Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Health. 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

      1972-1999

      History

      The Office of the Minister was established in 1972 when the Ontario Department of Health became the Ontario Ministry of Health. There were thirteen Ministers during its existence: Richard T.Potter (Apr. 1972 - Feb. 1974); Frank Stuart Miller (Feb. 1974 - Feb. 1977); Dennis Roy Timbrell (Feb. 1977 - Feb. 1982); Lawrence S.Grossman (Feb. 1982 - Jul. 1983); Keith Calder Norton (Jul. 1983 - Feb. 1985); Alan Pope (Feb. 1985 - Jun. 1985); Murray Elston (Jun. 1985 - Sep. 1987); Elinor Caplan (Sep. 1987 - Sep. 1990); Evelyn Gigantes (Sep. 1990 - Apr. 1991); Frances Lankin (Apr. 1991 - Feb. 1993); Ruth Grier (Feb. 1993 - Jun. 1995); Jim Wilson (Jun. 1995 - Oct. 1997); and Elizabeth Witmer (Oct. 1997 - Jun. 1999 ). The Office was replaced by the Office of the Minister, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Minister of Health held the senior office within the Ontario Ministry of Health, and was ultimately accountable to the Ontario 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 Health (1972-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA42

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1999

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Minister (1924-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1400

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Office of the Minister (1999-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1402

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Office of the Minister is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Health. 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

      CA1401

      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

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Health, 1972-1994; RG 10 Inventory; Not in Canadiana Authorities 1996-12-24.

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Hughey