Doug Ford Announces New Cabinet After 2022 Election
In an announcement on June 24, 2022 at 11:30 am, Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced his new cabinet following the recent election. Learn about the new cabinet below.
The new Cabinet is as follows:
- Doug Ford, Premier of Ontario and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
- 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.
Notes:
- Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (MGCS) has been renamed to the Ministry of Public and Business Service Delivery (PBSD). This will be a direct successor to MGCS, although some changes are being made.
- Supply Ontario is being moved under the Treasury Board
- Realty department will be moving from MGCS/PBSD to Infrastructure
- It is not immediately clear where Consumer Files from MGCS are going, possibly to economic development with new mandate.
- Both Mines and Forestry have been separated from the Greg Rickford’s file as Minister of Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs
- Mines is a newly independent file, given to George Pirie
- Natural Resources and Forestry has been given to Graydon Smith