Dunsmuir ministry
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Date formedJune 15, 1900
Date dissolvedNovember 21, 1902
Monarch
- Victoria (1900–1901)
- Edward VII (1901–1902)
Lieutenant Governor
- Thomas Robert McInnes (1900)
- Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière (1900–1902)
Dunsmuir ministry | |
|---|---|
 14th ministry of British Columbia | |
| Date formed | June 15, 1900 |
| Date dissolved | November 21, 1902 |
| People and organisations | |
| Monarch |
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| Lieutenant Governor |
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| Premier | James Dunsmuir |
| No. of ministers | 5 |
| Ministers removed | 3 |
| Total no. of members | 8 |
| Member parties | Non-partisan |
| History | |
| Election | 1900 |
| Legislature term | 9th Parliament |
| Predecessor | Martin ministry |
| Successor | Prior ministry |
The Dunsmuir ministry was the combined Cabinet that governed British Columbia from June 15, 1900, to November 21, 1902. It was led by James Dunsmuir, the 14th premier of British Columbia. It was formed following the 1900 general election, in which the incumbent premier, Joseph Martin, failed to gain a majority; he subsequently recommended Dunsmuir as the next government leader.[1]
On November 21, 1902, Dunsmuir submitted his resignation to Lieutenant Governor Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière and recommended Edward Gawler Prior as his successor. Joly de Lotbinière then invited Prior to form a government, who accepted and formed the Prior ministry.[2]
| Portfolio | Minister | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Premier of British Columbia | James Dunsmuir | June 15, 1900 | November 21, 1902 |
| President of the Council | |||
| Attorney General | David McEwen Eberts | June 15, 1900 | November 21, 1902 |
| Minister of Finance and Agriculture | John Herbert Turner | June 15, 1900 | September 3, 1901 |
| James Douglas Prentice | September 3, 1901 | November 21, 1902 | |
| Minister of Education | James Douglas Prentice | June 21, 1900 | September 3, 1901 |
| John Cunningham Brown | September 3, 1901 | September 30, 1901 | |
| James Douglas Prentice[a] | September 30, 1901 | November 21, 1902 | |
| Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works | Wilmer Cleveland Wells | June 21, 1900 | November 21, 1902 |
| Minister of Mines | Richard McBride | June 21, 1900 | September 3, 1901 |
| David McEwen Eberts[a] | September 3, 1901 | February 27, 1902 | |
| Edward Gawler Prior | February 27, 1902 | November 21, 1902 | |
| Provincial Secretary | James Douglas Prentice | June 21, 1900 | September 3, 1901 |
| John Cunningham Brown | September 3, 1901 | September 30, 1901 | |
| James Douglas Prentice[a] | September 30, 1901 | November 21, 1902 | |