Tolmie ministry

The Tolmie ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from August 21, 1928, to November 15, 1933. It was led by Simon Fraser Tolmie, the 21st premier of British Columbia, and was composed of members of the Conservative Party.

Tolmie ministry
21st ministry of British Columbia
Date formed	August 21, 1928 (1928-08-21)
Date dissolved	November 15, 1933 (1933-11-15)
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Lieutenant Governor	Robert Randolph Bruce (1928–1931) John William Fordham Johnson (1931–1933)
Premier	Simon Fraser Tolmie
Member parties	Conservative Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Liberal Party
Opposition leader	Duff Pattullo
History
Election	1928
Legislature term	17th Parliament of British Columbia
Predecessor	MacLean ministry
Successor	Pattullo ministry

The Tolmie ministry was established following the 1928 election, in which the Conservative Party won a majority government. It governed for the entirety of the 17th Parliament of British Columbia.

The ministry was disestablished and replaced following Tolmie's defeat in the 1933 election. As of 2024, this is the last time the Conservative Party formed the government, although they were a junior coalition partner in the Hart and Johnson ministries from 1941 to 1952.

List of ministers

Pattullo ministry by portfolio

Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
		Start	End
Premier of British Columbia	Simon Fraser Tolmie	August 21, 1928	November 15, 1933
President of the Council	Rolf Wallgren Bruhn	August 21, 1928	October 29, 1930
	William Curtis Shelly	October 29, 1930	May 31, 1933
	Simon Fraser Tolmie	May 31, 1933	November 15, 1933
Minister of Agriculture	William Atkinson	August 21, 1928	May 31, 1933
	Frank Putnam	June 1, 1933	November 15, 1933
Attorney General	Robert Henry Pooley	August 21, 1928	November 15, 1933
Minister of Education	Joshua Hinchcliffe	August 21, 1928	November 15, 1933
Minister of Finance	William Curtis Shelly	August 21, 1928	October 29, 1930
	James William Jones	October 29, 1930	November 15, 1933
Minister of Industries	Vacant	August 21, 1928	September 5, 1928
	William Curtis Shelly	September 5, 1928	October 29, 1930
	James William Jones	October 29, 1930	November 15, 1933
Minister of Labour	Vacant	August 21, 1928	August 30, 1928
	William Alexander McKenzie	August 30, 1928	May 16, 1933
	William Middleton Dennies	May 16, 1933	November 15, 1933
Minister of Lands	Frederick Parker Burden	August 21, 1928	October 29, 1930
	Nelson Seymour Lougheed	October 29, 1930	May 31, 1933
	Joshua Hinchcliffe	June 1, 1933	November 15, 1933
Minister of Mines	William Alexander McKenzie	August 21, 1928	June 2, 1933
	Samuel Lyness Howe	June 2, 1933	November 15, 1933
Provincial Secretary	Samuel Lyness Howe	August 21, 1928	November 15, 1933
Minister of Public Works	Nelson Seymour Lougheed	November 15, 1933	October 29, 1930
	Rolf Wallgren Bruhn	October 29, 1930	June 28, 1933
	Robert Henry Pooley	July 15, 1933	September 11, 1933
	William Savage	September 11, 1933	November 15, 1933
Minister of Railways	Simon Fraser Tolmie	August 21, 1928	November 15, 1933
Minister without Portfolio	Royal Lethington Maitland	August 21, 1928	November 15, 1933

References

Sources

"British Columbia Executive Council Appointments (1871-1986)" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. pp. 45–46. Retrieved March 13, 2024.