Ministry of the Status of Women (Ontario)

Ministry of the Status of Women
Ministère de la Condition féminine
Agency overview
Formed January 2017 (2017-01)
Preceding
  • Ontario Women's Directorate
Headquarters 900 Bay Street
Toronto, Ontario
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Maureen Adamson
Website www.ontario.ca/page/ministry-status-women

The Ministry of the Status of Women (French: Ministère de la Condition féminine), formerly the Ontario Women's Directorate (French: Direction générale de la condition féminine de l'Ontario), is the ministry in the province of Ontario responsible for women's issues including: violence against women and economic equality.

The ministry is overseen by the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues, a member of the Executive Council of Ontario (provincial cabinet). The current minister is Lisa MacLeod.

List of ministers

Key:

No. Portrait Name Term of office Political party
Minister responsible for Women's Issues
1. Marion Boyd 19911995 New Democratic
2. Dianne Cunningham 19952003 Progressive Conservative
3. Sandra Pupatello 20032007 Liberal
4. Deb Matthews 20072009 Liberal
5. Laurel Broten 20092013 Liberal
6. Teresa Piruzza 20132014 Liberal
7. Tracy MacCharles 20142017 Liberal
Minister of the Status of Women
8. Indira Naidoo-Harris 20172018 Liberal
9. Harinder Malhi 20182018 Liberal
Minister responsible for Women's Issues
10. Lisa MacLeod 2018present Progressive Conservative
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