Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility
| Ministère des Affaires des personnes âgées | |
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| Formed | 1982 |
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| Headquarters | 777 Bay Street Toronto, Ontario |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Seniors and Accessibility (French: Ministère des Affaires des personnes âgées), formerly the Ontario Seniors' Secretariat (French: Secrétariat aux affaires des personnes âgées de l'Ontario), is the ministry responsible for senior citizens' issues in the Canadian province of Ontario.
Initially established in 1982 as the Ontario Seniors’ Secretariat, the ministry advocates for seniors, undertakes and supports policy and program initiatives that help improve the quality of life of seniors, and undertakes public education efforts for and about seniors.
The current Minister of Seniors and Accessibility is Raymond Cho.
List of ministers
Key:
| Name | Term of office | Political party | |||
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| Ministers Responsible for Seniors Affairs | |||||
| Elaine Ziemba | 1990 | 1995 | NDP | ||
| Helen Johns | 1999 | 2001 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| Cam Jackson | 2001 | 2002 | Progressive Conservative | ||
| John Gerretsen | 2003 | 2005 | Liberal | ||
| Jim Bradley | 2005 | 2007 | |||
| Aileen Carroll | 2007 | 2010 | |||
| Sophia Aggelonitis | 2010 | 2011 | |||
| Linda Jeffrey | 2011 | 2013 | |||
| Mario Sergio | 2013 | June 13, 2016 | |||
| Dipika Damerla | June 13, 2016 | January 12, 2017 | |||
| Minister of Seniors Affairs | |||||
| Dipika Damerla | January 12, 2017 | June 29, 2018 | Liberal | ||
| Minister of Seniors and Accessibility | |||||
| Raymond Cho | June 29, 2018 | Present | Progressive Conservative | ||
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