Ministry of the Environment (Ontario)

The Ministry of the Environment, established in 1972, is the portfolio in the Executive Council of Ontario (or provincial cabinet) responsible for addressing the environmental issues affecting the environmental protection of the Canadian province of Ontario and the World. This includes administration of government programs such as Ontario's Drive Clean.

The current Minister of the Environment is the Honourable Jim Bradley.

Ministers of the Environment

• George Kerr, July 23, 1971 to February 2, 1972
• James Auld, February 2, 1972 to February 26, 1974
• William Gould Newman, February 26, 1974 to October 7, 1975
• George Kerr, October 7, 1975 to January 21, 1978
• George R. McCague, January 21, 1978 to August 18, 1978
• Harry Craig Parrott, August 18, 1978 to April 10, 1981
• Keith Norton, April 10, 1981 to July 6, 1983
• Andy Brandt, July 6, 1983 to February 8, 1985
• Morley Kells, February 8, 1985 to May 17, 1985
• Susan Fish, May 17, 1985 to June 26, 1985
• Jim Bradley, June 26, 1985 to October 1, 1990
• Ruth Grier, October 1, 1990 to February 3, 1993
• Bud Wildman, February 3, 1993 to June 26, 1995
• Brenda Elliott, June 26, 1995 to August 16, 1996
• Norm Sterling, August 16, 1996 to June 17, 1999
• Tony Clement, June 17, 1999 to March 3, 2000
• Dan Newman, March 3, 2000 to February 7, 2001
• Elizabeth Witmer, February 8, 2001 to April 14, 2002
• Chris Stockwell, April 15, 2002 to June 17, 2003
• Jim Wilson, June 17, 2003 to October 22, 2003
• Leona Dombrowsky, October 23, 2003 to June 29, 2005
• Laurel Broten, June 29, 2005 to October 29, 2007
• John Gerretsen, October 29, 2007 to August 18, 2010
• John Wilkinson August 18, 2010 to October 20, 2011
• Jim Bradley, October 20, 2011, to present

See also

• Hydro One - formerly part of Ontario Hydro
• Ontario Power Generation - formerly part of Ontario Hydro
• Ontario's Drive Clean program
• Flick Off

External links

• Ontario Ministry of the Environment website