Deputy Premier of Ontario
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| Deputy Premier of Ontario | |
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| Vice-première ministre de l'Ontario | |
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| Executive Council of Ontario | |
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| Seat | Queen's Park, Toronto |
| Appointer | The lieutenant governor on the advice of the premier |
| Term length | At Her Majesty's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Bob Welch |
| Formation | September 21, 1977 |
| Salary | $101,750 (2018)[1] |
The deputy premier of Ontario (French: vice-première ministre de l'Ontario) is a minister of the Crown and senior member of the provincial Executive Council (Cabinet). The office was first created in 1977 is conferred on the advice of the premier of Ontario.
Christine Elliott is the 11th and current deputy premier of Ontario, assuming office on June 29, 2018. She concurrently serves as the minister of health.[2]
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History[]
For much of the province's early history, the position of provincial secretary and registrar of Ontario was the second most powerful position in the Ontario Cabinet. This role diminished by the 1960s, overtaken by the deputy premier in 1977 and abolished in 1985.
To date, every person serving as deputy premier of Ontario has also concurrently held another senior position in the Ontario Cabinet. Bette Stephenson, Robert Nixon, Floyd Laughren, Ernie Eves, Jim Flaherty, and Dwight Duncan were all concurrently provincial treasurer or, as that position was renamed in 1993, minister of Finance.
Deputy premiers of Ontario[]
| Name | Term of office | Tenure | Political party (Ministry) |
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| 1 | Bob Welch | September 21, 1977 | February 8, 1985 | 7 years, 238 days | PC (Davis) |
While Attorney General, Provincial Secretary for Justice, Minister of Culture and Recreation (1977–78), Minister of Energy (1979–83) & Minister Responsible for Women's Issues (1983–85) |
| February 8, 1985 | May 17, 1985 | PC (Miller) |
While Attorney General | |||
| 2 | Bette Stephenson | May 17, 1985 | June 26, 1985 | 40 days | While Treasurer & Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet | |
| Vacant | June 26, 1985 | September 29, 1987 | Liberal (Peterson) |
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| 3 | Robert Nixon | September 29, 1987 | October 1, 1990 | 3 years, 2 days | While Treasurer, Minister of Economics and Minister of Financial Institutions | |
| 4 | Floyd Laughren | October 1, 1990 | June 26, 1995 | 4 years, 268 days | NDP (Rae) |
While Minister of Economics and Treasurer (1990–93) & Minister of Finance (1993-95) |
| 5 | Ernie Eves | June 26, 1995 | February 8, 2001 | 5 years, 227 days | PC (Harris) |
While Minister of Finance |
| 6 | Jim Flaherty | February 8, 2001 | April 14, 2002 | 1 year, 65 days | While Minister of Finance | |
| 7 | Elizabeth Witmer | April 15, 2002 | October 22, 2003 | 1 year, 190 days | PC (Eves) |
While Minister of Education |
| Vacant | October 23, 2003 | September 20, 2006 | Liberal (McGuinty) |
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| 8 | George Smitherman | September 21, 2006 | September 8, 2009 | 2 years, 352 days | While Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (2006–08) & Minister of Energy and Infrastructure (2008–09) | |
| Vacant | September 9, 2009 | October 19, 2011 | ||||
| 9 | Dwight Duncan | October 20, 2011 | December 21, 2012 | 1 year, 62 days | While Minister of Finance & Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet | |
| 10 | Deb Matthews | February 11, 2013 | January 17, 2018 | 4 years, 340 days | Liberal (Wynne) |
While Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (2013–14), President of the Treasury Board (2014–16) & Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Development (2016–18) |
| Vacant | January 17, 2018 | June 29, 2018 | ||||
| 11 | Christine Elliott | June 29, 2018 | present | 3 years, 216 days | PC (Ford) |
While Minister of Health and Long-Term Care (until June 20, 2019) and while Minister of Health (June 20, 2019 – present) |
See also[]
- Deputy premier (Canada)
- List of Ontario premiers
- Politics of Ontario
- Premier (Canada)
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References[]
- ^ "Public sector salary disclosure 2018: all sectors and seconded employees". Government of Ontario. June 14, 2019.
- ^ Jun 29, Marieke Walsh Published on; 2018 11:40am (2018-06-29). "Doug Ford reveals 21-member cabinet featuring deputy premier Christine Elliott". iPolitics. Retrieved 2021-11-01.
- Deputy premiers of Ontario