Brewster ministry

Brewster ministry
18th ministry of British Columbia
Date formed	November 23, 1916 (1916-11-23)
Date dissolved	March 1, 1918 (1918-03-01)
People and organisations
Monarch	George V
Lieutenant Governor	Francis Stillman Barnard
Premier	Harlan Carey Brewster
Member parties	Liberal Party
Status in legislature	Majority
Opposition party	Conservative Party
Opposition leader	William John Bowser
History
Election(s)	1916
Legislature term(s)	14th Parliament of British Columbia
Predecessor	Bowser ministry
Successor	Oliver ministry

The Brewster ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of British Columbia) that governed British Columbia from November 23, 1916, to March 1, 1918. It was led by Harlan Carey Brewster, the 18th premier of British Columbia, and was composed of members of the Liberal Party.

The Brewster ministry was established following the victory of the Liberals in the 1916 election. It governed in the first half of the 14th Parliament of British Columbia up to Harlan Carey Brewster's death on March 1, 1918.

List of ministers

Brewster ministry by portfolio

Portfolio	Minister	Tenure
		Start	End
Premier of British Columbia	Harlan Carey Brewster	November 23, 1916	March 1, 1918
President of the Council	Harlan Carey Brewster	November 23, 1916	May 14, 1917
	John Wallace de Beque Farris	May 14, 1917	June 11, 1917
	Harlan Carey Brewster	June 11, 1917	March 1, 1918
Minister of Agriculture	John Oliver	November 29, 1916	March 1, 1918
Attorney General	Malcolm Archibald Macdonald	November 29, 1916	May 14, 1917
	John Wallace de Beque Farris	May 14, 1917	March 1, 1918
Minister of Finance	Ralph Smith	November 29, 1916	February 15, 1917
	Harlan Carey Brewster	February 15, 1917	June 11, 1917
	John Hart	June 11, 1917	March 1, 1918
Minister of Labour	John Wallace de Beque Farris	May 23, 1917	March 1, 1918
Minister of Lands	Thomas Dufferin Pattullo	November 30, 1916	March 1, 1918
Minister of Mines	William Sloan	November 29, 1916	March 1, 1918
Provincial Secretary/Minister of Education	John Duncan MacLean	November 30, 1916	March 1, 1918
Minister of Public Works	James Horace King	November 29, 1916	March 1, 1918
Minister of Railways	John Oliver	November 29, 1916	March 1, 1918

References

Sources

"British Columbia Executive Council Appointments (1871-1986)" (PDF). Legislative Library of British Columbia. pp. 37–38. Retrieved March 13, 2024.