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24th ministry of Ontario
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Premier Dalton McGuinty in 2007
Date formedOctober 23, 2003 (2003-10-23)
Date dissolvedFebruary 11, 2013 (2013-02-11)
People and organisations
Monarch
Lieutenant Governor
Premier Dalton McGuinty
Deputy Premier
Member party Liberal
Status in legislature
Opposition party Progressive Conservative
Opposition leader
History
Election 2003
Legislature terms
Incoming formation 2003 Ontario general election
Outgoing formation 2013 Ontario Liberal Party leadership election
Predecessor Eves ministry
Successor Wynne ministry

The McGuinty ministry was the combined cabinet (formally the Executive Council of Ontario) that governed Ontario from October 23, 2003, to February 11, 2013. It was led by the 24th Premier of Ontario, Dalton McGuinty. The ministry was made up of members of the Ontario Liberal Party, which commanded at first a majority and later a minority in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Contents

The ministry replaced the Eves ministry following the 2003 Ontario general election. The ministry governed through all of the 38th and 39th Parliaments of Ontario, as well as just over a year of the 40th Parliament of Ontario; after the Ontario Liberal Party secured only a minority in the 2011 election, McGuinty eventually resigned, and was succeeded as Premier of Ontario by Kathleen Wynne.

History

The McGuinty Cabinet is formed

Dalton McGuinty's first cabinet [1] was sworn in October 23, 2003. It was comprised of 23 members.

There were several instances of ministerial portfolio reorganisation as McGuinty took over from Eves:

Thus the McGuinty ministry began with 23 cabinet members serving in 25 portfolios (including the Premiership). Two cabinet members held multiple portfolios.

2005

First Midterm Shuffle

McGuinty's first cabinet shuffle occurred June 29, 2005, [2] about four months before reaching the midway point of his first mandate.

None of the established cabinet ministers stepped down from the ministry, but eight of them moved into a new role.

There were several instances of ministerial portfolio reorganization, all involving established cabinet ministers:

Thus, the number of portfolios swelled to 26 (including the Premiership), held by 25 cabinet members.

Sorbara Scandal

Months later, the first high-profile cabinet scandal rocked the McGuinty ministry as Greg Sorbara resigned as Minister of Finance October 12, 2005, when it was revealed that he was named as a target in the criminal fraud investigation by the RCMP of Royal Group technologies Inc. [3]

Dwight Duncan took over from Sorbara as Finance Minister. Duncan remained Cabinet Chair, but established cabinet minister Jim Bradley took the role of House Leader from him. Duncan was replaced as Minister of Energy by newly appointed cabinet minister Donna Cansfield . Her addition to the ministry brought the number of women serving to seven, as Laurel Broten had also been added in the shuffle earlier in the year; placing more women in cabinet positions was reported to be a priority for McGuinty. [4]

2006

Kennedy Departs

McGuinty lost a second high-profile cabinet minister on April 5, 2006, when Gerard Kennedy stepped down as Minister of Education to pursue the leadership of the federal Liberal Party. [5] In a shuffle involving two other cabinet members, [6]

Kennedy ultimately failed to secure leadership of the federal Liberal Party.

Sorbara returns

McGuinty recovered a valued colleague when Greg Sorbara was cleared of fraud charges and restored to his role as Minister of Finance on May 23,. [7] In a minor shuffle involving only two other cabinet members, a new porfolio was created:

Wynne Joins

On September 18, Joseph Cordiano stepped down as Minister of Economic Development and Trade, retiring from the ministry and from parliament for personal reasons. [8]

Days later, September 21, McGuinty named George Smitherman to the until-now vacant post of Deputy Premier. [9]

The year ended with the number of cabinet members at 26, while the number of portfolios stood at 27 (including the Premiership).

2007

New Portfolios

McGuinty created two new portfolios over the course of the year:

Thus the number of cabinet members swelled to 27, even as the number of portfolios (including the Premiership) increased to 29.

Post Election Shuffle

An extensive cabinet shuffle occurred October 30, a few weeks after the 2007 Ontario general election, [12] in which the Liberals secured another majority with nearly identical results to the last election, winning 71 out of 107 seats. [13]

Greg Sorbara, who was re-elected to parliament, declined to continue to serve as Minister of Finance. [14]

Ten newly appointed cabinet ministers were brought in, including two newly elected MPPs. Only seven established cabinet ministers retained their portfolios and were not shuffled. All told, eleven established cabinet ministers changed portfolios.

There were no new ministries created in this shuffle, but one instance of ministerial reorganization:

Thus, with this shuffle, the ministry expanded to 28 cabinet members, even as the number of ministries remained steady at 29.

2008

On June 20, 2008, in the wake of a controversy surrounding a wave of C. diff infections at Ontario hospitals, George Smitherman was replaced as Minister Health and Long Term Care by Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal David Caplan . [15] A new portfolio would be created:

A second small shuffle occurred September 18, 2008, when, in an effort to confront Ontario's sagging economy and shrinking manufacturing sector during the Great Recession [16] McGuinty reorganised several ministerial portfolios:

Three other established cabinet ministers were involved in the September 18 shuffle. The year ended with the number of cabinet members and number of portfolios (including the Premiership) equal at 28, with Dalton McGuinty himself still covering two portfolios (Premier and Intergovernmental Affairs), while Gerry Phillips was minister without portfolio.

2009

Bryant Departs

Ambitious high-profile minister Michael Bryant was eased out of cabinet, surrendering first his position as House Leader to his deputy Monique Smith February 4, 2009, and later stepping down as Ministry of Economic Development on May 25. He would move on to become CEO of Invest Toronto, and his vacancy would be filled by McGuinty himself in the interim. It was reported that McGuinty felt that Bryant represented a challenge to his authority. [17]

Ministries Realigned

On June 24, 2009, a minor shuffle involving six established cabinet ministers occurred. [18] In regards to two of the changes (among the several implemented this day), this shuffle could be considered largely an undoing of changes made in September of the previous year:

There were also two other instances of ministerial portfolio reorganisation:

While several ministries thus took on new looks, there would be no new faces in the ministry.

Caplan, Smitherman Depart

The embattled Ministry of Health and Long term Care faced a serious scandal for the second year in a row. [19]

Former Minister of Health George Smitherman was also not long for the ministry. On November 9, he resigned from his post as Minister of Energy and Infrastructure and Deputy Premier of Ontario to run for mayor of Toronto. [20] .

The number of cabinet members at the end of the year sat at 26, while the number of portfolios (including the Premiership) was steady at 28.

2010

Second Midterm shuffle, Part One

Days before the big mid-term cabinet shuffle January 18, 2010, [21] Jim Watson resigned from his post as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing to run for mayor of Ottawa. [17] He became the second cabinet member to resign to pursue the mayoralty of a major Ontario city; unlike Smitherman, Watson would be successful and was elected mayor of Ottawa later in the year.

There was one instance of ministerial portfolio reorganisation:

The number of cabinet members remained steady at 26, while the number of portfolios (including the Premiership) fell to 27.

Second Midterm shuffle, Part Two

On August 18, the second extensive shuffle of the year occurred; such sweeping changes occurring so close together is unusual, and indicated that the McGuinty ministry was struggling. [22]

There were two instances of ministerial portfolio reorganisation:

There would not be any instance of a cabinet member stepping down in this shuffle. In the end, both the number of cabinet members and the number of portfolios (including the Premiership) swelled to 28.

The final newly appointed cabinet minister to join the McGuinty ministry was Charles Sousa, brought on December 7 to replace Peter Fonseca at Ministry of Labour, who resigned [23]

2011

Post Election Shuffle

The 2011 Ontario general election resulted in the loss of 17 Liberal seats, leaving McGuinty one seat shy of a majority in Parliament.

Seven vacancies opened up in the McGuinty cabinet: [24]

Six of the seven vacancies were filled thusly: the number of established cabinet ministers holding multiple portfolios increased from one to three, and three ministries ceased to exist:

Thus the cabinet shrunk to 22, smaller than it had been at its inception in 2003, when it had 23 cabinet members. There were 25 portfolios (including the Premiership).

2012

Dalton McGuinty announced his retirement as Premier October 15, pending the election of a new Liberal Party leader. [25]

Wynne succeeded to the Premiership February 11, 2013, and thus the McGuinty ministry came to a close.

Summary

46 different people served as cabinet members in the McGuinty ministry.

Sixteen women served, although never more than eleven at any given time. McGuinty began with only five women in his cabinet, and all of them in minor portfolios, whereas his predecessor (Premier Ernie Eves) had six women in his cabinet, including his Minister of Finance (Janet Ecker) and his and Deputy Premier (Elizabeth Witmer). However, in McGuinty's ministry, several women eventually achieved positions from which they exercised significant influence, including Deb Matthews as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care from October 7, 2009 to February 11, 2013, Sandra Pupatello as Minister of Economic Development (or related portfolios) from September 18, 2006 to October 20, 2011, and of course Kathleen Wynne, as Minister of Education from September 18, 2006 to January 18, 2010.

Trivia

Madeleine Meilleur's last name is French for "best;" Margarett Best's last name is English for "meilleur."

Meilleur was "Minister Responsible for Francophone Affairs" from October 23, 2003 to February 11, 2013.

David Caplan, in taking over as Minister of Health on June 20, 2008, holds the same position his mother Elinor held under Premier David Peterson 1987-1990. [26]

List of ministers

McGuinty Ministry by Leadership Position
PositionMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Premier of Ontario Dalton McGuinty [27] October 23, 2003February 11, 2013
Deputy Premier of Ontario vacantOctober 23, 2003September 21, 2006
George Smitherman [28] September 21, 2006November 9, 2009
vacantNovember 9, 2009October 20, 2011
Dwight Duncan October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Chair of Cabinet Dwight Duncan [29] October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Kathleen Wynne [30] October 30, 2007June 20, 2008
Gerry Phillips [31] June 20, 2008October 20, 2011
Rick Bartolucci [32] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
House Leader Dwight Duncan October 23, 2003October 11, 2005
Jim Bradley [33] October 11, 2005September 10, 2007
Michael Bryant [34] September 10, 2007February 4, 2009
Monique Smith [35] February 4, 2009September 7, 2011
John Milloy [36] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Deputy Government House Leader David Caplan [37] October 23, 2003September 10, 2007
David Caplan October 30, 2007June 20, 2008
Monique Smith June 20, 2008February 4, 2009
Brad Duguid [38] February 4, 2009February 12, 2010
Gerry Phillips February 12, 2010September 7, 2011
Jim Bradley October 21, 2011February 11, 2013
McGuinty Ministry by Portfolio (Alphabetical)
PortfolioMinisterTenure
StartEnd
Minister of Aboriginal Affairs [a] [b] [c] Michael Bryant October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
David Ramsay [39] June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Michael BryantOctober 30, 2007September 18, 2008
Brad Duguid September 18, 2008January 18, 2010
Chris Bentley [40] January 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Kathleen Wynne October 20, 2011November 5, 2012
Chris BentleyNovember 5, 2012February 11, 2013
Minister of Agriculture,
Foods and Rural Affairs 		Steve Peters [41] October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Leona Dombrowsky [42] June 29, 2005January 18, 2010
Carol Mitchell [43] January 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Ted McMeekin [44] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Attorney General Michael Bryant October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Chris Bentley October 30, 2007October 20, 2011
John Gerretsen [45] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Children
and Youth Services [d] 		Marie Bountrogianni [46] October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Mary Anne Chambers [47] June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Deb Matthews [48] October 30, 2007October 7, 2009
Laurel Broten [49] October 7, 2009October 20, 2011
Eric Hoskins [50] October 20, 2011November 13, 2012
Laurel BrotenNovember 13, 2012February 11, 2013
Minister of Citizenship
and Immigration 		Marie Bountrogianni October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Michael Colle [51] June 29, 2005July 26, 2007
Gerry Phillips July 26, 2007October 30, 2007
Michael Chan [52] October 30, 2007January 18, 2010
Eric Hoskins January 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Charles Sousa [53] October 20, 2011November 13, 2012
Michael ChanNovember 13, 2012February 11, 2013
Minister of Community Safety
and Correctional Services 		Monte Kwinter [54] October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Rick Bartolucci October 30, 2007August 18, 2010
Jim Bradley August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Madeleine Meilleur [55] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Community
and Social Services 		Sandra Pupatello [56] October 23, 2003April 5, 2006
Madeleine Meilleur April 5, 2006October 20, 2011
John Milloy October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Consumer Services [e] [f] [g] [h] [i] Jim Watson [57] October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
merged with
Government Services 		June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Harinder Takhar [58] October 30, 2007June 24, 2009
Ted McMeekin June 24, 2009January 18, 2010
Sophia Aggelonitis [59] January 18, 2010August 18, 2010
John Gerretsen August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Margarett Best [60] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Culture Madeleine Meilleur October 23, 2003April 5, 2006
Caroline Di Cocco [61] April 5, 2006October 30, 2007
Aileen Carroll [62] October 30, 2007January 18, 2010
merged with
Tourism 		January 18, 2010February 11, 2013
Minister of
Economic Development [j] [k] [l] [m] 		Joseph Cordiano [63] October 23, 2003September 18, 2006
Sandra Pupatello September 18, 2006September 18, 2008
Michael Bryant September 18, 2008May 25, 2009
Dalton McGuinty May 25, 2009June 24, 2009
Sandra PupatelloJune 24, 2009October 20, 2011
Brad Duguid October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Education Gerard Kennedy [64] October 23, 2003April 5, 2006
Sandra Pupatello April 5, 2006September 18, 2006
Kathleen Wynne September 18, 2006January 18, 2010
Leona Dombrowsky January 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Laurel Broten October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Energy Dwight Duncan October 23, 2003October 11, 2005
Donna Cansfield [65] October 11, 2005May 23, 2006
Dwight DuncanMay 23, 2006October 30, 2007
Gerry Phillips October 30, 2007June 20, 2008
merged with
Infrastructure 		June 20, 2008August 18, 2010
Brad Duguid August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Chris Bentley October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure [n] George Smitherman June 20, 2008November 9, 2009
Gerry Phillips November 9, 2009January 18, 2010
Brad Duguid January 18, 2010August 18, 2010
Ministry of the Environment Leona Dombrowsky October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Laurel Broten June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
John Gerretsen October 30, 2007August 18, 2010
John Wilkinson [66] August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Jim Bradley October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Finance [o] Greg Sorbara October 23, 2003October 11, 2005
Dwight Duncan October 11, 2005May 23, 2006
Greg Sorbara [67] May 23, 2006October 30, 2007
Dwight DuncanOctober 30, 2007February 11, 2013
Minister of
Government Services [p] 		Gerry Phillips June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Ted McMeekin October 30, 2007June 24, 2009
Harinder Takhar June 24, 2009November 27, 2012
Dwight Duncan November 27, 2012February 11, 2013
Minister of Health
and Long-Term Care 		George Smitherman October 23, 2003June 20, 2008
David Caplan June 20, 2008October 7, 2009
Deb Matthews October 7, 2009February 11, 2013
Ministry of Health Promotion [q] Jim Watson June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Margarett Best October 30, 2007October 20, 2011
Minister of Infrastructure [r] David Caplan October 23, 2003June 20, 2008
merged with Energy June 20, 2008August 18, 2010
Bob Chiarelli [68] August 18, 2010February 11, 2013
Minister of
Intergovernmental Affairs 		Dalton McGuinty October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Marie Bountrogianni June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Dalton McGuintyOctober 30, 2007January 18, 2010
Monique Smith January 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Dalton McGuintyOctober 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Ministry of International Trade
and Investment [s] 		Sandra Pupatello September 18, 2008June 24, 2009
Minister of Labour Chris Bentley October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Steve Peters June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Brad Duguid October 30, 2007September 18, 2008
Peter Fonseca [69] September 18, 2008December 16, 2010
Charles Sousa December 16, 2010October 20, 2011
Linda Jeffrey [70] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Municipal Affairs
and Housing 		John Gerretsen October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Jim Watson October 30, 2007January 12, 2010
John GerretsenJanuary 12, 2010January 18, 2010
Jim Bradley January 18, 2010August 18, 2010
Rick Bartolucci August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Kathleen Wynne October 20, 2011November 5, 2012
Bob Chiarelli November 5, 2012February 11, 2013
Minister of Natural Resources David Ramsay October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Donna Cansfield October 30, 2007January 18, 2010
Linda Jeffrey January 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Michael Gravelle [71] October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Northern Development
and Mines [t] 		Rick Bartolucci October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Michael Gravelle October 30, 2007October 20, 2011
Rick BartolucciOctober 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Research
and Innovation 		Dalton McGuinty June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
John Wilkinson October 30, 2007June 24, 2009
John Milloy June 24, 2009August 18, 2010
Glen Murray [72] August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
merged with
Economic Development 		October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister Responsible for
Democratic Renewal [u] 		David Caplan October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Marie Bountrogianni June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Minister Responsible for
Francophone Affairs 		Madeleine Meilleur October 23, 2003February 11, 2013
Minister Responsible for Seniors John Gerretsen October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Jim Bradley June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
Aileen Carroll October 30, 2007January 18, 2010
Gerry Phillips January 18, 2010August 18, 2010
Sophia Aggelonitis August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Linda Jeffrey October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister Responsible for
Women's Issues 		Sandra Pupatello October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Deb Matthews October 30, 2007October 7, 2009
Laurel Broten October 7, 2009February 11, 2013
Minister of Revenue Michael Chan February 21, 2007October 30, 2007
Monique Smith October 30, 2007September 18, 2008
merged with
Finance 		September 18, 2008June 24, 2009
John Wilkinson June 24, 2009August 18, 2010
Sophia Aggelonitis August 18, 2010October 20, 2011
merged with
Finance 		October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Tourism Jim Bradley October 23, 2003October 30, 2007
Peter Fonseca October 30, 2007September 18, 2008
Monique Smith September 18, 2008January 18, 2010
merged with
Culture 		January 18, 2010February 11, 2013
Minister of
Tourism and Culture [v] 		Michael Chan January 18, 2010February 11, 2013
Minister of Transportation Harinder Takhar October 23, 2003May 23, 2006
Donna Cansfield May 23, 2006October 30, 2007
Jim Bradley October 30, 2007January 18, 2010
Kathleen Wynne January 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Bob Chiarelli October 20, 2011February 11, 2013
Minister of Training,
Colleges and Universities 		Mary Anne Chambers October 23, 2003June 29, 2005
Chris Bentley June 29, 2005October 30, 2007
John Milloy October 30, 2007October 20, 2011
Glen Murray October 20, 2011November 5, 2012
John MilloyNovember 5, 2012February 11, 2013
Minister without Portfolio Gerry Phillips June 20, 2008November 9, 2009
Gerry PhillipsJanuary 18, 2010October 20, 2011
Chair of the
Management Board of Cabinet [w] 		Gerry Phillips October 23, 2003June 29, 2005

Notes

  1. ↑ named "Minister Responsible for Native Affairs" and is also "Attorney General" from October 23, 2003 to June 29, 2005.
  2. ↑ named "Minister Responsible for Aboriginal Affairs" and is also "Minister of Natural Resources" from June 28, 2005 to June 21, 2007.
  3. ↑ elevated to the status of a full ministry after June 21, 2007.
  4. ↑ named "Minister of Children's Services" until 2004.
  5. ↑ named "Minister of Consumer and Business Services" from October 23, 2003 to June 29, 2005.
  6. ↑ folded into "Ministry of Government Services" June 29, 2005.
  7. ↑ recreated as "Ministry of Small Business and Entrepreneurialship" from October 30, 2007 to July 8, 2008.
  8. ↑ named "Minister of Small Business and Consumer Services" July 8, 2008 to June 24, 2009.
  9. ↑ named "Minister of Consumer Services" from June 24, 2009 to February 11, 2013.
  10. ↑ named "Minister of Economic Development and Trade" from October 23, 2003 to September 18, 2008.
  11. ↑ named "Minister of Economic Development" from September 18, 2008 to June 24, 2009.
  12. ↑ named "Minister of Economic Development and Trade" from June 24, 2009 to October 20, 2011.
  13. ↑ named "Minister of Economic Development and Innovation" from October 20, 2011 to February 11, 2013.
  14. ↑ created from "Ministry of Energy" and "Ministry of Infrastructure" June 20, 2008; divided into original ministries again August 18, 2010.
  15. ↑ after June 29, 2005, held concurrently with "Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet."
  16. ↑ created June 29, 2005 out of "Chair of Management Board of Cabinet" and "Ministry of Consumer Affairs."
  17. ↑ created June 29, 2005; named "Minister of Health Promotion and Sport" from August 18, 2010 to October 20, 2011; ceases to exist after October 20, 2011.
  18. ↑ named "Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal" from October 23, 2003 to June 20, 2008.
  19. ↑ divided from "Ministry of Economic Development and Trade" from September 18, 2008; folded back into "Ministry of Economic Development" again June 24, 2009.
  20. ↑ named "Minister of Northern Development, Mines and Forestry" from June 29, 2009 to October 20, 2011.
  21. ↑ ceases to exist after October 30, 2007.
  22. ↑ named "Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport" from December 7, 2011 to February 11, 2013.
  23. ↑ position held by "Minister of Finance" after June 29, 2005; "Management Board" becomes a cabinet committee, and chair of the board ceases to be a cabinet position in its own right.

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