Premier of OntarioDougfordannounced his new cabinet on Friday, with some while retaining the roles many ministers had in the pre-government era. Changes have been made and some new faces have been added.
New additions:
- The Prime Minister's nephew and former Toronto city council member, Michael Ford, will be Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism.
- Technology and bioscience entrepreneur Michael Kirzner will be the solicitor.
- Former Canadian Football League player Neil Lumsden will be Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports.
- Former Mayor of Bracebridge, Ontario, Graydon Smith becomes Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.
- Former Mayor of Timmins, Ontario, George Pilly becomes Minister of Mines.
- Michael Pulsa, first elected in the York district constituency in 2018, was promoted to the Cabinet to become Deputy Minister of Housing.
- Charmaine Williams, a former city council member and therapist in Brampton, Ontario, will be Deputy Minister of Social and Economic Opportunities for Women.
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New role:
- Sylvia Jones changes from solicitor to deputy prime minister and health minister Become.
- Parm Gill has become Minister of Reduction of Bureaucracy from Citizenship and Multiculturalism.
- Kaleed Rasheed moves from Deputy Minister of Digital Government to lead the newly established Ministry of Public and Business Services.
Replayed role:
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- Peter Bethren Falby is Minister of Finance.
- Stephen Lecce is Minister of Education.
- Steve Clark is the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing.
- Doug Downey is the Attorney General.
- Vic Fedeli is Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade with additional duties for SMEs.
- Prabmeet Sarkaria is Chairman of the Finance Commission and has increased emergency management and procurement authority.
- Monte McNaughton is Minister of Labor, Immigration, Training and Skills Development. Immigrants were not previously part of his portfolio.
- Caroline Mulroney is a Francophone issue with the Minister of Transport.
- David Piccini is Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks.
- Paul Calandra is Minister of Long Term Care and Minister of Legislative Affairs.
- Kinga Therma is Minister of Infrastructure and has additional duties for government real estate.
- Todd Smith is the Minister of Energy.
- Greg Rickford is Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs. He was also previously in charge of mining, natural resources and forestry.
- Jill Dunlop is the Minister of the University.
- Merrilee Fullerton is Minister of Children, Community and Social Services.
- Raymond Cho is Minister of Elderly and Accessibility.
- Lisa Thompson is Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
- Stan Cho is Deputy Minister of Transport.
- Michael Tibollo is Deputy Minister of Mental Health and Addiction.
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No longer in the Cabinet:
- Lisa MacLeod, Ontario, Sports , Minister of Tourism and Culture Industry.
- Ross Romano, former Minister of Government and Consumer Services.
- Nina Tangli, former SME and Deputy Minister for the Reduction of Bureaucracy.
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