Canada: New Ontario government to have 21-member cabinet
Toronto, Jun 29 (IBNS): The newly elected Progressive Conservative (PC)-led Ontario government will have a cabinet of 21 ministers including premier Doug Ford, media reports said.
Ford will assume the ministry of intergovernmental affairs.
Christine Elliott will become the Health Minister of the province.
Toronto lawyer and businesswoman Caroline Mulroney has been appointed as the Attorney General.
Vic Fedeli, the former PC interim leader, has assumed the ministry of Finance.
Early this month, Ford-led PC had swept the provincial election to end nearly 15 years of Liberal Party rule in Ontario.
According to CTV News, the list of new ministers:
Doug Ford -- Premier and minister of intergovernmental affairs
Christine Elliott -- Minister of health and long-term care and deputy premier
Caroline Mulroney -- Attorney general and minister responsible for Francophone affairs
Monte McNaughton -- Minister of infrastructure
Lisa MacLeod -- Minister of children, community and social services and minister responsible for women's issues
Lisa Thompson -- Minister of education
Todd Smith -- Minister of government and consumer services, and government house leader
Laurie Scott -- Minister of labour
Peter Bethlenfalvy -- President of the Treasury Board
Raymond Cho -- Minister for seniors and accessibility
Steve Clark -- Minister of municipal affairs and housing
Victor Fedeli -- Minister of finance and Chair of cabinet
Merrilee Fullerton -- Minister of training, colleges and universities
Ernie Hardeman -- Minister of agriculture, food and rural affairs
Sylvia Jones -- Minister of tourism, culture and sport
Rod Phillips -- Minister of the environment, conservation and parks
Greg Rickford -- Minister of energy, northern development and mines, and minister of Indigenous affairs
Michael Tibollo -- Minister of community safety and correctional services
Jim Wilson -- Minister of economic development, job creation and trade
John Yakabuski -- Minister of transportation
Jeff Yurek -- Minister of natural resources and forestry
(Reporting by Suman Das)
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