Ford ministry
Ford ministry | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Ontario | |
| 2018–present | |
| Date formed | June 29, 2018 |
| People and organisations | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II Charles III |
Lieutenant Governor | Elizabeth Dowdeswell Edith Dumont |
Premier | Doug Ford |
Premier's history | Premiership of Doug Ford |
Deputy Premier | Christine Elliott (to 2022) Sylvia Jones (since 2022) |
No. of ministers | 35 (as of July 17, 2026) 21 (start), 37 (max, 2025) |
Total no. of members | 55 |
Member party | Progressive Conservative |
Status in legislature | Majority |
Opposition cabinet | 44th (since 2025) 43rd/42nd |
Opposition party | New Democratic |
Opposition leader |
|
| History | |
| Elections | 2018, 2022, 2025 |
| Legislature terms | 42nd, 43rd , 44th parliaments |
| Predecessor | Wynne ministry |
The Ford ministry is the cabinet of the Government of Ontario currently in office. It is headed by its name sake, Ontario's 26th Premier Doug Ford and is consisted of members of Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario who are concurrently elected members in the Legislative assembly of Ontario.
The Ford ministry was formed in 2018 after having ousted the incumbent Liberal Wynne ministry and won convincing majority mandate in the 2018 Ontario general election, winning just over 60% of the seats in the 42nd Parliament of Ontario. The original twenty-one members were sworn in during a ceremony held at Queen's Park on June 29, 2018.[1][2] Since 2018, the Ford ministry had twice renewed their governing mandate from the electorate, respectively in June 2022 and February 2025.
With the exception of 2020, Premier Ford had carried out one major cabinet shuffle each year since 2018, most often in June. The most recent major shuffled took place in March 2025, shortly after the 2025 general election. The shuffle kept the size of the council of ministers at thirty- seven, the largest cabinet in Ontario history, and far larger than any past ministry formed by previous premiers.
Current composition
[edit]The current composition of the Ford ministry was largely set in the post-election shuffle on March 19, 2025.[3] With 37 members since August 2024, it is the largest cabinet in Ontario history by a substantial margin.
Since June 2026, two ministers had resigned and their portfolios were assigned to other ministes on an interim basis. Accordingly, it is widely expected that another major shuffle would occur before the legislature resumes on October 27, 2026.
Explanatory notes:
Assumed office and Joined Cabinet: contain years correspond to the major cabinet shuffles that took place on the follow date, unless otherwise noted.
Ordering: Per Ministry of Intergovernmental Affairs' Ontario order of precedence, members of the council are to be ordered "in accordance with the precedence document issued by the Cabinet Office", but no such documents is currently made public. Previous version of the document follow ordering similar to that in the Table of Precedence of Canada, primarily by the date a member first joined council, followed by the date of their first election to the legislature. This table is ordered as such.) |
- 1 2 3 Byelection
- ↑ December 31, 2020 small scale shuffle upon resignation of Rod Phillips
- ↑ A member of the Privy Council of Canada upon joining the federal cabinet in July 2013
- 1 2 3 September 22, 2023, small scale shuffle upon resignation of Monte McNaughton
- ↑ March 24, 2023 small scale shuffle upon resignation of Merrilee Fullerton
- 1 2 August 16, 2024, small scale shuffle upon resignation of Todd Smith
History
[edit]2018
[edit]The cabinet was sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell on June 29.[4] The cabinet featured Ford as Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs with former Progressive Conservative leadership candidates Christine Elliott as Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Caroline Mulroney as Attorney General. Former interim leaders of the Progressive Conservatives Vic Fedeli and Jim Wilson were assigned to be Minister of Finance and Minister of Economic Development, respectively. This initial cabinet also featured Lisa MacLeod as both Minister of Community and Social Services and Minister of Children and Youth Services, Lisa Thompson as Minister of Education, Rod Phillips as Minister of the Environment, and John Yakabuski as Minister of Transportation.[5] The first change to the cabinet came on November 2, 2018, when Jim Wilson resigned to sit as an independent and Todd Smith assumed his role as Minister of Economic Development.[6]
2019
[edit]The first major cabinet shuffle came on June 20, 2019, as the premier expanded the cabinet to 28 members.[7] Doug Downey, Paul Calandra, Stephen Lecce and Ross Romano were promoted to cabinet to be Attorney General, Government House Leader, Minister of Education, and Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, respectively. Jill Dunlop, Kinga Surma, and Prabmeet Sarkaria were promoted to be Associate Ministers. Rod Phillips became Minister of Finance, Jeff Yurek the Minister of the Environment, Todd Smith the Minister of Children and Youth Services, Caroline Mulroney the Minister of Transportation, Vic Fedeli the Minister of Economic Development, Lisa Thompson the Minister of Government and Consumer Services, Lisa MacLeod the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Laurie Scott the Minister of Infrastructure, and Monte McNaughton the Minister of Labour. Bill Walker and Michael Tibollo were demoted from ministerial positions to be Associate Ministers, and Christine Elliott's portfolio split with Merrilee Fullerton taking over the newly created Ministry of Long-Term Care.
2021
[edit]In February 2021, Peter Bethlenfalvy replaced Rod Phillips as Minister of Finance following criticism of his international vacations during the COVID-19 pandemic,[8] though he returned to cabinet in June as the Minister of Long-Term Care.
That June shuffle removed 5 veteran members — Jeff Yurek, John Yakabuski, Laurie Scott, Bill Walker, and Ernie Hardeman — all having served since 2018 and toiled for years on the opposition bench (Hardeman in particular was the most senior member of caucus and the only member of the ministry who have served in the Harris and Eves ministries), and replaced them with 6 new members to cabinet, including David Piccini as Minister of the Environment, Parm Gill as Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Khaleed Rasheed as Associate Minister of Digital Government, Stan Cho as Associate Minister of Transportation, Nina Tangri as Associate Minister for Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, and Jane McKenna as the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues. Kinga Surma and Jill Dunlop were promoted from their associate minister roles to be Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Colleges and Universities, respectively, with Prabmeet Sakaria being promoted from associate minister to President of the Treasury Board. She shuffle bring the cabinet to 29 members, one shy of the previous record set by the Wynne ministry in 2016.[9][10]
2022
[edit]Ford conducted an extensive cabinet shuffle following his government re-election in the 2022 Ontario general election.[11] The most significant appointment was naming Sylvia Jones as Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, the single largest portfolio in the government. These roles were previously held by Christine Elliott, Ford's leadership rival who retired from politics at that year's election. Most senior ministers retained their portfolio, though the shuffle ousted Lisa McLeod who had been dogged by controversies, and Ross Romano, both members with experience from opposition years, and saw Greg Rickford, once simultaneously held all resource portfolio, relinquished the mining brief, after having lost the energy brief a year prior. The shuffle also brought six rookie MPPs into cabinet, including Ford's nephew Michael as Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism. While Michael Ford's appointment drew much expected derision and invited comparison to cardinal-nephews appointed by Renaissance era popes, he actually came with more political experience than most of his rookie peers given service as a Toronto municipal elected official.[12] This shuffle brought his cabinet to 30 members, the same number as previous record on size.
2023
[edit]Earlier in the year, a minor shuffle occurred following the resignation of Merrilee Fullerton, with Michael Parsa replacing her.[13]
Ford conducted two shuffles in September 2023. A major cabinet shuffle was held following the fallout due to the Greenbelt scandal.[14] Housing minister Steve Clark resigned and Stan Cho was added to cabinet.
Weeks later, another cabinet shuffle took place following the resignations of Monte McNaughton and Kaleed Rasheed.[15] Andrea Khanjin and Todd McCarthy were added to cabinet. The shuffle also added Vijay Thanigasalam as an associated minister,[16] pushing the number of minister to 31. With this, the Ford ministry officially set the record as the largest cabinet in Ontario history.
2024
[edit]On June 6, 2024, on the last day of sitting before the summer break, Doug Ford conducted a major Cabinet shuffle, surprising his caucus, the media, and the public. Ford expanded the size of cabinet to 36 members, again setting the record for the largest cabinet in Ontario history, changing the portfolios of many ministers and adding many Parliamentary Assistants to the cabinet without removing a current minister from cabinet. The new additions to the team included Sam Oosterhoff, Stephen Crawford, Nolan Quinn, Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Mike Harris Jr. (Son of former PC premier Mike Harris Sr.), and Trevor Jones. The cabinet shuffle also included the addition of former Minister of Housing Steve Clark as Government House leader, who serves outside of the ministry.[17]
In response to the unexpected resignation of veteran minister Todd Smith, one of only a handful of minister remaining with experience from opposition years, Ford conducted a small scale shuffle that impacted two of the largest budget portfolio in the government in August 2024. Smith's crucial education brief, which he only assumed two months prior, was assigned to Jill Dunlop, who in turn handed her brief for higher education to Nolan Quinn who was elevated from junior minister rank. The shuffle also saw the entry of Kevin Holland and Graham McGregor as associate ministers, thus expanding cabinet size to 37, breaking the record for the third time for leading the largest cabinet in Ontario history.[18]
2025
[edit]This cabinet shuffle was held following the 2025 Ontario general election. The shuffle saw no departure and only one new member, Zee Hamid, who first won his Milton seat in a May 2024 byelection, entering ministry.[19] The most significant changes were with the education, environment, and the much battered municipal affairs & housing portfolios. Paul Calandra, who had been assigned to politically sensitive portfolios as the fixer following negative media attention to government and was viewed as having deftly managed a number of files, most recently at municipal affairs, was given education, the second largest ministry in terms of budget, and one of the most top of voters' mind portfolio, became Ford's fifth education minister. Rob Flack and Todd McCarthy, both first elected in 2022 and entered ministry in September 2023, were respectively given the municipal affairs and environment portfolio. Two ministers, both with fathers who were former PC members, were involved also shuffled. Incumbent education minister Jill Dunlop was named the inaugural minister of the newly created Ministry of Emergency Preparedness, while Mike Harris Jr. took on natural resources portfolio, one of the five original briefs in Ontario ministry. Two senior ministers who served in the federal Conservative government of Stephan Harper, saw significant, if subtle, changes to their brief. Greg Rickford, the only member of ministry who have served in federal cabinet and once the Tsar of all resources portfolios in the Ford ministry, again shed a portion of his brief, transferring northern development to George Pirie, who lost his mining portfolio, a substantial economic brief, to energy minister Stephan Lecce as an additional brief.[20]
2026
[edit]On May 25, Ford's one-time leadership rival Caroline Mulroney announced her plan to resign from both cabinet and the legislature when the house adjourn for the summer the following week. At the time of her resignation, she was the only minister other than the Premier heading two actual permanent ministries with enabling legislations. Upon her resignation taking effect on June 5. Mulroney's two portfolios, treasury and francophone affairs, were distributed to finance minister Peter Bethlenfalvy and long-term care minister Natalia Kusendova-Bashta respectively.[21]While Kusendova-Bashta was not a francophone she is a rarity within the PC caucus for her fluent command of the language and meaningful understanding of the francophone community from previous work. Her appointment was well received by the francophone stakeholders community.[22] With Mulroney's departure, seven original members of the ministry remained in cabinet.
In mid July, it was revealed that tourism minister Stan Cho has charged $16,000 to public accounts for overnight stays in luxury Toronto hotels despite residing only six kilometres, or seven subway stops, from the legislature, and was provided with a government chauffer.[23] The practice is allowed for MPP residing in Toronto under "special or unusual circumstances", and Cho claimed he incurred expenses for accommodation due to late night sitting at the legislature, despite having made claims during months in which the legislature held no evening sittings.[24] Cho's resignation from cabinet on July 17 was quickly followed by additional revelation of Cho having charged more than $84,000 to his local Conservative association, funded by political donations incentivized by refundable tax-credit, for hospitality expenses that seeming with little to do with electoral purposes ranging from meals at high end restaurants to luxury hotel stays to private suites at sports games.[25] While Premier Ford indignantly called Cho's conduct "unacceptable", the episode served as a unwelcome reminder of the Premier's own purchase of a private jet in April which he was forced to reverse after public uproar, the reversal itself costing public account of nearly $200,000.[26] The matter also draw unwanted attention to at least four other cabinet members residing in Greater Toronto Area who have charged less extravagant amount for hotel stays.[24]
On the same day Cho announced his resignation, sports minister Neil Lumsden also announced his intention to retired on August 4 from both the legislature and cabinet.[27]
List of ministers
[edit]By seniority
[edit]First entered ministry during Harris ministry Involuntary departure minister without portfolio/associate minister
| Minister | Ministerial service | Parliamentary Service | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | Note | Year | Electoral district | Region | |
| Doug Ford | June 29, 2018 | 2018 | Etobicoke North | Toronto | ||
| Jim Wilson | June 26, 1995 June 29, 2018 |
Nov 2, 2018 | [d] | 1990 | Simcoe—Grey | Central |
| Ernie Hardeman | June 17, 1999 June 29, 2018 |
June 18, 2021 | [e] | 1995 | Oxford | Southwest |
| John Yakabuski | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 | [e] | 2003 | Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke | East |
| Laurie Scott | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 | [e] | 2003 [f] | Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock | Central |
| Lisa MacLeod | June 29, 2018 | June 24, 2022 | [e] | 2006[g] | Nepean | East |
| Christine Elliott | June 29, 2018 | June 24, 2022 | [h] | 2006[i] | Newmarket—Aurora | 905 North |
| Sylvia Jones | June 29, 2018 | 2007 | Dufferin—Caledon | Central | ||
| Steve Clark | June 29, 2018 | Sep 4, 2023 | [d] | 2010[g] | Leeds—Grenville—etc. | East |
| Victor Fedeli | June 29, 2018 | 2011 | Nipissing | North | ||
| Monte McNaughton | June 29, 2018 | Sep 22, 2023 | 2011 | Lambton—Kent—Middlesex | Southwest | |
| Todd Smith | June 29, 2018 | Aug 16, 2024 | 2011 | Bay of Quinte | Central | |
| Lisa Thompson | June 29, 2018 | 2011 | Huron—Bruce | SW-Midwest | ||
| Jeff Yurek | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 | [e] | 2011 | Elgin—Middlesex—London | Southwest |
| Raymond Cho | June 29, 2018 | 2016[g] | Scarborough North | Toronto | ||
| Peter Bethlenfalvy | June 29, 2018 | 2018 | Pickering—Uxbridge | 905 East | ||
| Merrilee Fullerton | June 29, 2018 | March 24, 2023 | [d] | 2018 | Carleton | East |
| Caroline Mulroney | June 29, 2018 | June 5, 2026 | 2018 | York—Simcoe | 905 North | |
| Rod Phillips | June 29, 2018 | Dec 31, 2020 | [d] | 2018 | Ajax | 905 East |
June 18, 2021 | Jan 14, 2022 | 2018 | ||||
| Greg Rickford | June 29, 2018 | 2018 | Kenora—Rainy River | North | ||
| Michael Tibollo | June 29, 2018 | [j] | 2018 | Vaughan—Woodbridge | 905 North | |
| Bill Walker | Nov 5, 2018 | June 18, 2021 | [j][e] | 2011 | Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound | SW-Midwest |
| Ross Romano | June 20, 2019 | June 24, 2022 | [e] | 2017[g] | Sault Ste. Marie | North |
| Paul Calandra | June 20, 2019 | [k] | 2018 | Markham—Stouffville | 905 North | |
| Doug Downey | June 20, 2019 | 2018 | Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte | Central | ||
| Jill Dunlop | June 20, 2019 | 2018 | Simcoe North | Central | ||
| Stephen Lecce | June 20, 2019 | 2018 | King—Vaughan | 905 North | ||
| Prabmeet Sarkaria | June 20, 2019 | [l] | 2018 | Brampton South | 905 West | |
| Kinga Surma | June 20, 2019 | [l] | 2018 | Etobicoke Centre | Toronto | |
| Jane McKenna | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 | [m][h] | 2011 | Burlington | 905 West |
| Stan Cho | June 18, 2021 | July 17, 2026 | [n][e] | 2018 | Willowdale | Toronto |
| Parm Gill | June 18, 2021 | Jan 26, 2024 | 2018 | Milton | 905 West | |
| David Piccini | June 18, 2021 | 2018 | Northumberland—Peterborough S. | Central | ||
| Kaleed Rasheed | June 18, 2021 | Sep 20, 2023 | [d] | 2018 | Mississauga East—Cooksville | 905 West |
| Nina Tangri | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 | [m] | 2018 | Mississauga—Streetsville | 905 West |
March 24, 2023 | 2018 | |||||
| Michael Parsa | June 24, 2022 | [o] | 2018 | Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill | 905 North | |
| Charmaine Williams | June 24, 2022 | [m] | 2018 | Brampton Centre | 905 West | |
| Michael Ford | June 24, 2022 | March 19, 2025 | [h] | 2022 | York South—Weston | Toronto |
| Michael Kerzner | June 24, 2022 | 2022 | York Centre | Toronto | ||
| Neil Lumsden | June 24, 2022 | August 4, 2026 | 2022 | Hamilton East—Stoney Creek | 905 West | |
| George Pirie | June 24, 2022 | 2022 | Timmins | North | ||
| Graydon Smith | June 24, 2022 | [p] | 2022 | Parry Sound—Muskoka | Central | |
| Rob Flack | Sep 4, 2023 | 2022 | Elgin—Middlesex—London | Southwest | ||
| Todd McCarthy | Sep 4, 2023 | [q] | 2022 | Durham | 905 East | |
| Andrea Khanjin | Sep 22, 2023 | 2018 | Barrie—Innisfil | Central | ||
| Vijay Thanigasalam | Sep 22, 2023 | [m] | 2018 | Scarborough—Rouge Park | Toronto | |
| Sam Oosterhoff | June 6, 2024 | [m] | 2016[g] | Niagara West | 905 West | |
| Stephen Crawford | June 6, 2024 | [r] | 2018 | Oakville | 905 West | |
| Mike Harris | June 6, 2024 | 2018 | Kitchener—Conestoga | SW-Midwest | ||
| Natalia Kusendova-Bashta | June 6, 2024 | 2018 | Mississauga Centre | 905 West | ||
| Trevor Jones | June 6, 2024 | [r] | 2022 | Chatham-Kent—Leamington | Southwest | |
| Nolan Quinn | June 6, 2024 | [s] | 2022 | Stormont—Dundas—S.Glengarry | East | |
| Kevin Holland | Aug 16, 2024 | [m] | 2022 | Thunder Bay—Atikokan | North | |
| Graham McGregor | Aug 16, 2024 | [r] | 2022 | Brampton North | 905 West | |
| Zee Hamid | March 19, 2025 | [m] | 2024[g] | Milton | 905 West | |
By portfolios
[edit]Grouppings of portfolios: notional/informal and solely for ease of review Line seperations:
- solid lines divide between traditionally distrint portfolios within a related sector/grouping
- dashed lines divide between titles of distinct roles in the same portolio/policy area
- titles separated merely by faint gridlines infers they are successor roles of each other, i.e. susbtantially the same role with changed title
| Portfolio/position minister without portfolio/associate minister |
Minister not member of cabinet |
Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Central administration & citizenship portfolio | |||
| Premier & President of the Council | Doug Ford | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Deputy Premier | Christine Elliott | June 29, 2018 | June 24, 2022 |
| Sylvia Jones | June 24, 2022 | Present | |
| Minister of Finance | Vic Fedeli | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Rod Phillips | June 20, 2019 | Dec 31, 2020 | |
| Peter Bethlenfalvy | Dec 31, 2020 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Digital Government[t] | Kaleed Rasheed | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| President of the Treasury Board | Peter Bethlenfalvy | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria | June 18, 2021 | Sep 4, 2023 | |
| Caroline Mulroney | Sep 4, 2023 | June 5, 2026 | |
| Peter Bethlenfalvy | June 5, 2026 | Present | |
| Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism | Parm Gill | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Michael Ford | June 24, 2022 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Graham McGregor | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Minister of Francophone Affairs[u] | Caroline Mulroney | June 29, 2018 | June 5, 2026 |
| Natalia Kusendova-Bashta | June 5, 2026 | Present | |
| Minister of Indigenous Affairs | Greg Rickford | June 29, 2018 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation | June 6, 2024 | Present | |
| Justice and law enforcement portfolios | |||
| Attorney General | Caroline Mulroney | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Doug Downey | June 20, 2019 | Present | |
| Associate Attorney General | Michael Tibollo | March 19, 2025 | Present |
| Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services | Michael Tibollo | June 29, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Sylvia Jones | Nov 5, 2018 | April 4, 2019 | |
| Solicitor General | Sylvia Jones | April 4, 2019 | June 24, 2022 |
| Michael Kerzner | June 24, 2022 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform | Graham McGregor | August 16, 2024 | March 19, 2025 |
| Associate Solicitor General for Auto Theft and Bail Reform | Zee Hamid | March 19, 2025 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response | Trevor Jones | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025 |
| Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response | Jill Dunlop | March 19, 2025 | Present |
| Economic development & industry portfolio | |||
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | Ernie Hardeman | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| Lisa Thompson | June 18, 2021 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness[v] | Rob Flack | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025 |
| Trevor Jones | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Minister of Rural Affairs | Lisa Thompson | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | Jim Wilson | June 29, 2018 | Nov 2, 2018 |
| Todd Smith | Nov 2, 2018 | June 20, 2019 | |
| Vic Fedeli | June 20, 2019 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction | Prabmeet Sarkaria | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction | Nina Tangri | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Minister of Red Tape Reduction | Parm Gill | June 24, 2022 | January 26, 2024 |
| title not in use[w] | January 26, 2024 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Mike Harris Jr. | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Andrea Khanjin | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Small Business | Nina Tangri | Sep 4, 2023 | Present |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport | Sylvia Jones | June 29, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Michael Tibollo | Nov 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 | |
| Lisa MacLeod | June 20, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries | Oct 21, 2019 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport | Neil Lumsden | June 24, 2022 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | Stan Cho | June 6, 2024 | July 17, 2026 |
| Minister of Sport | Neil Lumsden | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Social and human services portfolio | |||
| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | Lisa MacLeod | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Todd Smith | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 | |
| Merrilee Fullerton | June 18, 2021 | March 24, 2023 | |
| Michael Parsa | March 24, 2023 | Present | |
| Minister Responsible for Women's Issues | Lisa MacLeod | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues | Jill Dunlop | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Jane McKenna | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity | Charmaine Williams | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Minister of Health and Long-Term Care | Christine Elliott | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Health | June 20, 2019 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Sylvia Jones | June 24, 2022 | Present | |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | Merrilee Fullerton | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Rod Phillips | June 18, 2021 | Jan 14, 2022 | |
| Paul Calandra | Jan 14, 2022 | Sep 4, 2023 | |
| Stan Cho | Sep 4, 2023 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Natalia Kusendova-Bashta | June 6, 2024 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | Michael Tibollo | June 20, 2019 | March 19, 2025 |
| Vijay Thanigasalam | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Minister for Seniors and Accessibility | Raymond Cho | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities | Merrilee Fullerton | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Ross Romano | June 20, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| Minister of Colleges and Universities | Oct 21, 2019 | June 18, 2021 | |
| Jill Dunlop | June 18, 2021 | August 16, 2024 | |
| Nolan Quinn | August 16, 2024 | March 19, 2025. | |
| Minister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Minister of Education | Lisa Thompson | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Stephen Lecce | June 20, 2019 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Todd Smith | June 6, 2024 | August 16, 2024 | |
| Jill Dunlop | August 16, 2024 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Paul Calandra | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Minister of Labour | Laurie Scott | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Monte McNaughton | June 20, 2019 | Oct 21, 2019 | |
| Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development | Oct 21, 2019 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | June 24, 2022 | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| David Piccini | Sep 22, 2023 | Present | |
| Natural resources portfolio | |||
| Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Rod Phillips | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Jeff Yurek | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 | |
| David Piccini | June 18, 2021 | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| Andrea Khanjin | Sep 22, 2023 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Todd McCarthy | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry | Jeff Yurek | June 29, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 |
| John Yakabuski | Nov 5, 2018 | June 18, 2021 | |
| Greg Rickford [x] | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Graydon Smith | June 24, 2022 | June 6, 2024. | |
| Minister of Natural Resources | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Mike Harris Jr. | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products | Nolan Quinn | June 6, 2024 | August 16, 2024 |
| Kevin Holland | August 16, 2024 | Present | |
| Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines | Greg Rickford | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Minister of Northern Development | June 24, 2022 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Minister of Northern Economic Development and Growth | George Pirie | March 19, 2025 | Present |
| Minister of Mines | George Pirie | June 24, 2022 | March 19, 2025 |
| Associate Minister of Mines | Stephen Crawford | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025 |
| Minister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships |
Greg Rickford | March 19, 2025 | Present |
| Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines | Greg Rickford | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Energy | Todd Smith | June 18, 2021 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Energy and Electrification | Stephen Lecce | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025. |
| Minister of Energy and Mines | March 19, 2025. | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Energy | Bill Walker | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries | Sam Oosterhoff | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Public assets and services portfolio | |||
| Minister of Infrastructure | Monte McNaughton | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Laurie Scott | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 | |
| Kinga Surma | June 18, 2021 | Present | |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Steve Clark | June 29, 2018 | Sep 4, 2023 |
| Paul Calandra | Sep 4, 2023 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Rob Flack | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Housing | Michael Parsa | June 24, 2022 | March 24, 2023 |
| Nina Tangri | March 24, 2023 | Sep 4, 2023 | |
| Rob Flack | Sep 2, 2023 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Vijay Thanigasalam | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Graydon Smith | March 19, 2025 | Present |
| Minister of Government and Consumer Services | Todd Smith | June 29, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Bill Walker | Nov 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 | |
| Lisa Thompson | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 | |
| Ross Romano | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery | Kaleed Rasheed | June 24, 2022 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| Todd McCarthy | Sep 20, 2023 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | June 6, 2024 | March 19, 2025 | |
| Stephen Crawford | March 19, 2025 | Present | |
| Minister of Transportation | John Yakabuski | June 29, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Jeff Yurek | Nov 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 | |
| Caroline Mulroney | June 20, 2019 | Sep 4, 2023 | |
| Prabmeet Sarkaria | Sep 4, 2023 | Present | |
| Associate Minister of Transportation (GTA) | Kinga Surma | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Transportation (Transit-Oriented Communities) | Stan Cho | June 18, 2021 | October 20, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Transportation (GTA) | October 20, 2021 | June 24, 2022 | |
| Associate Minister of Transportation | June 24, 2022 | Sep 4, 2023 | |
| Todd McCarthy | Sep 4, 2023 | Sep 20, 2023 | |
| Vijay Thanigasalam | Sep 20, 2023 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Parliamentary and other non-portfolio assignments | |||
| Chair of Cabinet | Vic Fedeli | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Minister Without Portfolio | Paul Calandra | June 20, 2019 | Oct 19, 2021 |
| Minister of Legislative Affairs | Oct 19, 2021 | June 6, 2024 | |
| House Leader | Todd Smith | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Paul Calandra | June 20, 2019 | June 6, 2024 | |
| Steve Clark ultra-ministry [y] | June 6, 2024 | Present | |
Parliamentary roles held by non-cabinet members
[edit]While parliamentary roles other than the government leader had from time to time been held by cabinet members in previous minsitries, since the Ford ministry took office, the roles of deputy government house leader, chief government whip, and deputy government whip had generally not been held by members of the cabinet. Incumbent of these roles upon being promoted to cabinet have all reliquished these roles within a short timeframe.
| Portfolio/position | Minister | Tenure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | End | ||
| Deputy House Leader | Stephen Lecce | July 23, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Andrea Khanjin | Feb 11, 2020 | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| Michael Parsa | Sep 20, 2021 | May 3, 2022 | |
| Andrea Khanjin | June 30, 2022 | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| Trevor Jones [z] | Sep 22, 2023 | July 19, 2024 | |
| Anthony Leardi | Jul 19, 2024[aa] | present | |
| Chief Government Whip | Bill Walker | July 9, 2018 | Nov 5, 2018 |
| Lorne Coe | Nov 6, 2018 | May 3, 2022 | |
| Ross Romano | June 30, 2022 | Feb 27, 2025 | |
| Matthew Rae | April 11, 2025 | Present | |
| Deputy Government Whip | Doug Downey | Nov 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Kaleed Rasheed | Sep 5, 2019 | Sep 20, 2021 | |
| Michael Parsa | Sep 20, 2021 | May 3, 2022 | |
| Todd McCarthy | June 30, 2022 | Sep 22, 2023 | |
| Anthony Leardi | Sep 22, 2023 | July 19, 2024 | |
| Steve Pinsonneault | April 11, 2025 | Present |
- 1 2 June 7, 2026
- 1 2 Previously served in the House of Commons 2008–15
- ↑ July 17, 2026
- 1 2 3 4 5 resigned from cabinet amidst scandal/public outcry
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 exited ministry at shuffle
- ↑ not in parliament 2009-2011, resigned seat to allow party leader John Tory to seek election
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 byelection
- 1 2 3 stood down at preceding general election
- ↑ byelection; not in parliament 2015-2018
- 1 2 entered ministry as portfolio minister, demoted to associate minister rank June 20, 2019
- ↑ entered ministry as associate minister, promoted to portfolio minister October 19, 2021
- 1 2 entered ministry as associate minister, promoted to portfolio minister June 18, 2021
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 associated minister rank
- ↑ entered ministry as associate minister, promoted to portfolio minister Sept 2023
- ↑ entered ministry as associate minister, promoted to portfolio minister March 24, 2023
- ↑ demoted to associate minister rank March 19, 2025
- ↑ entered ministry as associate minister, promoted to portfolio minister two weeks later on September 20. 2023
- 1 2 3 entered ministry as associate minister, promoted to portfolio minister March 19. 2025
- ↑ entered ministry as associate minister, promoted to portfolio minister two months later on August 16, 2024
- ↑ Reported to minister of Finance[10]
- ↑ styled as, likely erroneously, as Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs until November 26, 2018
- ↑ For five days, June 6 to 11, 2024, styled as "Minister of Farming, Agriculture, and Agribusiness"
- ↑ Ministry of Red Tape Reduction is a transitory entity created by Order in Council 1207/2022 with no enabling legislation
- ↑ concurrently held the portfolios of Natural Resources & Forestry, and Northern Development and Mines; styled as Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
- ↑ held role while outside of cabinet
- ↑ elevated to cabinet 2024-06-06 when house rose for summer recess
- ↑ with interruption between dissolution of 43rd and reconvening of 44th parliaments
Succession
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ↑ "SWEARING-IN OF THE 26TH PREMIER AND EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF ONTARIO". lgontario.ca. June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on November 23, 2021. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ↑ "'A new day will dawn in Ontario:' Doug Ford sworn in as premier". toronto.citynews.ca. June 29, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
- ↑ Premier Doug Ford Unveils Cabinet to Protect Ontario (Report). Office of the Premier, Government of Ontario. March 19, 2025.
- ↑ OPO 2018.
- ↑ Rieti, Joihn (June 29, 2018). "Ontario PC cabinet puts big-name politicians in top roles". CBC News. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ↑ Westoll, Nick (November 2, 2018). "Jim Wilson, Ontario's economic development minister, resigns to seek treatment for 'addiction issues'". Global News. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
- ↑ OPO 2019.
- ↑ "Ontario's finance minister resigns after returning from Caribbean vacation". CBC News. December 31, 2020.
- ↑ D'Mello, Colin (June 18, 2021). "Doug Ford shuffles cabinet, brings back minister who violated travel guidance". CTV News.
- 1 2 OPO 2021.
- ↑ OPO 2022.
- ↑ "Ford defends naming nephew minister of multiculturalism as Michael Ford's city council pick resigns". CBC News. Canadian Press. June 27, 2022.
- ↑ Rushowy, Kristin (March 24, 2023). "Merrilee Fullerton quits Doug Ford's cabinet, Michael Parsa to replace her". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- ↑ OPO 2023.
- ↑ "Ford announces cabinet shuffle hours after third minister resigns in a month". CP24. September 22, 2023. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023.
- ↑ "Premier Doug Ford announces cabinet shuffle hours after third minister resigns in a month". CP24. September 22, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ↑ OPO 2024.
- ↑ Callan, Isaac; D'Mello, Colin (August 17, 2024). "Doug Ford increases size of Ontario cabinet again in latest reshuffle". Global News.
- ↑ Raveendran ·, Rochelle (March 19, 2025). "Ontario cabinet largely unchanged as premier, ministers sworn in at ceremony". Toronto, Ontario: CBC News.
- ↑ OPO 2025.
- ↑ OPO & 2026.6.
- ↑ de Montigny, Philippe (May 25, 2026). "Natalia Kusendova-Bashta nommée ministre des Affaires francophones de l'Ontario". Radio Canada. Société Radio‑Canada.
- ↑ D'Mello, Colin; Callan, Isaac (July 14, 2026). "Ford government minister bills taxpayers $16K for Toronto hotels despite living in city". Global News. Global News.
- 1 2 Hauen, Jack (July 17, 2026). "Public records undermine former minister's 'late nights' justification for hotel expenses". The Trillium. Village Media.
- ↑ Nanji, Sabrina. "Stan Cho burns $84K in donor cash on steak dinners, Jays games, luxury hotels". www.qpobserver.ca. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
- ↑ Liam, Casey (May 13, 2026). "Ontario has released documents on $28.9M private jet. Here's what they show". CBC News. CBC/Radio Canada.
- ↑ Gumboc, Annaliese (July 17, 2026). "Hamilton's Neil Lumsden retiring as Tory MPP, cabinet minister". The Hamilton Spectator. ISSN 1189-9417. Retrieved July 20, 2026.
References
[edit]- Office of the Assembly. "Members, Legislative Assembly of Ontario". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - Official statements issued by the Government of Ontario announcing changes to the composition of the Ford ministry
- June 29, 2018: Office of the Premier (June 29, 2018). "Doug Ford and Cabinet to be Sworn-in as Ontario's First Ever Government for the People". Government of Ontario Newsroom. Queen's Printer for Ontario.
- June 20, 2019: Office of the Premier (June 20, 2019). "Premier Ford Announces Changes to His Cabinet". Government of Ontario Newsroom. Queen's Printer for Ontario.
- June 18, 2021: Office of the Premier (June 18, 2021). "Premier Ford Announces Changes to Cabinet". Government of Ontario Newsroom. Queen's Printer for Ontario.
- June 24, 2022: Office of the Premier (June 24, 2022). "Premier Ford Unveils New Cabinet to Build Ontario". Queen's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- September 4, 2023: Office of the Premier (September 4, 2023). "Premier Doug Ford Renews Team that will Deliver on Promise to Build Ontario". King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
- June 6, 2024: Office of the Premier (June 6, 2024). "Premier Ford Renews Team that is Rebuilding Ontario's Economy". news.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
- March 19, 2025: Office of the Premier (March 19, 2025). "Premier Doug Ford Unveils Cabinet to Protect Ontario". news.ontario.ca. King's Printer for Ontario. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
- June 5, 2026: Office of the Premier (June 5, 2026). "Minister Bethlenfalvy and Minister Kusendova-Bashta Take on Additional Cabinet Responsibilities". Government of Ontario Newsroom. King's Printer for Ontario.
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