One year after being elected premier, Doug Ford has pressed the reset button on his cabinet.
His cabinet shuffle is quite significant with a number of ministers changing portfolios including Vic Fedeli who is no longer the finance minister. He’s now the Minister of Economic Eevelopment.
Rod Phillips is the new Finance Minister.
Ford says he still sees Fedeli as being a key member of the cabinet.
“There’s no better salesperson in our team than Fedeli,” says Ford. “He started his own company. He was very successful and he’s the best salesperson we have so he’s going to be bringing more jobs to Ontario.”
Other changes include Caroline Mulroney giving up her Attorney General post to become Transportation Minister while newcomer Doug Downey takes over as AG.
Lisa Thompson moves from education to become consumer minister. Lisa McLeod is now the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Recreation after being shuffled from Children, Community and Social Services.
Northwestern Ontario PC-MPP Greg Rickford is staying put.
He remains the Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines and Indigenous Affairs.
Here is the entire list of Premier Doug Ford’s cabinet:
- Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs – Doug Ford
- Deputy Premier and Minister of Health – Christine Elliott
- Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions – Michael Tibollo
- Minister of Long-Term Care – Merrilee Fullerton
- Minister of Finance – Rod Phillips
- Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade and Chair of Cabinet – Vic Fedeli
- Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction – Prabmeet Sarkaria
- Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing – Steve Clark
- Solicitor General – Sylvia Jones
- Minister of Environment, Conservation and Parks – Jeff Yurek
- Minister of Children, Community and Social Services – Todd Smith
- Associate Minister of Children and Women’s Issues – Jill Dunlop
- Minister of Labour – Monte McNaughton
- Attorney General – Doug Downey
- Minister of Transportation and Minister of Francophone Affairs – Caroline Mulroney
- Associate Minister of Transportation (GTA) – Kinga Surma
- Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities – Ross Romano
- Minister of Education – Stephen Lecce
- President of the Treasury Board – Peter Bethlenfalvy
- Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry – John Yakabuski
- Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines, and Minister of Indigenous Affairs – Greg Rickford
- Associate Minister of Energy – Bill Walker
- Minister for Seniors and Accessibility – Raymond Cho
- Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs – Ernie Hardeman
- Minister of Infrastructure – Laurie Scott
- Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport – Lisa MacLeod
- Minister of Government and Consumer Services – Lisa Thompson
- Government House Leader – Paul Calandra
