Ford ministry


The Ford ministry is the Cabinet, chaired by Premier Doug Ford, that began governing Ontario shortly before the opening of the 42nd Parliament. The original members were sworn in during a ceremony held at Queen's Park on June 29, 2018.
Ford has carried out four major Cabinet reshuffles: once in 2019, 2021, 2022, 2024, and 2025.

History

2018

The cabinet was sworn in by Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Dowdeswell on June 29. The cabinet featured Ford as Premier and Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs with 2018 [Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario leadership election|former Progressive Conservative leadership candidates] Christine Elliott as Deputy Premier and Minister of Health, and Caroline Mulroney as Attorney General. Former interim leaders of the Progressive Conservatives Vic Fedeli and Jim Wilson were assigned to be Minister of Finance and Minister of Economic Development, respectively. This initial cabinet also featured Lisa MacLeod as both Minister of Community and Social Services and Minister of Children and Youth Services, Lisa Thompson as Minister of Education, Rod Phillips as Minister of the Environment, and John Yakabuski as Minister of Transportation.
The first change to the cabinet came on November 2, 2018, when Jim Wilson resigned to sit as an independent and Todd Smith assumed his role as Minister of Economic Development.

2019 - 2020

The first major cabinet shuffle came on June 20, 2019, as the premier expanded the cabinet to 28 members Doug Downey, Paul Calandra, Stephen Lecce and Ross Romano were promoted to cabinet to be Attorney General, Government House Leader, Minister of Education, and Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities, respectively. Jill Dunlop, Kinga Surma, and Prabmeet Sarkaria were promoted to be Associate Ministers. Rod Phillips became Minister of Finance, Jeff Yurek the Minister of the Environment, Todd Smith the Minister of Children and Youth Services, Caroline Mulroney the Minister of Transportation, Vic Fedeli the Minister of Economic Development, Lisa Thompson the Minister of Government and Consumer Services, Lisa MacLeod the Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport, Laurie Scott the Minister of Infrastructure, and Monte McNaughton the Minister of Labour. Bill Walker and Michael Tibollo were demoted from ministerial positions to be Associate Ministers, and Christine Elliott's portfolio split with Merrilee Fullerton taking over the newly created Ministry of Long-Term Care.

2021

In February 2021, Peter Bethlenfalvy replaced Rod Phillips as Minister of Finance following criticism of his international vacations during the COVID-19 pandemic, though he returned to cabinet in June as the Minister of Long-Term Care. That June shuffle removed 5 members and introduced 6 new members to cabinet, including David Piccini as Minister of the Environment, Parm Gill as Minister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism, Khaleed Rasheed as Associate Minister of Digital Government, Stan Cho as Associate Minister of Transportation, Nina Tangri as Associate Minister for Small Business and Red Tape Reduction, and Jane McKenna as the Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues. Kinga Surma and Jill Dunlop were promoted from their associate minister roles to be Minister of Infrastructure and Minister of Colleges and Universities, respectively, with Prabmeet Sakaria being promoted from associate minister to President of the Treasury Board.

2022

This cabinet shuffle was held following the 2022 [Ontario general election].

2023

Earlier in the year, a minor shuffle occurred following the resignation of Merrilee Fullerton, with Michael Parsa replacing her. A major cabinet shuffle was held following the fallout due to the Greenbelt scandal. Housing minister Steve Clark resigned and Stan Cho was added to cabinet. Weeks later, another cabinet shuffle took place following the resignations of Monte McNaughton and Kaleed Rasheed. Andrea Khanjin and Todd McCarthy were added to cabinet.

2024

On June 6, 2024 on the last day of sitting before the summer break Doug Ford conducted a major cabinet shuffle, surprising his caucus, the media, and the public. Ford expanded the size of cabinet to 36 members, changing the portfolios of many ministers and adding many Parliamentary Assistants to the cabinet without removing a current minister from cabinet. The new additions to the team included Sam Oosterhoff, Stephen Crawford, Nolan Quinn, Natalia Kusendova-Bashta, Mike Harris Jr., and Trevor Jones. The cabinet shuffle also included the addition of Former Minister of Housing Steve Clark as Government House leader.

2025

This cabinet shuffle was held following the 2025 Ontario general election.

List of Current ministers

MinisterPortfolioSince
Ford, DougPremier of Ontario2018
Ford, DougMinister of Intergovernmental Affairs2018
Bethlenfalvy, PeterMinister of Finance2020
Calandra, PaulMinister of Education2025
Cho, RaymondMinister of Seniors and Accessibility2018
Cho, StanMinister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming2024
Crawford, StephenMinister of Public and Business Service Delivery and Procurement2025
Downey, DougAttorney General2019
Dunlop, JillMinister of Emergency Preparedness and Response2025
Fedeli, VicCabinet (Ontario)|Chair of Cabinet]2018
Fedeli, VicMinister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade2019
Flack, RobMinister of Municipal Affairs and Housing2025
Hamid, ZeeSolicitor General (Ontario)|Associate Minister of Auto Theft and Bail Reform]2025
Harris Jr., MikeMinister of Natural Resources2025
Holland, KevinAssociate Minister of Forestry and Forest Products2025
Jones, SylviaDeputy Premier2022
Jones, SylviaMinister of Health2022
Jones, TrevorMinister of Agriculture, Food and Agribusiness2025
Kerzner, MichaelSolicitor General2022
Khanjin, AndreaMinister of Red Tape Reduction2025
Kusendova-Bashta, NataliaMinister of Long-Term Care2024
Lecce, StephenMinister of Energy and Mines2025
Lumsden, NeilMinister of Sport2024
McCarthy, ToddMinister of the Environment, Conservation and Parks2025
McGregor, GrahamMinister of Citizenship and Multiculturalism2025
Mulroney, CarolinePresident of the Treasury Board2023
Mulroney, CarolineMinister of Francophone Affairs2018
Oosterhoff, SamAssociate Minister of Energy-Intensive Industries2024
Parsa, MichaelMinister of Children, Community and Social Services2023
Piccini, DavidMinister of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development2023
Pirie, GeorgeMinister of Northern Economic Development and Growth2025
Quinn, NolanMinister of Colleges, Universities, Research Excellence and Security2024
Rickford, GregMinister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation2024
Rickford, GregMinister Responsible for Ring of Fire Economic and Community Partnerships2025
Sarkaria, PrabmeetMinister of Transportation2023
Smith, GraydonAssociate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing2025
Surma, KingaMinister of Infrastructure2021
Tangri, NinaAssociate Minister of Small Business2023
Thanigasalam, VijayAssociate Minister of Mental Health and Addictions2025
Thompson, LisaMinister of Rural Affairs2024
Tibollo, MichaelAssociate Attorney General2025
Williams, CharmaineAssociate Minister of Women’s Social and Economic Opportunity2022

List of Ministers, Past and Current

Succession