Joe Dickson is currently Ontario’s Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for Natural Resources. Joe Dickson was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2007. Before entering provincial politics, Dickson was the Ward 2 Councillor for Ajax.
Ted McMeekin was re-elected into the riding of Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough-Westdale in 2011 for a fourth consecutive term. He was appointed Minister of Community and Social Services in February 2013. Previously, he served as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs.
Linda Jeffrey is the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. Born in Cork, Ireland, Linda Jeffrey emigrated with her parents as a child and grew up in Ontario. She has been an active member of the Brampton community for more than twenty five years...
Vic was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003. Since that time, he has successfully fought to protect transient workers at risk of exploitation; support small business owners; and build economic ties internationally so that we can better fund our schools, hospitals and services for seniors.
It's more than just politics to Dave Levac, a dedicated community advocate working hard for his community of Brant. An elementary and high school teacher for 12 years, Dave became a principal in 1989 and developed an award winning conflict resolution program for his students...
Michael Coteau was elected in 2011 as the MPP for Don Valley East and previously served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport. Previously, Michael was elected as a school trustee for the Toronto District School Board (TDSB) in 2003, 2006 and 2010. Michael grew up in Don Valley East and attended Don Mills Middle School and Victoria Park Collegiate Institute. He holds degrees from Carleton University in both Political Science and Canadian History
Kathleen Wynne is Ontario’s 25th Premier. She was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 as the MPP for Don Valley West, and she became the leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in January, 2013. Kathleen is dedicated to building a better province for all the people of Ontario, by providing high-quality services in the most efficient manner. She and her government are guided by the values that knit this province together: fairness, diversity, collaboration and creativity.
Mike Colle has served the people of Eglinton-Lawrence where he lives, works, and has raised his family, as a teacher, city councillor, TTC Chairman and MPP. Prior to being elected as an MPP in 1995, Mike served as a City of York councilor and a Metropolitan Toronto councilor where he served as TTC commissioner and was chair of the TTC from 1988 to 1994. He also taught high school history at St. Michael’s College School, where he coached the senior football team for 18 years.
Donna Cansfield is the Chief Government Whip. Donna Cansfield was elected as MPP for Etobicoke Centre in 2003 after serving constituents as a school trustee for 15 years. Premier McGuinty appointed Cansfield as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (Housing) after being the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of Energy and the Minister of Transportation.
Laurel Broten was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. She was appointed Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs in February 2013. Broten is also the Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues. Broten has served as Minister of Education, Minister of Children and Youth Services, Minister of the Environment, Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and to the Premier.
Dr. Shafiq Qaadri is dedicated to strengthening public services in Etobicoke North. A multilingual Toronto family physician for 20 years, Shafiq served as a Designated Medical Practitioner of the Government of Canada to help make healthcare information more accessible and understandable to both physicians and the public.
Grant and his family have lived in Alexandria since 1973, and he was first elected as Mayor of Alexandria in 1994. Grant was elected as MPP for Glengarry-Prescott-Russell on October 6th 2011, and is currently the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Agriculture and Food, to the Minister of Rural Affairs and to the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs.
Premier Wynne appointed Liz Sandals as Minister of Education on February 11, 2013. Liz Sandals has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Health and Long-Term Care, Transportation, Education, Government Services, and Community Safety and Correctional Services. She led the government’s Safe Schools Action Team and served on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions and Treasury Board/Management Board of Cabinet.
John Gerretsen was first elected to the Ontario Legislature in 1995 to represent Kingston and The Islands. John is currently Ontario’s Attorney General. He began practicing law in Kingston in 1971. John became a Partner in the firm Gerretsen and Conacher in 1980 and was appointed Queen’s Counsel in 1982. He was President of the Frontenac Law Association in 1992, served as a Small Claims Court Deputy Judge (1993-95) and as a lecturer in law at St. Lawrence College.
John Milloy was first elected Member of Provincial Parliament for Kitchener Centre in 2003 and was re-elected in 2007 and 2011. John was appointed Government House Leader in 2011. He has also served as Minister of Community and Social Services, Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and Minister of Research and Innovation.
Deb Matthews was re-elected into the riding of London North Centre in 2011 for a third consecutive term, and currently serves as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care and Deputy Premier. She has served as Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister Responsible for Women’s Issues. As Minister of Children and Youth Services, Deb introduced The Poverty Reduction Act in 2009, which legislates an ongoing government commitment to poverty reduction.
Michael Chan was elected to the Ontario Legislature to represent the people of Markham-Unionville in a by-election in 2007, and was successfully re-elected in 2007 and 2011. He is currently serving as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, and is also the Minister Responsible for the 2015 Pan/Parapan American Games. During his tenure at Queen’s Park, Michael has also served the province as Minister of Revenue and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.
Amrit Mangat represents the riding of Mississauga-Brampton South and was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2007. Mangat has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Consumer Services, the Minister of Transportation, the Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, and the Minister Responsible for Seniors.
Dipika Damerla represents the riding of Mississauga East-Cooksville. Damerla was a senior policy advisor to the Minister of Economic Development and Trade, before being elected in 2011.
She has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Infrastructure.
With a unique blend of public and private sector experience, Harinder Takhar is a strong voice for fiscal accountability at Queen’s Park. Elected in 2003, Harinder has held senior ministerial portfolios, fighting for small business and consumer protection. He is currently Minister of Government Services. Harinder is a Certified Management Accountant and has worked in senior financial roles in the private sector and at Peel District School Board. He served as Chair of the United Way of Peel Region and of Credit Valley Hospital. A 35-year resident of Mississauga, Harinder is married to Balwinder. They have two daughters.
Charles Sousa has worked hard to strengthen health care, education and public transit in Mississauga South since he was first elected as MPP in 2007. Currently, Charles serves as the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Prior to joining government, Charles worked at RBC Financial Group for more than 20 years. He also served as an ambassador for the Credit Valley Hospital Foundation and coordinated many charitable events – efforts that earned him the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2003. Charles and his wife Zenny are raising their three children in Clarkson.
Bob Delaney was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003. He represents the riding of Mississauga-Streetsville. This will be his second appointment as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Research and Innovation. He has also served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Education and the Minister of Revenue.
Kim Craitor was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003. He was re-elected in 2011 for the Niagara Falls riding encompassing the City of Niagara Falls, Town of Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake. Craitor has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Tourism and Culture, Community Safety and Correctional Services, and Energy and Infrastructure.
Dr. Helena Jaczek was first elected as the MPP for Oak Ridges - Markham in 2007 and was re-elected in October 2011. She has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of the Environment and the Minister of Health Promotion.
Dr. Jaczek has also served on the Standing Committee on Social Policy, as Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on General Government, the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addictions, and the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs.
Kevin Flynn was first elected to represent the riding of Oakville in the Ontario legislature in 2003. He has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, the Minister of Education, the Minister of Energy, the Minister Responsible for Democratic Renewal and the Minister of Labour, where he helped lead the provincial consultation process for Bill 211, which ended mandatory retirement in Ontario.
Yasir Naqvi was first elected to represent the riding of Ottawa Centre in 2007, and we was re-elected in 2011. He was appointed Minister of Labour in February 2013. He has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Education. Prior to his election, Naqvi was the Associate Director and International Trade Counsel at the Centre for Trade Policy and Law (CTPL). Before joining CTPL, he practiced international trade law with Lang Michener LLP and Flavell Kubrick LLP.
Phil McNeely was re-elected to the Ontario legislature in October 2011. After first being elected in 2003, he was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Transportation. He later served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, and the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
Dalton McGuinty is the Member of Provincial Parliament for Ottawa South. He became Leader of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1996 and led his party to a majority government in 2003 and 2007. In 2011, he was elected for a historic third mandate — the first time a Liberal Premier has done so in 125 years.
Dalton’s top priority was building a new foundation for jobs and growth while protecting Ontario’s public services. To do that he transformed health care to meet the needs of Ontario’s aging population while ensuring all Ontarians get better value for their health-care dollars. Ontario Liberals are phasing in North America’s first full-day kindergarten program. And to help make postsecondary education more affordable, Dalton introduced the 30% Off Ontario Tuition Grant. To create jobs, he made Ontario an attractive place to do business by investing in its greatest resource: its people.
Madeleine Meilleur is the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services and the Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs. Thanks to her leadership, Ontario passed laws promoting the social inclusion of persons with developmental disabilities and giving Ontarians access to open adoption records.
A well-known figure in Ottawa, Bob Chiarelli returned to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario on March 4, 2010, following a by-election in the riding of Ottawa West-Nepean. Bob was previously MPP for the riding of Ottawa West from 1987 to 1997. He was appointed Minister of Energy in February 2013. He has served as Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation. As Minister of Infrastructure and Transportation, Bob was responsible for implementing Ontario’s first 10-year infrastructure plan, Building Together.
Jeff Leal was appointed Minister of Rural Affairs in February 2013. He was first elected MPP, Peterborough in 2003. He has served as Chief Government Whip, and as Parliamentary Assistant to the Ministers of Aboriginal Affairs, the Environment, Energy, Economic Development and Trade, and Training Colleges and Universities.
Tracy MacCharles represents the riding of Pickering-Scarborough East. She was appointed Minister of Consumer Services in February 2013. MacCharles has over 20 years of experience in human resources management working in the private, public and not for profit sectors including serving as Vice President of Human Resources, Manulife Financial for the Corporate and Information Technology Divisions.
Reza Moridi is an award-winning scientist, engineer, educator, business leader and community activist who represents the riding of Richmond Hill. He was appointed Minister of Research and Innovation in February 2013. Moridi was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2007, and was re-elected in 2011. He moved to Canada with his family in 1990, and has lived in Richmond Hill since 1991. Moridi has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Energy, the Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities and the Minister of Research and Innovation. He was the Vice-Chair of the Cabinet Committee on Jobs and the Economy, and he has served on the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Standing Committees on General Government and on Justice Policy (as Vice-Chair).
Jim Bradley is the MPP for St. Catharines. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1977 and has been re-elected nine consecutive times. He is currently the Minister of the Environment.
Bradley has served as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Municipal Affairs and Housing, Transportation, Tourism, Minister Responsible for Seniors and Government House Leader. He served as interim leader of the Ontario Liberal Party from November 1991 to April 1992.
Before his election to the legislature, Bradley was a teacher with the Lincoln County Board of Education. He also served as a member of the St. Catharines City Council from 1970 to 1977.
Dr. Eric Hoskins was first elected as the MPP for the Toronto riding of St. Paul’s in 2009. He was appointed as Minister of Economic Development, Trade and Employment in February 2013. He has previously served as Minister of Children and Youth Services and Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. Eric is a renowned humanitarian, family doctor, husband and father – and a proud Ontarian with a long and dedicated record of public service.
David Orazietti was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 and represents the riding of Sault Ste. Marie. He was appointed Minister of Natural Resources in February 2013. Orazietti has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier, the Minister of Education, the Minister of Natural Resources, the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and the Minister of Northern Development and Mines. He served as Chair of the Liberal Caucus, Chair of the Northern Caucus, Chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy and as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Education Policy.
Soo Wong was elected to represent the riding of Scarborough-Agincourt in 2011.
She has previously served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services.
Brad Duguid was appointed Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities in February 2013. Prior to that, he served as Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development and Innovation, during which time he focused on creating jobs, promoting Ontario as a smart place to invest, building a culture of entrepreneurship and growing a strong, innovative economy. A proud achievement in his role as Minister and Economic Development was the ushering in of Bill 11 (Attracting Investment and Creating Jobs Act 2012), a marquee piece of job creation legislation. Bill 11 saw the establishment of the Southwestern Ontario Development Fund and made permanent the Eastern Ontario Development Fund.
Margarett Best was first elected to the Ontario legislature as Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Scarborough-Guildwood in October 2007.
Best was appointed to cabinet as Minister of Health Promotion shortly after being elected to the legislature in 2007. In that role, she championed passage of legislation that bans smoking in motor vehicles when children are present.
Bas Balkissoon was first elected to the Ontario legislature in a by-election in 2005 and was re-elected in 2011 for the riding of Scarborough-Rouge River. He previously served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community and Social Services, to the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services and to the Minister of Health and Long-Term Care.
Balkissoon also served as a member of the Legislature Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction that delivered a comprehensive report on a new service delivery model for Ontario. He also served on the government committee that reported on a multi-year poverty reduction strategy.
Before entering politics, Balkissoon worked for Bell Canada for 17 years in various management positions. During that time, he served as an advisor to the Saudi Arabia Ministry of Post, Telephone and Telegraph for over two and a half years.
Lorenzo Berardinetti was first elected in the riding of Scarborough Southwest in 2003.
In 2004, he introduced a private member’s bill to outlaw “gender-based pricing,” whereby retailers charge women more for products and services such as clothing, dry cleaning and haircuts, compared to men.
Berardinetti has served as Deputy Whip, chair of the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, chair of the Standing Committee on Government Agencies and Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour.
Prior to entering provincial politics in 1995, Bartolucci was active at the municipal level. He served as Sudbury’s deputy mayor and chaired the City of Sudbury Budget Committee and Grievance Committee, as well as the Sudbury Regional Police Services Board’s Complaint Committee. Bartolucci was an educator for 30 years before entering politics. In 2007, Rick Bartolucci was elected for a fourth term to the Ontario Legislature. He currently serves as the Minister of Northern Development and Mines, and the Chair of Cabinet.
Bill Mauro was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 representing the riding of Thunder Bay-Atikokan. He has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Northern Development and Mines and the Minister of Government Services.
Michael was re-elected into the riding of Thunder Bay – Superior North (previously named Port Arthur) in 2011 for a fifth consecutive term. He was appointed Minister of Northern Development and Mines in February 2013. Michael held this same portfolio from 2007 to 2009. Michael has also served as Minister of Natural Resources. He was successful in getting the government to fund insulin pumps for people with diabetes through his private member’s bill, which passed in 2006.
Glen Murray was appointed the Minister of Infrastructure and the Minister of Transportation in February, 2013. Minister Murray has had a lifetime of activism in urban planning, sustainable development and community health. He has served on several university, hospital and community boards and is a founding member of the Canadian AIDS Society.
aughan MPP Steven Del Duca has a proven track record of outstanding community involvement and a clear dedication to public service. He was elected to the Ontario Legislature in September 2012 in a provincial by-election, and has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance.
Prior to his election, he was actively involved in the process for securing provincial approvals for the Vaughan hospital project, and was the fundraising chair for the 2008 Annual Vaughan Hospital Fundraising Gala, which raised over $1 million for the project.
David Zimmer was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2003 for the riding of Willowdale. He was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Affairs in February 2013. Before entering politics, he was chair of the Toronto Community Housing Corporation — Canada’s largest community housing provider and the second largest in North America. Zimmer has practised law for many years in Toronto and has served as a part-time Crown Attorney. For 10 years, he was an administrative law instructor in the Law Society’s Bar Admission Course.
Teresa Piruzza represents the riding of Windsor West. She was appointed Minister of Children and Youth Services in February 2013. Piruzza has dedicated her life to helping Windsor families thrive and succeed. Before being elected MPP in 2011, she was Executive Director of Employment and Social Services for the City of Windsor, helping local residents find work. She was a municipal representative with the Windsor-Essex Local Immigration Partnership Council and a member of Pathway to Potential — an organization dedicated to raising awareness about poverty and how it can be reduced.
Monte Kwinter represents the riding of York Centre. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1985.
Kwinter has served as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Minister of Consumer and Commercial Relations, Minister of Financial Institutions and Minister of Industry, Trade and Technology. He is also Chair of the Ontario Investment and Trade Advisory Council.
Laura Albanese was re-elected in the riding of York South-Weston in 2011. She was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the Ontario general election of October 2007.
Albanese has served as Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Labour, Vice-Chair of the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs, as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Emergency Management and the Standing Committees on Government Agencies, Public Accounts and Legislative Assembly.
Mario Sergio’s service in public office goes back to 1978, when he was first elected to the City of North York Council. He was chair and a member of North York’s Planning Board Committee for 14 years. He also served on Metro Toronto Council — where he was chair of the Metro Transportation Committee — the Public Works Committee, the Metro Toronto Housing Authority, the Metro Toronto Region Conservation Authority and the Canadian National Exhibition Board. Mario Sergio was appointed as the Minister Responsible for Seniors in February 2013. He was re-elected in the riding of York West in 2011. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1995.