16th Canadian Ministry

16th Canadian Ministry 16e conseil des ministres du Canada
16th ministry of Canada
Date formed	23 October 1935
Date dissolved	15 November 1948
People and organizations
Monarch	George V Edward VIII George VI
Governor General	Earl Bessborough John Buchan Earl Athlone
Prime Minister	William Lyon Mackenzie King
Member party	Liberal Party of Canada
Status in legislature	171 / 245 (1935–1940) 179 / 245 (1940–1945) Supermajority 118 / 245 (1945–1948) Minority
Opposition party	Conservative Party (historical) (1935–1943) Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (1943–1948)
Opposition leader	R. B. Bennett (1935–1938) Robert James Manion (1938–1940) Richard Hanson (1940–1943) Gordon Graydon (1943–1945) John Bracken (1945–1948)
History
Elections	1935, 1940, 1945
Legislature terms	18th Canadian Parliament 19th Canadian Parliament 20th Canadian Parliament
Predecessor	15th Canadian Ministry
Successor	17th Canadian Ministry

The Sixteenth Canadian Ministry was the third cabinet chaired by Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. It governed Canada from 23 October 1935 to 15 November 1948, including all of the 18th and 19th Canadian Parliaments, as well as the beginning of the 20th. The government was formed by the Liberal Party of Canada. Mackenzie King^[1] was also Prime Minister in the Twelfth and Fourteenth Canadian Ministries.