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Ford ministry
26th ministry 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 (2018-2022) Sylvia Jones (since 2022)
No. of ministers	36
Member party	Progressive Conservative
Status in legislature	Majority (2018–2022) 76 / 124 (61%) Majority (2022–present) 83 / 124 (67%)
Opposition cabinet	Horwath Shadow Cabinet (2018-2022) Tabuns Shadow Cabinet (2022-2023) Stiles Shadow Cabinet (since 2023)
Opposition party	New Democratic
Opposition leader	Andrea Horwath (2018-2022) Peter Tabuns (2022-2023) Marit Stiles (since 2023)
History
Elections	2018, 2022
Legislature terms	42nd Parliament 43rd Parliament
Predecessor	Wynne ministry

The Ford ministry is the Cabinet, chaired by Premier Doug Ford, that began governing Ontario shortly before the opening of the 42nd Parliament. The original members were sworn in during a ceremony held at Queen's Park on June 29, 2018.

Ford has carried out four major Cabinet reshuffles: once in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2024.

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History

2018

The cabinet was sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell on June 29. 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.

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.

2019 - 2020

The first major cabinet shuffle came on June 20, 2019, as the premier expanded the cabinet to 28 members 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

In February 2021, Peter Bethlenfalvy replaced Rod Phillips as Minister of Finance following criticism of his international vacations during the COVID-19 pandemic, though he returned to cabinet in June as the Minister of Long-Term Care. That June shuffle removed 5 members (Jeff Yurek, John Yakabuski, Laurie Scott, Bill Walker, and Ernie Hardeman) and introduced 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.

2022

This cabinet shuffle was held following the 2022 Ontario general election.

2023

Earlier in the year, a minor shuffle occurred following the resignation of Merrilee Fullerton, with Michael Parsa replacing her. A major cabinet shuffle was held following the fallout due to the Greenbelt scandal. 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. Andrea Khanjin and Todd McCarthy were added to cabinet.

2024

On June 6th, 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, 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. (See List below of all Cabinet Members)

List of Current ministers

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List of Ministers, Past and Current

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Succession

See also

• List of premiers of Ontario

Notes

1. named "Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs" from June 29, 2018 to June 6, 2024; briefly renamed Minister of Farming, Agriculture, and Agribusiness June 6-11 2024
2. created June 6, 2024.
3. recreated June 21, 2021.
4. named "Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities" from June 29, 2018 to October 21, 2019.
5. named "Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs" from June 29, 2018 to November 26, 2018.
6. named "Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care" from June 29, 2018 to June 20, 2019
7. named "Minister of Indigenous Affairs" from June 29, 2018 to June 6, 2024.
8. named "Minister of Labour" from June 29, 2018 to October 21, 2019; named "Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development" from October 21, 2019 to June 24, 2022.
9. named "Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry" from June 29, 2018 to June 18, 2021; and again from June 24, 2022 to June 6, 2024.
10. there is an "Associate Minister of Mines" in addition to a "Minister of Mines" after June 6, 2024.
11. named "Minister of Government and Consumer Services" from June 29, 2018 to June 24, 2022; named Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery from June 24, 2022 to June 6, 2024.
12. named "Associate Minister of Red Tape Reduction June 20, 2019 to June 18, 2021
13. named "Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services" from June 29, 2018 to April 4, 2019.
14. named "Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport" from June 29, 2018 to October 21, 2019, and again from June 24, 2022 to June 6, 2024; named "Minister of Heritage, Sport, Tourism and Culture Industries" from October 21, 2019 to June 24, 2022.
15. named "Associate Minister of Transportation (GTA)" from June 20, 2019 to June 24, 2022.
16. named "Minister Responsible for Women's Issues" from February June 29, 2018 to June 20, 2019; Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues from June 20, 2019 to June 24, 2022.

References

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2. ^ "'A new day will dawn in Ontario:' Doug Ford sworn in as premier". toronto.citynews.ca. June 29, 2018. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
3. Rieti, Joihn (June 29, 2018). "Ontario PC cabinet puts big-name politicians in top roles". CBC News. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
4. 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.
5. Powers, Lucas (June 20, 2019). "Fedeli, MacLeod, Thompson all demoted in major Ontario cabinet shuffle by Ford". CBC News. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
6. "Ontario's finance minister resigns after returning from Caribbean vacation". CBC News. December 31, 2020.
7. D'Mello, Colin (June 18, 2021). "Doug Ford shuffles cabinet, brings back minister who violated travel guidance". CTV News.
8. "Premier Ford Unveils New Cabinet to Build Ontario". news.ontario.ca. June 24, 2022. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
9. Rushowy, Kristin (March 24, 2023). "Merrilee Fullerton quits Doug Ford's cabinet, Michael Parsa to replace her". Toronto Star. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
10. "Premier Doug Ford Renews Team that will Deliver on Promise to Build Ontario". news.ontario.ca. September 4, 2023. Retrieved November 3, 2024.
11. "Ford announces cabinet shuffle hours after third minister resigns in a month | CP24.com". CP24. Archived from the original on November 1, 2023.
12. ^ "Premier Ford Renews Team that is Rebuilding Ontario's Economy". news.ontario.ca. June 6, 2024. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
13. "Ontario Premier Doug Ford shuffles cabinet in wake of housing minister's resignation". CP24. September 4, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
14. ^ "Doug Ford shuffles cabinet again as latest minister resigns". toronto.citynews.ca. September 22, 2023. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
15. ^ Smith, John G. (September 5, 2023). "Sarkaria named Ontario transportation minister". Truck News. Retrieved November 1, 2023.

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