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Almost always made up of members of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario the cabinet is similar in structure and role to the Cabinet of Canada while being smaller in size. As federal and provincial responsibilities differ there are a number of different portfolios between the federal and provincial governments.
The Ontario cabinet is selected by the Premier of Ontario and sworn in by the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario. Most cabinet ministers are the head of a ministry, but this is not always the case.
Like at the federal level, the most important cabinet post after that of the leader is Minister of Finance. Today the next most powerful position is certainly the health portfolio which has a vast budget and is of central political import. Other powerful porfolios include Education and Energy.
The current cabinet has been in place since soon after the 2003 Ontario election with the formation of a government by the Ontario Liberal Party.
| Portfolio | Minister | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier of Ontario and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs |
( List) | Dalton McGuinty | (2003-) | ||
| Deputy Premier of Ontario | ( List ) | vacant | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Agriculture and Food | ( List ) | Steve Peters | (2003-) | ||
| Attorney General of Ontario , Minister responsible for Native Affairs , Minister responsible for Democratic Renewal and Deputy Government House LeaderIn Canada each political party with representation in the House of Commons has a House Leader who is a front bench MP and an expert in parliamentary procedure. The House Leader is in charge of the party's day-to-day business in the Canadian House of Commo |
( List ) | Michael BryantMichael Bryant (born 1966 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, representing the riding of St. Paul's for the Ontario Liberal Party, and is the Attorney General | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Children and Youth Services | ( List ) | Marie BountrogianniMarie Bountrogianni (born December 10, 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty. Bountrogianni was born in Ha | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | ( List ) | Marie BountrogianniMarie Bountrogianni (born December 10, 1956) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty. Bountrogianni was born in Ha | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Community and Social Services and Minister responsible for Women's Issues |
( List ) | Sandra PupatelloSandra Pupatello is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a Cabinet Minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty. Pupatello was born in Windsor, Ontario, and was educated at the | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services | ( List ) | Monte KwinterMonte Kwinter (born March 22, 1931 in Toronto, Ontario) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He has been a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario since 1985, was a Cabinet Minister in the government of David Peterson from 1985 to 1990, and was re-ap | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Consumer and Business Services | ( List ) | Jim WatsonJim Watson is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a former Ottawa city councillor ( 1991- 1997) and mayor ( 1997- 2000), and currently represents the riding of Ottawa West—Nepean in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. He is a member of the Liberal Par | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Culture and Minister responsible for Francophone Affairs |
( List ) | Madeleine MeilleurMadeleine Meilleur is a politician in Ontario, Canada. She is currently a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, and is a cabinet minister in the government of Premier Dalton McGuinty. Meilleur was born in the small Quebec community of Kiamika. | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Economic Development and Trade | ( List ) | Joe Cordiano | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Education | ( List ) | Gerard Kennedy | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Energy and Government House Leader |
( List ) | Dwight Duncan | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of the Environment | ( List ) | Leona Dombrowsky | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Finance | ( List ) | Greg Sorbara | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Health and Long-Term Care | ( List ) | George Smitherman | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Labour | ( List ) | Chris Bentley | (2003-) | ||
| Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet | ( List ) | Gerry Phillips | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and Minister responsible for Seniors |
( List ) | John Gerretsen | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Natural Resources | ( List ) | David Ramsay | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Northern Development and Mines | ( List ) | Rick Bartolucci | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal | ( List ) | David Caplan | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Tourism and Recreation | ( List ) | Jim Bradley | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities | ( List ) | Mary Anne Chambers | (2003-) | ||
| Minister of Transportation | ( List ) | Harinder Takhar | (2003-) | ||