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Dalton McGuinty Appoints New Ontario Liberal Cabinet

October 2011 | public affairs

Background

Dalton McGuinty announced his new cabinet on October 19 with the swearing-in ceremony for the new Ontario Liberal cabinet taking place today.

The cabinet ministers and their respective portfolios are:

Dalton McGuinty: Premier, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs
Jim Bradley: Minister of the Environment
Rick Bartolucci: Minister of Northern Development and Mines, Chair of Cabinet
Dwight Duncan: Minister of Finance, Deputy Premier
John Gerretsen: Attorney General
Chris Bentley: Minister of Energy
Madeleine Meilleur: Minister of Community Safety & Correctional Services, Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs
Harinder Takhar: Minister of Government Services
Kathleen Wynne: Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, Minister of Aboriginal Affairs
Michael Chan: Minister of Tourism and Culture
Michael Gravelle: Minister of Natural Resources
Brad Duguid: Minister of Economic Development and Innovation
Deb Matthews: Minister of Health and Long Term Care
John Milloy: Minister of Community and Social Services, Government House Leader
Margarett Best: Minister of Consumer Services
Laurel Broten: Minister of Education, Minister of Women's Issues
Linda Jeffrey: Minister of Labour, Minister Responsible for Seniors
Eric Hoskins: Minister of Children and Youth Services
Glen Murray: Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities
Bob Chiarelli: Minister of Transportation, Minister of Infrastructure
Charles Sousa: Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
Ted McMeekin: Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Please stay tuned as your GCI team will be providing you with further in-depth analysis & commentary on Friday morning.