12th Canadian Ministry 12e conseil des ministres du Canada | |
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12th ministry of Canada | |
Date formed | 29 December 1921 |
Date dissolved | 28 June 1926 |
People and organizations | |
Monarch | George V |
Governor General | Viscount Byng |
Prime Minister | William Lyon Mackenzie King |
Member party | Liberal Party of Canada |
Status in legislature | 118 / 235 Majority 100 / 245 Minority |
Opposition party | Conservative Party (historical) |
Opposition leader | Arthur Meighen |
History | |
Elections | 1921, 1925 |
Legislature terms | |
Incoming formation | 1921 Canadian federal election |
Outgoing formation | King–Byng affair |
Predecessor | 11th Canadian Ministry |
Successor | 13th Canadian Ministry |
The Twelfth Canadian Ministry was the first cabinet chaired by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. It governed Canada from 29 December 1921 to 28 June 1926, including the 14th Canadian Parliament and most of the 15th. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada. Mackenzie King was also Prime Minister in the Fourteenth and Sixteenth Canadian Ministries.