After a general election, the Lieutenant Governor asks the leader of the party with the most elected members to become Premier and form a government. A party that wins a majority of the seats forms a majority government. A majority government holds power for a five-year term, though it can call a general election earlier. The Premier chooses an Executive Council from his or her party. The members of this council are called Ministers , and they form the Cabinet of the Ontario Government.
Cabinet develops policies and sets priorities.
It introduces government legislation for the other members of the Provincial Legislature to consider. Members of Provincial Parliament of the political parties that do not form the government are called Members of the Opposition . Their parties are called opposition parties . The opposition party with the greatest number of seats is called the Official Opposition . The Lieutenant Governor is the Queen's official representative in Ontario.