Deputy Premier of Ontario
The Deputy Premier of Ontario is the second-in-command and representative of the Premier of Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario when the current Premier is unable to attend functions executed by the Premier. The role was created in 1977.
Christine Elliott is the 11th and current Deputy Premier of Ontario. She assumed office on June 29, 2018.History
For much of the province's early history, the position of Provincial Secretary and Registrar of Ontario was the second most powerful position in the Ontario cabinet. This role diminished by the 1960s, overtaken by the Deputy Premier in 1977 and abolished in 1985.
To date, every person serving as Deputy Premier of Ontario has also concurrently held another senior position in the Ontario cabinet. Bette Stephenson, Robert Nixon, Floyd Laughren, Ernie Eves, Jim Flaherty, and Dwight Duncan were all concurrently Provincial Treasurer or, as that position was renamed in 1993, Minister of Finance.
