Premier of Ontario

Premier of Ontario
Premier ministre de l'Ontario
Incumbent
Doug Ford
since June 29, 2018
Government of Ontario
Style
StatusHead of government
Member ofExecutive Council
Reports to
SeatQueen's Park, Toronto
AppointerLieutenant Governor of Ontario
with the confidence of the Legislative Assembly
Term lengthAt His Majesty's pleasure
contingent on the premier's ability to command confidence in the legislative assembly
FormationJuly 16, 1867
(157 years ago)
 (1867-07-16)[1]
First holderJohn Sandfield Macdonald
DeputyDeputy Premier of Ontario
Salary$208,974 (since 2008)[2]
Websitewww.ontario.ca/premier

The premier of Ontario (French: premier ministre de l'Ontario)[note 1] 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. As first minister, the premier selects ministers to form the Executive Council (provincial cabinet), and serves as its chair. Constitutionally, the Crown exercises executive power on the advice of the Executive Council, which is collectively responsible to the legislature.

Doug Ford is the 26th and current premier of Ontario. He took office on June 29, 2018, following the 2018 Ontario election where his Progressive Conservative (PC) party won a majority of seats in the Ontario Legislature.

  1. ^ "John Sandfield Macdonald, MPP". Legislative Assembly website. Legislative Assembly on Ontario. Archived from the original on September 16, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  2. ^ "Ontario MPPs salary freeze won't be lifted before 2019". CBC. January 20, 2017. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved February 11, 2020.
  3. ^ "The Prime Minister of Ontario Was Also a Member of Provincial Parliament". Parliamentum. September 11, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2021. Retrieved December 8, 2021. In fact, the door to the office of the Premier of Ontario at Queen's Park itself says "Premier ministre de l'Ontario" under Doug Ford and said "Première ministre de l'Ontario" under Kathleen Wynne. '


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