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McGuinty ministry

24th ministry of Ontario
Premier Dalton McGuinty in 2007
Date formedOctober 23, 2003 (2003-10-23)
Date dissolvedFebruary 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
PremierDalton McGuinty
Deputy Premier
Member partyLiberal
Status in legislature
Opposition partyProgressive Conservative
Opposition leader
History
Election2003
Legislature terms
Incoming formation2003 Ontario general election
Outgoing formation2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
PredecessorEves ministry
SuccessorWynne ministry

The McGuinty ministry was the combined Cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 23, 2003, to February 11, 2013. It was chaired by the 24th Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty. The Cabinet was made up of members of the Ontario Liberal Party (Liberal), which commanded first a majority and later a minority in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

The ministry replaced the Eves ministry following the aftermath of the 2003 Ontario general election. That election resulted in the resignation of Premier Ernie Eves and his cabinet, and the appointment of McGuinty and his cabinet. The ministry governed through all of the 38th and 39th Parliaments of Ontario, and well as just over a year of the 40th Parliament of Ontario; after the Ontario Liberal Party secured only a minority in the 2011 election, McGuinty eventually resigned, and was succeeded by Kathleen Wynne.

History

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2003

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McGuinty's first cabinet[1] was sworn in October 23. It comprised a 23-member cabinet, including two new ministries:

A new secretariat, headed by a "Minister for Democratic Renewal," was also created to improve participation in the democratic process by the youth and broader public. It was headed up at this time by David Caplan.

The cabinet included five women: Marie Bountrogianni, Mary Anne Chambers, Leona Dombrowsky, Madeleine Meilleur, and Sandra Pupatello.

High profile portfolios were held by Michael Bryant at Attorney General, Gerard Kennedy at Ministry of Education, George Smitherman at Ministry of Health, and Greg Sorbara at Ministry of Finance. Dwight Duncan was Minister of Energy as well as Cabinet Chair and House Leader, while David Caplan Deputy House Leader in addition to his two ministerial duties.

2005

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First Midterm Shuffle

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McGuinty's first cabinet shuffle occurred June 29, 2005,[2] about four months before reaching the midway point of his first mandate. The cabinet was expanded by two members for a total of 25 members, and three new ministries were created.

The two new cabinet members were Laurel Broten, appointed Minister of Environment, and Michael Colle, appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

The creation of three new ministries involved the establishing two brand new ministries, as well as the creation of a third new ministry by the combination of two existing ministries. Each of the three ministries was filled by an established cabinet minister:

None of the incumbent cabinet ministers stepped down from cabinet, but eight of them moved into a new role; none of the high-profile cabinet ministers exchanged portfolios.

Scandal

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Months later, the first high profile cabinet scandal rocked the McGuinty ministry as Greg Sorbara resigned as Minister of Finance October 12, 2005, when it was revealed that he was named as a target in the criminal fraud investigation by the RCMP of Royal Group technologies Inc.[3].

Dwight Duncan took over as Finance Minister. He remained Cabinet Chair, but established cabinet minister Jim Bradley took the role of House Leader from him. Duncan was replaced as Minister of Energy by new cabinet minister Donna Cansfield. Her addition to cabinet brought the number of women serving to seven, as Laurel Broten had also been added in the shuffle earlier in the year; placing more women in cabinet positions was reported to be a priority for McGuinty[4].

2006

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Kennedy Departs

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McGuinty lost a second high profile cabinet minister on April 5, when Gerard Kennedy stepped down as Minister of Education to pursue the leadership of the federal Liberal Party[5]. He was succeeded by Sandra Pupatello as Minister of Education, who transferred over from her portfolio at Ministry of Community and Social Services, and his vacancy in the cabinet was filled by Caroline Di Cocco, bringing the number of women to eight, as she was named Minister of Culture in a shuffle involving two other cabinet ministers.[6]. Kennedy ultimately failed to secure leadership of the federal Liberal Party.

Sorbara returns

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However, McGuinty recovered a valued colleague when Greg Sorbara was cleared of fraud charges and restored to his role as Minister of Finance on May 23,[7] bringing the number of cabinet ministers from 25 to 26. Duncan returned to his role at Ministry of Energy, and in a minor shuffle involving only two other ministers, Harinder Takhar was appointed to a new ministry:

Wynne Joins

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On September 18, Joseph Cordiano stepped down as Minister of Economic Development and Trade for personal reasons.[8]. Sandra Pupatello replaced him in the vacated portfolio, and future Premier Kathleen Wynne joined the cabinet for the first time, replacing Pupatello as Minister of Education, and becoming the ninth woman to join cabinet. Days later, September 21, McGuinty named George Smitherman to the until-now vacant post of Deputy Premier[9]

2007

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New Ministries

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McGuinty created two new ministries over the course of the year:

  • Ministry of Revenue: created February 21, to help implement a harmonised corporate tax collection system with the federal government[10]. Michael Chan was brought into the cabinet to helm this portfolio, bringing the number of cabinet ministers from 26 to 27.
  • Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs: created June 21, in response to recommendations by the Ipperwash Inquiry[11]. It replaced the existing Ontario Native Affairs secretariat, which had been headed by David Ramsay in his capacity as Ministry of Natural Resources; he would henceforth serve as full Minister of Indigenous Affairs concurrently with his former role, so the number of Ministers remained steady at 27.

A minor change occurred July 26 when Michael Colle stepped down as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration; Gerry Phillips took up the portfolio in the interim while also remaining Minister of Government and Consumer Services. The number of ministers dipped temporarily to 26.

Post Election Shuffle

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An extensive cabinet shuffle occurred October 30, a few weeks after the 2007 Ontario general election,[12] in which the Liberals secured another majority with nearly identical results to the last election, winning 71 out of 107 seats[13].

While Caroline Di Cocco, who had been Minister of Culture, was the only cabinet member to lose their seat in the election, both Marie Bountrogianni and Mary Anne Chambers declined to run for re-election, creating two further vacancies in the cabinet. A further five spots opened up after Greg Sorbara was re-elected to parliament but declined to continue to serve as Minister of Finance[14], and Dave Ramsay, Steve Peters, Monte Kwinter, and Laurel Broten were relieved of their portfolios, bringing the number of vacancies to eight.

Ten new ministers were brought in, including two newly elected MPPs, Aileen Carroll and Margarett Best, who were named Minister of Culture and Minister of Health Promotion respectively; Monique Smith and Deb Matthews were re-elected as MPPs but newly appointed as cabinet ministers, at Minister of Revenue and Minister of Children and Youth Services respectively; thus four new women replaced the four departing women to maintain the number of women in cabinet at nine. Matthews was named Minister Responsible for Women's Issues.

There were no new ministries created in this shuffle. The net gain of two new ministers is the result of McGuinty relieving established ministers from the responsibility of holding multiple portfolios: the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs had both been held by outgoing cabinet member David Ramsay, and now were to be held by established cabinet ministers Donna Cansfield and Michael Bryant respectively; the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and the Minister of Government and Consumer Services had both been held by Gerry Phillips, and now were to be held by established cabinet minister Michael Chan and new cabinet minister Ted McMeekin respectively. Thus, with this shuffle, the cabinet expanded from 26 to 28 members.

Only seven cabinet ministers retained their established positions and were not shuffled, including high profile ministers Kathleen Wynne and George Smitherman as Minister of Education and Minister of Health and Long Term Care respectively. The two highest profile changes involved Michael Bryant, who was moved to a lower profile post from his position as Attorney General and replaced by Chris Bentley, and Dwight Duncan, who again replaced a departing Greg Sorbara as Minister of Finance. In leadership changes, Kathleen Wynne took over as Cabinet Chair from Dwight Duncan, and the demoted Michael Bryant was consoled by his appointment as House Leader, replacing Jim Bradley. All told, eleven established cabinet members changed portfolios.

The position of Minister for Democratic Renewal was eliminated after the recommendations by the Ontario Democratic Renewal Secretariat were resoundingly rejected by voters in the 2007 Ontario electoral reform referendum, held concurrently with the general election.

2008

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On June 20, in the wake of a controversy surrounding a wave of C. diff infections at Ontario hospitals, George Smitherman was replaced as Minister Health and Long Term Care by Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal David Caplan[15]. Smitherman, who would remain at his post as Deputy Premier, had come under fire for refusing to launch an inquiry into the cause of the outbreaks of C. diff infections. Caplan, meanwhile, would not only surrender his own post at Infrastructure to Smitherman, but so also would Gerry Phillips turn over his own post as Minister of Energy to Smitherman, as a new position would be created:

Phillips remained in Cabinet as minister without portfolio and was consoled for his demotion by being named Cabinet Chair, replacing Kathleen Wynne; established cabinet minister Monique Smith replaced Caplan as Deputy House Leader. Caplan, in taking over at Health, holds the same position his mother Elinor held under Premier David Peterson 1987-1990[16]. Also, Smitherman and Caplan were the last two cabinet ministers still at their original posts from 2003 (excluding McGuinty at Premier, and Madeleine Meilleur as Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs; both would hold those roles throughout the Ministry).

A second small shuffle occurred September 18, when McGuinty split the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade into two new ministries, in an effort to confront Ontario's sagging economy and shrinking manufacturing sector in the face of the 2007-2008 financial crisis[17]

Three other ministers were involved in this shuffle, which included returning responsibilities of the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Finance; so, with the division of one ministry into two and the combination of two other ministries into one, the year ended with the Cabinet the same size as it was in the beginning, with 28 members, and not one of them newly appointed to cabinet.

2009

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Bryant Departs

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Ambitious high profile minister Michael Bryant was eased out of cabinet, surrendering first his position as House Leader to his deputy Monique Smith February 4, and later stepping down as Ministry of Economic Development on May 25[18]. He would move on to become CEO of Invest Toronto, and his vacancy would be filled by McGuinty in the interim. It was reported that McGuinty felt that Bryant represented a challenge to his authority. Thus the number of ministers would drop to 27. Established minister Brad Duguid would take over as Deputy House Leader.

Ministries Realigned

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On June 24, a minor shuffle involving six established cabinet ministers occurred[19]. In regards to two changes among the several implemented this day, this shuffle could be considered largely an undoing of changes made the previous year on September 18: the experiment of creating separate Trade and Development ministers was terminated, and the ministries were reunited into Ministry of Economic Development and Tradeand returned to Sandra Pupatello; also, Minister of Revenue was divided from Finance and assigned to established cabinet minister John Wilkinson. Forestry was moved from Ministry of Natural Resources to Ministry of Northern Development and Mines; also, responsibility for small businesses was stripped away from the Ministry of Consumer Services and the ministry was downsized.

While several ministries thus took on new looks, there would be no new faces in the cabinet. With John Milloy taking on both Ministry of Research and Innovation and the Ministry of training, Colleges and Universities, relieving Premier McGuinty of double duty by taking it on himself, the number of ministers remained at 27.

Caplan, Smitherman Depart

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The embattled Ministry of Health and Long term Care faced a serious scandal for the second year in a row[20]. With costs of implementing eHealth spiralling out of control, David Caplan resigned from cabinet and turned the portfolio over to Deb Matthews. Laurel Broten, previously dismissed from cabinet in 2007, returned to take over as Minister of Children and Youth Services, and increased the number of women in cabinet to ten.

Former Minister of Health George Smitherman was also not long for the ministry. On November 9, he resigned from his post as Minister of Energy And Infrastructure and Deputy Premier of Ontario to run for mayor of Toronto[21]. Established cabinet minister Gerry Phillips, till now minister without portfolio, took over the vacated ministry. The number of ministers thus dropped to 26. Smitherman was unsuccessful in his mayoral bid, losing in an upset to Rob Ford, brother of future Premier Doug Ford

2010

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Second Midterm shuffle, Part One

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Days before the big mid-term cabinet shuffle January 18[22], Jim Watson became the second cabinet minister to resign to pursue the mayoral office of a major Ontario city; unlike Smitherman, Watson would be successful and was elected mayor of Ottawa later in the year.

Unlike the first mid-term shuffle in 2005, which involved shuffling established cabinet ministers without anyone being dismissed from cabinet, this time Ted McMeekin, Aileen Carroll, and Donna Cansfield joined Watson in departing, as they were dismissed by McGuinty. The four vacancies were filled by four new cabinet ministers, Sophia Aggelonitis, Eric Hoskins, Carol Mitchell, and Linda Jeffrey; with three women joining and two leaving, the number of women in cabinet rose to 11.

A total of twelve ministers found themselves in altered positions after the shuffle, the most hig profile being Kathleen Wynne, who was moved from Ministry of Education to Ministry of Transportation, and Brad Duguid, who was moved from Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs to Minister of Energy and Infrastructure.

There was one new ministry added:

Second Midterm shuffle, Part Two

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On August 18, a second extensive shuffle occurred, though such sweeping changes occurring so close together is unusual, and indicated that the McGuinty ministry was struggling later the same year[23].

Seven established ministers were affected, most notably John Milloy, till now helming two ministries, but now handing off Ministry of Research and Innovation to newcomer Glen Murray, and Brad Duguid, who would see the two year old super-ministry of Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure come to the end of its experiment and be divided again into its constituent parts; newcomer Bob Chiarelli would take over the Infrastructure side. Thus the number of ministers would swell to 28.

The final new MPP to join the McGuinty ministry was Charles Sousa, brought on December 7 to replace Peter Fonseca at Ministry of Labour, who resigned[24]

2011

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Post Election Shuffle

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The 2011 Ontario general election resulted in the loss of 17 Liberal seats, leaving McGuinty one seat shy of a majority in Parliament.

Seven vacancies opened up in the McGuinty cabinet[25]: Sophia Aggelonitis, Leona Dombrowsky, Carol Mitchell, and John Wilkinson were all defeated in their efforts to be re-elected, while Gerry Phillips, Sandra Pupatello, Monique Smith all chose not to run again.

Not a single new minister was brought in to fill the vacancies. Instead, several established ministers ended up filling multiple posts, including Bob Chiarelli, Dalton McGuinty himself, and Kathleen Wynne; also recently dismissed minister Ted McMeekin returned to cabinet; replacing Gerry Phillips as minister without portfolio was unnecessary; and two ministries ceased to exist:

Thus the McGuinty ministry shrunk to 22, smaller than it had been at its inception in 2003, when it had 23 ministers. The number of women was nearly halved, dropping to six, which was still a higher number than it had been at the ministry's inception, when there were five.

Almost every minister was assigned to a new portfolio, with the exception of Michael Chan at Ministry of Tourism and Culture, Dwight Duncan at Finance, Deb Matthews at Ministry of Health and Long Term Care, and Harinder Takhar and Ministry of Government Services.

Dwight Duncan filled vacancy of nearly two years' duration when he was appointed Deputy Premier of Ontario.

2012

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McGuinty announced his retirement October 15[26]. In the coming weeks, five ministers resigned from cabinet to pursue the leadership: Eric Hoskins, Glen Murray, Charles Sousa, Harinder Takhar, as well as the successful candidate, Kathleen Wynne. Each of the vacancies created was filled on an interim basis by an established minister, and so the cabinet withered to 17 members.

Wynne succeeded to the Premiership February 11, 2013, and thus the McGuinty ministry came to a close.

List of ministers

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McGuinty Ministry by Leadership Position
Position Minister Tenure
Start End
Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty October 23, 2003 February 11, 2013
Deputy Premier of Ontario vacant October 23, 2003 September 21, 2006
George Smitherman September 21, 2006 November 9, 2009
vacant November 9, 2009 October 20, 2011
Dwight Duncan October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Chair of Cabinet Dwight Duncan October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
Kathleen Wynne October 30, 2007 June 20, 2008
Gerry Phillips June 20, 2008 October 20, 2011
Rick Bartolucci October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
House Leader Dwight Duncan October 23, 2003 October 11, 2005
Jim Bradley October 11, 2005 September 10, 2007
Michael Bryant October 30, 2003 February 4, 2009
Monique Smith February 4, 2009 September 7, 2011
John Milloy October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Deputy Government House Leader David Caplan October 23, 2003 September 10, 2007
David Caplan October 30, 2007 June 20, 2008
Monique Smith June 20, 2008 February 4, 2009
Brad Duguid February 4, 2009 February 12, 2010
Gerry Phillips February 12, 2010 September 7, 2011
Jim Bradley October 21, 2011 February 11, 2013
McGuinty Ministry by Portfolio (Alphabetical)
Portfolio Minister Tenure
Start End
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs[a] David Ramsay June 21, 2007 October 30, 2007
Michael Bryant October 30, 2007 September 18, 2008
Brad Duguid September 18, 2008 January 18, 2010
Chris Bentley January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Kathleen Wynne October 20, 2011 November 5, 2012
Chris Bentley November 5, 2012 February 11, 2013
Minister of Agriculture,
Foods and Rural Affairs 		Steve Peters October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Leona Dombrowsky June 29, 2005 January 18, 2010
Carol Mitchell January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Ted McMeekin October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Attorney General Michael Bryant October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
Chris Bentley October 30, 2007 October 20, 2011
John Gerretsen October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Children
and Youth Services[b] 		Marie Bountrogianni October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Mary Anne Chambers June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Deb Matthews October 30, 2007 October 7, 2009
Laurel Broten October 7, 2009 October 20, 2011
Eric Hoskins October 20, 2011 November 13, 2012
Laurel Broten November 13, 2012 February 11, 2013
Minister of Citizenship
and Immigration 		Marie Bountrogianni October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Michael Colle June 29, 2005 July 26, 2007
Gerry Phillips July 26, 2007 October 30, 2007
Michael Chan October 30, 2007 January 18, 2010
Eric Hoskins January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Charles Sousa October 20, 2011 November 13, 2012
Michael Chan November 13, 2012 February 11, 2013
Minister of Community Safety
and Correctional Services 		Monte Kwinter October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
Rick Bartolucci October 30, 2007 August 18, 2010
Jim Bradley August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Madeleine Meilleur October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Community
and Social Services 		Sandra Pupatello October 23, 2003 April 5, 2006
Madeleine Meilleur April 5, 2006 October 20, 2011
John Milloy October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Consumer Services[c] Jim Watson October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
merged with
Ministry of
Government Services 		June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Harinder Takhar October 30, 2007 June 24, 2009
Ted McMeekin June 24, 2009 January 18, 2010
Sophia Aggelonitis January 18, 2010 August 18, 2010
John Gerretsen August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Margarett Best October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Culture[d] Madeleine Meilleur October 23, 2003 April 5, 2006
Caroline Di Cocco April 5, 2006 October 30, 2007
Aileen Carroll October 20, 2007 January 18, 2010
Minister of
Economic Development
and Trade[e] 		Joseph Cordiano October 23, 2003 September 18, 2006
Sandra Pupatello September 18, 2006 September 18, 2008
Michael Bryant September 18, 2008 May 25, 2009
Dalton McGuinty May 25, 2009 June 24, 2009
Sandra Pupatello June 24, 2009 October 20, 2011
Brad Duguid October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Education Gerard Kennedy October 23, 2003 April 5, 2006
Sandra Pupatello April 5, 2006 September 18, 2006
Kathleen Wynne September 18, 2006 January 18, 2010
Leona Dombrowsky January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Laurel Broten October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Energy[f] Dwight Duncan October 23, 2003 October 11, 2005
Donna Cansfield October 11, 2005 May 23, 2006
Dwight Duncan May 23, 2006 October 30, 2007
Gerry Phillips October 30, 2007 June 20, 2008
merged with
Ministry of Infrastructure 		June 20, 2008 August 18, 2010
Brad Duguid August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Chris Bentley October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Ministry of the Environment Leona Dombrowsky October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Laurel Broten June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
John Gerretsen October 30, 2007 August 18, 2010
John Wilkinson August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Jim Bradley October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Finance[g] Greg Sorbara October 23, 2003 October 11, 2005
Dwight Duncan October 11, 2005 May 23, 2006
Greg Sorbara May 23, 2006 October 30, 2007
Dwight Duncan October 30, 2007 February 11, 2013
Minister of
Government Services[h] 		Gerry Phillips June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Ted McMeekin October 30, 2007 June 24, 2009
Harinder Takhar June 24, 2009 November 27, 2012
Dwight Duncan November 27, 2012 February 11, 2013
Minister of Health
and Long-Term Care 		George Smitherman October 23, 2003 June 20, 2008
David Caplan June 20, 2008 October 7, 2009
Deb Matthews October 7, 2009 February 11, 2013
Ministry of Health Promotion[i] Jim Watson June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Margarett Best October 30, 2007 October 20, 2011
Minister of Infrastructure[j] David Caplan October 23, 2003 June 20, 2008
George Smitherman June 20, 2008 November 9, 2009
Gerry Phillips November 9, 2009 January 18, 2010
Brad Duguid January 18, 2010 August 18, 2010
Bob Chiarelli August 18, 2010 February 11, 2013
Minister of
Intergovernmental Affairs 		Dalton McGuinty October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Marie Bountrogianni June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Dalton McGuinty October 30, 2007 January 18, 2010
Monique Smith January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Dalton McGuinty October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Ministry of International Trade
and Investment[k] 		Sandra Pupatello September 18, 2008 June 24, 2009
Minister of Labour Chris Bentley October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Steve Peters June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Brad Duguid October 30, 2007 September 18, 2008
Peter Fonseca September 18, 2008 December 16, 2010
Charles Sousa December 16, 2010 October 20, 2011
Linda Jeffrey October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Municipal Affairs
and Housing 		John Gerretsen October 23, 2003 October 15, 2007
Jim Watson October 30, 2007 January 12, 2010
John Gerretsen January 12, 2010 January 18, 2010
Jim Bradley January 18, 2010 August 18, 2010
Rick Bartolucci August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Kathleen Wynne October 20, 2011 November 5, 2012
Bob Chiarelli November 5, 2012 February 11, 2013
Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
Donna Cansfield October 30, 2007 January 18, 2010
Linda Jeffrey January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Michael Gravelle October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Northern Development
and Mines[l] 		Rick Bartolucci October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
Michael Gravelle October 30, 2007 October 20, 2011
Rick Bartolucci October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Research
and Innovation 		Dalton McGuinty June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
John Wilkinson October 30, 2007 June 24, 2009
John Milloy June 24, 2009 August 18, 2010
Glen Murray August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Minister Responsible for
Democratic Renewal 		David Caplan October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Marie Bountrogianni June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Minister Responsible for
Francophone Affairs 		Madeleine Meilleur October 23, 2003 February 11, 2013
Minister Responsible for Seniors John Gerretsen October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Jim Bradley June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
Aileen Carroll October 30, 2007 January 18, 2010
Gerry Phillips January 18, 2010 August 18, 2010
Sophia Aggelonitis August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Linda Jeffrey October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister Responsible for
Women's Issues 		Sandra Pupatello October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
Deb Matthews October 30, 2007 October 7, 2009
Laurel Broten October 7, 2009 February 11, 2013
Minister of Revenue Michael Chan February 21, 2007 October 30, 2007
Monique Smith October 30, 2007 September 18, 2008
merged with
Minister of Finance 		September 18, 2008 June 24, 2009
John Wilkinson June 24, 2009 August 18, 2010
Sophia Aggelonitis August 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
merged with
Minister of Finance 		October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Tourism[m] Jim Bradley October 23, 2003 October 30, 2007
Peter Fonseca October 30, 2007 September 18, 2008
Monique Smith September 18, 2008 January 18, 2010
Minister of Tourism,
Culture and Sport[n] 		Michael Chan January 18, 2010 February 11, 2013
Minister of Transportation Harinder Takhar October 23, 2003 May 23, 2006
Donna Cansfield May 23, 2006 October 30, 2007
Jim Bradley October 30, 2007 January 18, 2010
Kathleen Wynne January 18, 2010 October 20, 2011
Bob Chiarelli October 20, 2011 February 11, 2013
Minister of Training,
Colleges and Universities 		Mary Anne Chambers October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
Chris Bentley June 29, 2005 October 30, 2007
John Milloy October 30, 2007 October 20, 2011
Glen Murray October 20, 2011 November 5, 2012
John Milloy November 5, 2012 February 11, 2013
Chair of the
Management Board of Cabinet[o] 		Gerry Phillips October 23, 2003 June 29, 2005
  1. ^ "Minister Responsible for Native Affairs" is concurrently Attorney General from October 23, 2003 to June 29, 2005; "Minister Responsible for Aboriginal Affairs" is concurrently Minister of Natural Resources from June 28, 2005 to June 21, 2007
  2. ^ "Ministry of Children's Services" until 2004
  3. ^ "Consumer and Business Services from October 23, 2003 to June 29 2005; merged with Government Services to form "Ministry of Government and Consumer Services" from June 29, 2005 to July 8, 2008; "Ministry of Small Business and Consumer Services July 8, 2008 to June 24, 2009
  4. ^ Merged with Ministry of Tourism to become "Minister of Tourism and Culture" January 18, 2010
  5. ^ "Economic Development" from September 18, 2008 to June 24, 2009, "Economic Development and Innovation" from October 20, 2011 to February 11, 2013
  6. ^ Combined with Infrastructure to create "Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure" from June 20, 2008, to August 18, 2010
  7. ^ After June 29, 2005, held concurrently with Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet
  8. ^ Merged with Consumer Services to form "Ministry of Government and Consumer Services" from June 29, 2005 to October 30, 2007
  9. ^ "Ministry of Health Promotion and Sport" after June 2010; ceases to exist after October 20, 2011
  10. ^ "Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal from October 23, 2003 to June 20, 2008; Combined with Infrastructure to create "Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure" from June 20, 2008, to August 18, 2010
  11. ^ split from "Ministry of Economic Development
    and Trade" for less than a year, from September 2008 to June 2009.
  12. ^ "Ministry of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry" from 2009 to 2011
  13. ^ "Minister of Tourism and Recreation" from October 23, 2003 to June 29, 2005; merged with Minister of Culture 2010 to become "Ministry of Tourism and Culture" January 18, 2010; Took on Sport to become "Ministry of Tourism and Sport" December 7, 2011
  14. ^ "Minister of Tourism and Culture from January 18, 2010, December 7, 2011
  15. ^ Position held by Minister of Finance after June 29, 2005 because the Board becomes a committee of cabinet
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