- Premier of Ontario
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Premier of Ontario Ministry Provincial 
Incumbent
Dalton McGuinty
Style The Honourable Appointed by David Onley
as Lieutenant Governor of OntarioFirst John Sandfield Macdonald Formation July 15, 1867 Term length At the lieutenant governor's pleasure The Premier of Ontario (Premier ministre de l'Ontario in French) is the first Minister of the Crown for the Canadian province of Ontario. The Premier is appointed as the province's head of government by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario, and presides over the Executive council, or Cabinet. The Executive Council Act (R.S.O. 1990) stipulates that the leader of the government party is known as the "Premier and President of the Council".
The current Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty. The longest serving Premier in the province's history was Sir Oliver Mowat, who was in office from 1872 to 1896. Ontario's first Premier was John Sandfield Macdonald.
See also
- List of premiers of Ontario
- Prime Minister of Canada
- Premier (Canada)
- Leader of the Opposition (Ontario)
External links
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