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The Legislative Assembly of Ontario ( OLA; French: Assemblée législative de l'Ontario) is the legislative chamber of the Canadian province of Ontario. Its elected members are known as Members of Provincial Parliament (MPPs). Bills passed by the Legislative Assembly are given royal assent by the lieutenant governor of Ontario to become law.
The premier of Ontario (French: premier ministre de l'Ontario) is the head of government of Ontario.Under the Westminster system, the premier governs with the confidence of a majority the elected Legislative Assembly; as such, the premier typically sits as a member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and leads the largest party or a coalition of parties.
A member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) is an elected member of the Legislative Assembly of the Canadian province of Ontario.Elsewhere in Canada, the titular designation "Member of Provincial Parliament" has also been used to refer to members of the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1791 to 1838, and to members of the Legislative Assembly of Quebec from 1955 to 1968.
Below is a list of the premiers of the province of Ontario, Canada, since Confederation in 1867. Ontario uses a unicameral Westminster-style parliamentary government, in which the premier is the leader of the party that controls the most seats in the Legislative Assembly. The premier is Ontario's head of government.
Todd Andrew Smith [1] MPP (born October 7, 1970) is a Canadian politician who is currently Ontario's Minister of Education. He has been the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Bay of Quinte since 2018, and previously represented Prince Edward—Hastings from 2011 to 2018. Smith is a member of the Progressive Conservative party and has ...
The 43rd Parliament of Ontario is the session of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario which began on August 8, 2022, with the membership having been determined by the results of the 2022 general election held on June 2. It is led by a Progressive Conservative Party majority government under the premiership of Doug Ford.
Sylvia Jones MPP (born c. 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as the deputy premier of Ontario and Ontario minister of health since June 24, 2022. Jones sits as the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Dufferin—Caledon, representing the Progressive Conservative (PC) party, and has held her seat since she was first elected following the 2007 general election.
Residence. Dorchester. Profession. Businessman, politician, farmer. Robert James Flack MPP (born June 26, 1958) is a Canadian politician, businessman, and farmer who currently serves as the Minister of Farming, Agriculture, and Agribusiness. He represents the southwest Ontario riding of Elgin—Middlesex—London since his election in the 2022 ...