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| Deputy Premier of Ontario | |
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| Vice-première ministre de l'Ontario | |
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| Status | Incumbent |
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| Seat | Queen's Park, Toronto |
| Appointer | The lieutenant governor on the advice of the premier |
| Term length | At His 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, and is conferred on the advice of the premier of Ontario. Though the role is seen as informally important, it does not hold formal legal power in its own right, and does not automatically receive any powers in the case of absence or death of a premier.[2]
Sylvia Jones is the 12th and current deputy premier of Ontario, assuming office on June 24, 2022. She concurrently serves as the minister of health.[3]
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- ^ "Public sector salary disclosure 2018: all sectors and seconded employees". Government of Ontario. June 14, 2019.
- ^ Lang, Eugene (August 6, 2020). "The role of deputy prime minister is not as powerful as most think". Policy Options. Archived from the original on 2022-01-15. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ 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.
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