Premier Doug Ford has named Jill Dunlop as the new Education Minister.
The move was necessitated by the sudden resignation of Todd Smith.
Smith announced last week he was leaving provincial politics to pursue a job in the private sector.
Dunlop was the Minister of Colleges and Universities for the past three years.
Nolan Quinn, who was Associate Minister for Forestry, takes over Dunlop’s former portfolio.
In naming the new ministers, Ford also named Thunder Bay-Atikokan MPP Kevin Holland as the new Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products.
Graham McGregor will serve as the new Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform as part of the Ministry of the Solicitor General.
“With these changes, our government remains focused on rebuilding Ontario’s economy and protecting public safety as we deliver better jobs and bigger paycheques for workers in every part of the province,” states Premier Ford in a release.
