly 10, 1934 (1934-07-10)
Date dissolvedSeptember 3, 1935 (1935-09-03)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierRichard Gavin Reid
Member partyUnited Farmers of Alberta
Status in legislatureMajority
History
Legislature term
PredecessorBrownlee Ministry
SuccessorAberhart Ministry

The Reid Ministry was the combined Cabinet (called Executive Council of Alberta), chaired by Premier Richard Gavin Reid, and Ministers that governed Alberta from part way through the 7th Alberta Legislature from July 10, 1934, to September 3, 1935.

The Executive Council (commonly known as the cabinet) was made up of members of the United Farmers of Alberta 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

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Name Date Appointed Date Departed
Richard Gavin Reid President of the Executive Council (Premier) July 10, 1934 September 3, 1935
John Russell Love Provincial Treasurer July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935
Richard Gavin Reid Provincial Secretary July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935
John Lymburn Attorney General July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935
Perren Baker Minister of Education August 13, 1921 September 2, 1935
George Hoadley Minister of Public Health November 3, 1923 September 2, 1935
Hugh Allen Minister of Municipal Affairs July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935
Frank Grisdale Minister of Agriculture June 2, 1934 September 2, 1935
Hugh Allen Minister of Lands and Mines July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935
Richard Gavin Reid Minister of Public Works July 10, 1934 July 13, 1934
John MacLellan July 14, 1934 September 2, 1935
George Hoadley Minister of Railways and Telephones July 10, 1934 September 2, 1935
George Hoadley Minister of Trade and Industry October 18, 1934 September 2, 1935
Irene Parlby Minister Without Portfolio August 13, 1921 August 21, 1935

See also

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References

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  • Alberta. (2006). An administrative history of the Government of Alberta, 1905-2005 (1st ed.). Edmonton: Provincial Archives of Alberta. ISBN 978-0-7785-4714-3.