TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford presented his cabinet to Ontario’s 43rd Parliament. Few news, many reconfirmations. The new cabinet includes seven women – down from nine in the previous one – out of a total of over 30 appointed (including attorneys general). Ford has also given a role to his nephew Michael (in the pic), a rookie MPP. Lisa MacLeod and Ross Romano are out.
The full list of cabinet ministers includes:
- Sylvia Jones, minister of health and deputy premier.
- Peter Bethlenfalvy, minister of finance.
- Paul Calandra, minister of long-term care, minister of legislative affairs and government house leader.
- Raymond Cho, minister for seniors and accessibility.
- Steve Clark, minister of municipal affairs and housing.
- Doug Downey, attorney general.
- Jill Dunlop, minister of colleges and universities.
- Vic Fedeli, minister of economic development, job creation and trade.
- Michael Ford, minister of citizenship and multiculturalism.
- Merrilee Fullerton, minister of children, community and social services.
- Parm Gill, minister of red tape reduction.
- Michael Kerzner, solicitor general.
- Stephen Lecce, minister of education.
- Neil Lumsden, minister of tourism, culture and sport.
- Monte McNaughton, minister of labour, immigration, training and skills development.
- Caroline Mulroney, minister of transportation and minister of Francophone affairs.
- David Piccini, minister of the environment, conservation and parks.
- Graydon Smith, minister of natural resources and forestry.
- George Pirie, minister of mines.
- Kaleed Rasheed, minister of public and business service delivery.
- Greg Rickford, minister of northern development and minister of Indigenous affairs.
- Prabmeet Sarkaria, president of the Treasury Board.
- Todd Smith, minister of energy.
- Kinga Surma, minister of infrastructure.
- Lisa Thompson, minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs.
- Stan Cho, associate minister of transportation.
- Michael Parsa, associate minister of housing.
- Michael Tibollo, associate minister of mental health and addictions.
- Charmaine Williams, associate minister of women’s social and economic opportunity.
- Michael Kerzner and Doug Downey: general attorneys.