Todd Smith (politician)

Todd Smith
Smith in 2020
Minister of Education
In office
June 6, 2024 – August 16, 2024
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byStephen Lecce
Succeeded byJill Dunlop
Minister of Energy
In office
June 20, 2021 – June 6, 2024
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byGreg Rickford
Succeeded byStephen Lecce
Minister of Children, Community and Social Services
In office
June 20, 2019 – June 18, 2021
Preceded byLisa MacLeod
Succeeded byMerrilee Fullerton
Government House Leader
In office
June 29, 2018 – June 20, 2019
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byYasir Naqvi
Succeeded byPaul Calandra
Minister of Government and Consumer Services
In office
June 29, 2018 – November 5, 2018
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byTracy MacCharles
Succeeded byBill Walker
Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
In office
November 2, 2018 – June 20, 2019
PremierDoug Ford
Preceded byJim Wilson
Succeeded byVic Fedeli
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament
for Bay of Quinte
Prince Edward—Hastings (2011–2018)
In office
October 6, 2011 – August 16, 2024[1]
Preceded byLeona Dombrowsky
Succeeded byTyler Allsopp
Personal details
Born
Todd Andrew Smith

(1970-10-07) October 7, 1970 (age 54)
Riverview, New Brunswick, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Stirling, Ontario, Canada
OccupationPolitician, radio broadcaster

Todd Andrew Smith (born October 7, 1970) is a former Canadian politician and Ontario cabinet minister. He was the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for Bay of Quinte from 2018 until 2024, and previously represented Prince Edward—Hastings from 2011 to 2018.[2] Smith is a member of the Progressive Conservative party and has held a number of cabinet positions under Doug Ford, including Minister of Government and Consumer Services from June to November 2018; Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade from November 2018 to June 2019; Ontario Government House Leader from June 2018 to June 2019; and Minister of Children, Community and Social Services from June 2019 to June 2021; and Minister of Energy from June 2021 to June 2024, and Minister of Education from June to August 2024.[3] On August 16, 2024, Smith announced that he was resigning from cabinet and as an MPP effective immediately to take up a private sector position with Candu Energy as Vice-President of Marketing and Business Development.

  1. ^ https://www.ola.org/en/members/current
  2. ^ https://www.ola.org/en/members/all/todd-smith
  3. ^ "Doug Ford names new education minister after Todd Smith resigns just 10 weeks into the job". Toronto Star. August 16, 2024. Retrieved August 16, 2024.