# Ford 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

| Minister | Portfolio | Since |
| Ford, Doug | Premier of Ontario | 2018 |
| Ford, Doug | Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | 2018 |
| Bethlenfalvy, Peter | Minister of Finance | 2020 |
| Cho, Stan | Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | 2024 |
| Cho, Raymond | Minister of Seniors and Accessibility | 2018 |
| Calandra, Paul | Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | 2023 |
| Crawford, Stephen | Associate Minister of Mines | 2024 |
| Downey, Doug | Attorney General | 2019 |
| Quinn, Nolan | Minister of Colleges and Universities | 2024 |
| Fedeli, Vic | Chair of Cabinet | 2018 |
| Fedeli, Vic | Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | 2019 |
| Ford, Michael | Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism | 2022 |
| Harris Jr., Mike | Minister of Red Tape Reduction | 2024 |
| Jones, Sylvia | Deputy Premier | 2022 |
| Jones, Sylvia | Minister of Health | 2022 |
| Jones, Trevor | Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response | 2024 |
| Kerzner, Michael | Solicitor General of Ontario | 2022 |
| Kusendova-Bashta, Natalia | Minister of Long-Term Care | 2024 |
| Lecce Stephen | Minister of Energy and Electrification | 2024 |
| Lumsden Neil | Minister of Sport | 2024 |
| Piccini, David | Minister of Labour, Training and Skills Development | 2023 |
| Holland, Kevin | Associate Minister of Forests | 2024 |
| Oosterhoff, Sam | Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries | 2024 |
| Mulroney, Caroline | Minister of Francophone Affairs | 2018 |
| Sakaria, Prabmeet | Minister of Transportation | 2023 |
| Parsa, Michael | Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | 2023 |
| Khanjin, Andrea | Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | 2023 |
| Pirie, George | Minister of Mines | 2022 |
| McCarthy, Todd | Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | 2024 |
| Flack, Rob | Minister of Farming, Agriculture, and Agribusiness | 2024 |
| Rickford, Greg | Minister of Northern Development | 2021 |
| Rickford, Greg | Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation | 2024 |
| Mulroney, Caroline | President of the Treasury Board | 2023 |
| Smith, Graydon | Minister of Natural Resources | 2024 |
| Dunlop, Jill | Minister of Education | 2024 |
| Surma, Kinga | Minister of Infrastructure | 2021 |
| Tangri, Nina | Associate Minister of Small Business | 2023 |
| Thompson, Lisa | Minister of Rural Affairs | 2024 |
| Tibollo, Michael | Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | 2019 |
| Williams, Charmaine | Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunity | 2022 |
| Thanigasalam, Vijay | Associate Minister of Housing | 2024 |

## List of Ministers, Past and Current

Ford Ministry by Leadership Position :
| Position | Minister | Tenure | Tenure |
| Position | Minister | Start | End |
| Premier of Ontario | Doug Ford | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Deputy Premier of Ontario | Christine Elliott | June 29, 2018 | June 24, 2022 |
| Deputy Premier of Ontario | Sylvia Jones | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Chair of Cabinet | Vic Fedeli | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| House Leader | Todd Smith | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| House Leader | Paul Calandra | June 20, 2019 | June 6, 2024 |
| House Leader | Steve Clark (as backbencher) | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Deputy House Leader | Stephen Lecce | July 23, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Deputy House Leader | Andrea Khanjin | February 11, 2020 | May 3, 2022 |
| Deputy House Leader | Michael Parsa | September 20, 2021 | May 3, 2022 |
| Deputy House Leader | Andrea Khanjin | June 30, 2022 | July 19, 2024 |
| Deputy House Leader | Trevor Jones | September 22, 2023 | July 19, 2024 |
| Chief Whip | Bill Walker backbench | July 9, 2018 | November 5, 2018 |
| Chief Whip | Lorne Coe backbench | November 6, 2018 | June 29, 2022 |
| Chief Whip | Ross Romano backbench | June 30, 2022 | Present |
| Deputy Whip |
| Deputy Whip | Doug Downey | November 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Deputy Whip | Kaleed Rasheed | September 5, 2019 | September 30, 2021 |
| Deputy Whip | Michael Parsa | September 20, 2021 | May 3, 2022 |
| Deputy Whip | Andrea Khanjin | June 30, 2022 | September 22, 2023 |
| Deputy Whip | Todd McCarthy | June 30, 2022 | September 22, 2023 |
Ford ministry by portfolio :
| Position | Minister | Tenure | Tenure |
| Position | Minister | Start | End |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | Ernie Hardeman | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | Lisa Thompson | June 18, 2021 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness | Rob Flack | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Rural Affairs | Lisa Thompson | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Attorney General | Caroline Mulroney | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Attorney General | Doug Downey | June 20, 2019 | Present |
| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | Lisa MacLeod | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | Todd Smith | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | Merrilee Fullerton | June 18, 2021 | March 24, 2023 |
| Minister of Children, Community and Social Services | Michael Parsa | March 24, 2023 | Present |
| Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism | Parm Gill | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism | Michael Ford | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Minister of Colleges and Universities | Merrilee Fullerton | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Colleges and Universities | Ross Romano | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Colleges and Universities | Jill Dunlop | June 18, 2021 | August 16, 2024 |
| Minister of Colleges and Universities | Nolan Quinn | August 16, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | Jim Wilson | June 29, 2018 | November 2, 2018 |
| Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | Todd Smith | November 2, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade | Vic Fedeli | June 20, 2019 | Present |
| Minister of Education | Lisa Thompson | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Education | Stephen Lecce | June 20, 2019 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Education | Todd Smith | June 6, 2024 | August 16, 2024 |
| Minister of Education | Jill Dunlop | August 16, 2024 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Emergency Preparedness and Response | Trevor Jones | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines | Greg Rickford | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Energy | Bill Walker | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries | Sam Oosterhoff | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Energy | Todd Smith | June 18, 2021 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Energy | Stephen Lecce | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Rod Phillips | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Jeff Yurek | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | David Piccini | June 18, 2021 | September 22, 2023 |
| Minister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks | Andrea Khanjin | September 22, 2023 | Present |
| Minister of Finance | Vic Fedeli | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Finance | Rod Phillips | June 20, 2019 | December 31, 2020 |
| Minister of Finance | Peter Bethlenfalvy | December 31, 2020 | Present |
| Minister of Francophone Affairs | Caroline Mulroney | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Minister of Health | Christine Elliott | June 29, 2018 | June 24, 2022 |
| Minister of Health | Sylvia Jones | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | Merrilee Fullerton | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | Rod Phillips | June 18, 2021 | January 14, 2022 |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | Paul Calandra | January 14, 2022 | September 4, 2023 |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | Stan Cho | September 4, 2023 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Long-Term Care | Natalia Kusendova-Bashta | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions | Michael Tibollo | June 20, 2019 | Present |
| Minister of Indigenous Affairs and Economic Reconciliation | Greg Rickford | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Minister of Infrastructure | Monte McNaughton | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Infrastructure | Laurie Scott | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Infrastructure | Kinga Surma | June 18, 2021 | Present |
| Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs | Doug Ford | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | Laurie Scott | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | Monte McNaughton | June 20, 2019 | September 22, 2023 |
| Minister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development | David Piccini | September 22, 2023 | Present |
| Minister of Legislative Affairs | Paul Calandra | October 19, 2021 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Steve Clark | June 29, 2018 | September 4, 2023 |
| Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing | Paul Calandra | September 4, 2023 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Housing | Michael Parsa | June 24, 2022 | March 24, 2023 |
| Associate Minister of Housing | Nina Tangri | March 24, 2023 | September 4, 2023 |
| Associate Minister of Housing | Rob Flack | September 2, 2023 | June 6, 2024 |
| Associate Minister of Housing | Vijay Thanigasalam | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Natural Resources | Jeff Yurek | June 29, 2018 | November 5, 2018 |
| Minister of Natural Resources | John Yakabuski | November 5, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Natural Resources | merged with Northern Development, etc | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Minister of Natural Resources | Graydon Smith | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products | Nolan Quinn | June 24, 2024 | August 16, 2024 |
| Associate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products | Kevin Holland | August 16, 2024 | Present |
| Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry | Greg Rickford | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Ministry of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry | divided into Mines, etc. | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Minister of Mines | George Pirie | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Mines | Stephen Crawford | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Northern Development | Greg Rickford | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | Todd Smith | June 29, 2018 | November 5, 2018 |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | Bill Walker | November 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | Lisa Thompson | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | Ross Romano | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | Kaleed Rasheed | June 24, 2022 | September 20, 2023 |
| Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement | Todd McCarthy | September 20, 2023 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction | Prabmeet Sarkaria | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Small Business and Red Tape Reduction | Nina Tangri | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Associate Minister of Small Business | Nina Tangri | September 4, 2023 | Present |
| Minister of Red Tape Reduction | Parm Gill | June 24, 2022 | January 26, 2024 |
| Minister of Red Tape Reduction | vacant | January 26, 2024 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Red Tape Reduction | Mike Harris Jr. | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Senior Affairs | Raymond Cho | June 29, 2018 | Present |
| Solicitor General | Michael Tibollo | June 29, 2018 | November 5, 2018 |
| Solicitor General | Sylvia Jones | November 5, 2018 | June 24, 2022 |
| Solicitor General | Michael Kerzner | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | Sylvia Jones | June 29, 2018 | November 5, 2018 |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | Michael Tibollo | November 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | Lisa MacLeod | June 20, 2019 | June 24, 2022 |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | Neil Lumsden | June 24, 2022 | June 6, 2024 |
| Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming | Stan Cho | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Sport | Neil Lumsden | June 6, 2024 | Present |
| Minister of Transportation | John Yakabuski | June 29, 2018 | November 5, 2018 |
| Minister of Transportation | Jeff Yurek | November 5, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Minister of Transportation | Caroline Mulroney | June 20, 2019 | September 4, 2023 |
| Minister of Transportation | Prabmeet Sarkaria | September 4, 2023 | Present |
| Associate Minister of Transportation | Kinga Surma | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Transportation | Stan Cho | June 18, 2021 | September 4, 2023 |
| Associate Minister of Transportation | Todd McCarthy | September 4, 2023 | September 20, 2023 |
| Minister Without Portfolio | Paul Calandra | June 20, 2019 | October 19, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunuity | Lisa MacLeod | June 29, 2018 | June 20, 2019 |
| Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunuity | Jill Dunlop | June 20, 2019 | June 18, 2021 |
| Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunuity | Jane McKenna | June 18, 2021 | June 24, 2022 |
| Associate Minister of Women's Social and Economic Opportunuity | Charmaine Williams | June 24, 2022 | Present |
| President of the Treasury Board | Peter Bethlenfalvy | June 29, 2018 | June 18, 2021 |
| President of the Treasury Board | Prabmeet Singh Sarkaria | June 18, 2021 | September 4, 2023 |
| President of the Treasury Board | Caroline Mulroney | September 4, 2023 | Present |

## Succession

Ministries of Ontario :
| Preceded byWynne ministry | Ford ministry 2018–present | Incumbent |