Attorney General of Ontario

























Attorney General of Ontario

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Incumbent
Caroline Mulroney

since June 29, 2018


Executive Council of Ontario
Style
The Honourable
Term length
Four years, two term limit
Inaugural holder
John Sandfield Macdonald as Attorney General of Ontario
Website
Office of the Attorney General



The Attorney General of Ontario's main office (McMurtry-Scott Building) in downtown Toronto


The Attorney General of Ontario (French: Procureur général de l'Ontario) is the chief legal adviser to Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Ontario and, by extension, the Government of Ontario. The Attorney General is a senior member of the Executive Council of Ontario (the cabinet) and oversees the Ministry of the Attorney General – the department responsible for the oversight of the justice system in the province of Ontario. The Attorney General is an elected Member of Provincial Parliament who is appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of Ontario on the constitutional advice of the Premier of Ontario.


The goal of the Ministry of the Attorney General is to provide a fair and accessible justice system which reflects the needs of the diverse communities it serves across government and the province. The Ministry represents the largest justice system in Canada and one of the largest in North America. It strives to manage the justice system in an equitable, affordable and accessible way throughout the province.


As of June 29, 2018, the Attorney General of Ontario is Caroline Mulroney and is assisted by Lindsey Park as Parliamentary Assistant to the Attorney General.




Contents






  • 1 Authority


  • 2 Responsibilities


  • 3 List of Attorneys-General


    • 3.1 Attorneys-General of Upper Canada


    • 3.2 Attorneys-General of the Province of Canada (Canada West)


    • 3.3 Attorneys-General of Ontario, since Confederation




  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Authority


The Attorney General has the authority to represent the provincial government in court personally, but this task is almost always delegated to crown attorneys, or to crown counsel in civil cases. Ian Scott, who was a prominent courtroom lawyer prior to entering politics, chose to plead the crown's case in court for several cases related to constitutional law.


Most holders of the office have been practicing lawyers or had legal training. Marion Boyd was the only Attorney General who was not a lawyer.



Responsibilities


The Ministry of the Attorney General delivers and administers a wide range of justice services, including:



  1. administering approximately 115 statutes;

  2. conducting criminal proceedings throughout Ontario;

  3. providing legal advice to, and conducting litigation on behalf of, all government ministries and many agencies, boards and tribunals;

  4. providing advice on, and drafting, all legislation and regulations; and

  5. coordinating and administering court services throughout Ontario.


The Ontario Crown Attorney's Office, the Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee, the Children's Lawyer (formerly called the Official Guardian), and the Special Investigations Unit (SIU) all fall within the Ministry's responsibilities. The Ministry also funds Legal Aid Ontario, which is administered by an independent board.


Following the 2013 release of Frank Iacobucci's report on the relationship between Aboriginal peoples and the Ontario justice system, a position of deputy attorney general with responsibility for Aboriginal issues was created.[1]



List of Attorneys-General



Attorneys-General of Upper Canada


1. John White (Frontenac County) 1791–1800

2. Robert Isaac Dey Gray 1800–1801

3. Thomas Scott 1801–1806

4. William Firth 1807–1812

5. G. D'Arcy Boulton 1814–1818

6. Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto 1818–1829, acting AG 1812–1814

7. Henry John Boulton 1829–1832

8. Robert Sympson Jameson 1833–1837, last British-appointed AG

9. Christopher Alexander Hagerman 1837–1840, first Canadian-born AG of Upper Canada

10. William Henry Draper 1840–1841, last AG of Upper Canada



Attorneys-General of the Province of Canada (Canada West)


In 1841, the Province of Upper Canada became the Province of Canada


11. William Henry Draper 1841–1843

12. Robert Baldwin 1843–1848

13. William Buell Richards 1848–1854

14. John A. Macdonald 1854–1862, 1864–1867

15. John Sandfield Macdonald 1862–1864


After 1867, the Attorney General position was split into federal and provincial counterparts:


Attorney General of Ontario
Attorney General of Quebec (renamed the Ministry of Justice in 1965)
Attorney General of Canada



Attorneys-General of Ontario, since Confederation

















































































































































































































































































































































































































































Portrait
Name
Term of office
Tenure
Political party
(Ministry)
Note
1
John S Macdonald-crop.jpg John Sandfield MacDonald July 16, 1867 December 20, 1871
7003161800000000000♠4 years, 157 days

Liberal
Conservative
(MacDonald)
While Premier
2
AdamCrooks23.jpg Adam Crooks December 20, 1871 October 25, 1872
7002310000000000000♠310 days

Liberal
(Blake)

3
Oliver Mowat.jpg Oliver Mowat October 31, 1872 July 21, 1896
7003866400000000000♠23 years, 264 days

Liberal
(Mowat)
While Premier
4
Arthur Sturgis Hardy.jpg Arthur S. Hardy July 21, 1896 October 21, 1899
7003118700000000000♠3 years, 92 days

Liberal
(Hardy)
While Premier
5
John Morison Gibson.jpg John Morison Gibson October 21, 1899 November 22, 1904
7003185800000000000♠5 years, 32 days

Liberal
(Ross)

6
Francis Robert Latchford.jpg Francis Robert Latchford November 22, 1904 February 8, 1905
7001780000000000000♠78 days

7
James Whitney.jpg James Whitney February 8, 1905 May 30, 1905
7002111000000000000♠111 days

Conservative
(Whitney)
While Premier
8
JamesJosephFoy23.jpg James Joseph Foy May 30, 1905 October 2, 1914
7003341200000000000♠9 years, 125 days

9
Isaac Benson Lucas.jpg Isaac Benson Lucas December 22, 1914 November 14, 1919
7003178800000000000♠4 years, 327 days

Conservative
(Hearst)

10
WilliamEdgarRaney.jpg William Raney November 14, 1919 July 16, 1923
7003134000000000000♠3 years, 244 days

United Farmers
(Drury)

11
William Folger Nickle July 16, 1923 October 18, 1926
7003119000000000000♠3 years, 94 days

Conservative
(Ferguson)

12
William Herbert Price October 18, 1926 December 15, 1930
7003282200000000000♠7 years, 265 days

December 15, 1930
July 10, 1934

Conservative
(Henry)
13
Arthur Roebuck July 10, 1934 April 14, 1937
7003100900000000000♠2 years, 278 days

Liberal
(Hepburn)
Resigned from cabinet to protest Hepburn's handling of the United Auto Workers strike.
14
Paul Leduc April 15, 1937 October 12, 1937
7002180000000000000♠180 days
Interim Attorney General upon Roebuck's resignation, while Minister of Mines
15
Gordon Daniel Conant.jpg Gordon Daniel Conant October 12, 1937 October 21, 1942
7003204400000000000♠5 years, 218 days
Conant remained Attorney General when he served as Premier. He resigned both position on May 18, 1943.
October 21, 1942
May 18, 1943

Liberal
(Conant)
16
Eric Cross May 18, 1943 August 17, 1943
7001910000000000000♠91 days

Liberal
(Nixon)
Concurrently Minister of Municipal Affairs
17
Leslie Blackwell August 17, 1943 October 19, 1948
7003208700000000000♠5 years, 260 days

PC
(Drew)

October 19, 1948
May 4, 1949

PC
(Kennedy)

18
Dana Porter.JPG Dana Porter May 4, 1949 August 17, 1955
7003229600000000000♠6 years, 105 days

PC
(Frost)

19
Kelso Roberts August 17, 1955 November 8, 1961
7003262600000000000♠7 years, 69 days

November 8, 1961
October 25, 1962

PC
(Robarts)
20
Fred Cass October 25, 1962 March 23, 1964
7002515000000000000♠1 year, 150 days

21
Arthur Wishart March 26, 1964 March 1, 1971
7003253100000000000♠6 years, 340 days
Styled as Minister of Justice and Attorney General from May 18, 1966
22
Allan Lawrence March 1, 1971 February 2, 1972
7002338000000000000♠338 days

PC
(Davis)
Styled as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. Also served as Provincial Secretary for Justice from January 5, 1972 to September 28, 1972).
23
Dalton Bales February 2, 1972 February 26, 1974
7002755000000000000♠2 years, 24 days
Styled as Minister of Justice and Attorney General from February 2, 1972 until April 10, 1972.
24
Robert Stanley Welch February 26, 1974 July 18, 1975
7002507000000000000♠1 year, 142 days
(first instance)
Concurrently Provincial Secretary for Justice
25
John Clement January 14, 1975 October 7, 1975
7002266000000000000♠266 days
Concurrently Provincial Secretary for Justice and Solicitor General (June 18, 1975 - October 7, 1975).
26
Roy McMurtry October 7, 1975 February 8, 1985
7003341200000000000♠9 years, 124 days
Concurrently Solicitor General (September 11, 1978 – February 13, 1982). The ministry headquarters is named jointly after McMurtry and Ian Scott
24
Robert Stanley Welch February 8, 1985 May 17, 1985
7001980000000000000♠98 days
(second instance)
(1 year, 240 days in total)

PC
(Miller)
Cocurrently Deputy Premier
27
Alan Pope May 17, 1985 June 26, 1985
7001400000000000000♠40 days

28
Ian Scott June 26, 1985 October 1, 1990
7003192300000000000♠5 years, 97 days

Liberal
(Peterson)
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Native Affairs, interim Solicitor General (February 3, 1986 – January 9, 1987 and June 6, 1989 – August 2, 1989). The ministry headquarters is named jointly after Scott and Roy McMurtry
29
Howard Hampton small.png Howard Hampton October 1, 1990 February 3, 1993
7002856000000000000♠2 years, 125 days

NDP
(Rae)

30
Marion Boyd February 3, 1993 June 26, 1995
7002873000000000000♠2 years, 143 days
Styled as Minister of Justice and Attorney General. First woman to serve as Attorney General. Only Attorney General who was not a lawyer.
31
Charles Harnick, Attorney General of Ontario, 1995–1999.JPG Charles Harnick June 26, 1995 June 17, 1999
7003145200000000000♠3 years, 356 days

PC
(Harris)
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Native Affairs
32
Jim Flaherty 2007.JPG Jim Flaherty June 17, 1999 February 7, 2001
7002601000000000000♠1 year, 235 days
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Native Affairs
33
David Young February 8, 2001 April 15, 2002
7002747000000000000♠2 years, 17 days
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Native Affairs
April 15, 2002
February 25, 2003

PC
(Eves)
34
Norm Sterling February 25, 2003 October 22, 2003
7002239000000000000♠239 days
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Native Affairs
35
Michael Bryant OLP Portrait.jpg Michael J. Bryant October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
7003146800000000000♠4 years, 7 days

Liberal
(McGuinty)
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Native Affairs and Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal (October 23, 2003 – June 29, 2005).
36
Chris Bentley October 30, 2007 October 20, 2011
7003145100000000000♠3 years, 355 days
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Native Affairs (January 18, 2010 – October 20, 2011)
37
John Gerretsen October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
7002887000000000000♠2 years, 156 days

February 11, 2013
March 25, 2014

Liberal
(Wynne)
38
Madeleine Meilleur June 24, 2014 June 13, 2016
7002720000000000000♠1 year, 355 days
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs. First francophone to serve as Attorney General.
39
Naqvi yasir ottawa (cropped).JPG Yasir Naqvi June 13, 2016 June 29, 2018
7002746000000000000♠2 years, 16 days
First visible-minority and first Muslim to serve as Attorney General.
40
Caroline Mulroney Leadership 2018 (cropped).jpg Caroline Mulroney June 29, 2018 Present
7002110000000000000♠110 days

PC
(Ford)
Concurrently Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.


See also


  • Government of Ontario


References





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External links


  • Ministry of the Attorney General website










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