Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office of the Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1993

      History

      The Office of the Minister of Education was created with the Ministry of Education in 1972, replacing the same office within the former Department of Education. Between 1972 and 1993, the Ministry experienced relatively frequent reorganizations in order to reflect the needs of an expanding population and an increasingly industrialized and urbanized society.

      In early 1979 a single Minister was appointed for both the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and only one office for the Minister was maintained. This situation lasted until mid-1985 when separate Ministers with their own offices were appointed for each Ministry.

      For a brief period lasting from the spring to the fall of 1990 a single Minister with one office administered the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Colleges and Universities, and the Ministry of Skills Development. In the fall of 1990, these three Ministries each received their own Minister again.

      The Ministry of Education, and the Office of the Minister of Education, ceased to exist in February 1993, when the Ministry was merged with the Ministry of Colleges and Universities and the Ministry of Skills Development to form the new Ministry of Education and Training.

      The following individuals were Ministers of Education: Tom Wells (February 2, 1972-1978); Bette M. Stephenson (August 18, 1978-1985); Keith C. Norton (February 8-May 17, 1985); Lawrence S. Grossman (May 17-June 26, 1985); Sean G. Conway (June 26, 1985-1987); Christopher C. Ward (September 29, 1987-1989); Sean G. Conway (August 2, 1989-1990); Marion Boyd (October 1, 1990-1991); Antonio V.P. Silipo (October 15, 1991-February 3, 1993).

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister of Education holds the senior office within the Ministry of Education, and is ultimately accountable to the Legislature for the Ministry's activities. The Office of the Minister provides administrative and political support for the Minister's duties and activities.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) (1972-1993)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA78

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993) controls Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1993

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training. Office of the Minister (1993-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1930

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Education and Training. Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Education. Office of the Minister (1876-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1929

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Education. Office of the Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Education (1972-1993). Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1931

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          RG 2 Inventory

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Robbins, Birrell