Solicitor General of Ontario

The Solicitor General of Ontario was in charge of the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario, which was responsible for police and other law enforcement agencies in the province. In 2002 the ministry was merged with the Ministry of Correctional Services to become the Ministry of Public Safety and Security which, in 2003, was renamed the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

The ministry delivers and administers a wide range of law enforcement services including:

• Ontario Provincial Police
• provincial corrections facilities
• Special Investigations Unit - an agency to probe incidents between police and the public
• Enforcing the Police Services Act of Ontario

Since 2014, the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services of Ontario is Yasir Naqvi.

List of Solicitors-General of Upper Canada

• Robert Isaac Dey Gray 1795–1804^[1]
• G. D'Arcy Boulton 1804–1814^[2]
• Sir John Robinson, 1st Baronet, of Toronto 1815–1818
• Henry John Boulton 1818–1829
• Christopher Alexander Hagerman 1829–1837
• William Henry Draper 1837–1839

List of Solicitors-General of Ontario

not complete

• John Yaremko, Progressive Conservative, April 7, 1972 – February 26, 1974
• George Albert Kerr, Progressive Conservative, February 26, 1974 – July 18, 1975
• John Clement, Progressive Conservative, June 18, 1975 – October 7, 1975
• John Palmer MacBeth, Progressive Conservative, October 7, 1975 – January 21, 1978
• George Albert Kerr, Progressive Conservative, January 21, 1978 – September 11, 1978
• Roy McMurtry, Progressive Conservative, September 11, 1978 – February 13, 1982 (while as Attorney General of Ontario)
• George William Taylor, Progressive Conservative, February 13, 1982 – February 8, 1985
• John Reesor Williams, Progressive Conservative, February 8, 1985 – May 17, 1985
• Bud Gregory, Progressive Conservative, May 17, 1985 - June 26, 1985
• Kenneth A. Keyes, Liberal, June 26, 1985 – December 3, 1986
• Ian Scott, Liberal, December 3, 1986 – January 9, 1987 (while as Attorney General of Ontario)
• Kenneth A. Keyes, Liberal, January 9, 1987 – September 9, 1987
• Joan Smith, Liberal, September 29, 1987 – June 6, 1989
• Ian Scott, Liberal, June 6, 1989 – August 2, 1989 (while as Attorney General of Ontario)
• Steven Offer, Liberal, August 2, 1989 – October 1, 1990
• Mike Farnan, NDP, October 1, 1990 – July 31, 1991
• Allan Pilkey, NDP, July 31, 1991 – February 3, 1993
• David Christopherson, NDP, February 3, 1993 – June 26, 1995
• Bob Runciman, Progressive Conservative, June 26, 1995 – April 27, 1998 June 17, 1999
• Jim Flaherty, Progressive Conservative, April 27, 1998 – July 27, 1998 - as interim minister
• Bob Runciman, Progressive Conservative, July 27, 1998 – June 17, 1999
• David Tsubouchi, Progressive Conservative, June 17, 1999 – February 7, 2001
• David Turnbull, Progressive Conservative, February 8, 2001 – April 14, 2002

Ministers of Public Safety and Security

• Bob Runciman 2002–2003

Ministers of Community Safety and Correctional Services

• Monte Kwinter 2003–2007
• Rick Bartolucci October 30, 2007 – August 18, 2010
• Jim Bradley August 18, 2010 — October 20, 2011^[3]
• Madeleine Meilleur October 20, 2011 — March 25, 2014 ^[4]
• Yasir Naqvi March 25, 2014 – Present^[5]

References

1. Burns, Robert J. (1983). "Gray, Robert Isaac Dey". In Halpenny, Francess G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. V (1801–1820) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
2. Lownsbrough, John (1987). "Boulton, D'Arcy (1759-1834)". In Halpenny, Francess G. Dictionary of Canadian Biography. VI (1821–1835) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
3. "Hon James J. Bradley, MPP (St. Catharines)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
4. "Hon Madeleine Meilleur, MPP (Ottawa—Vanier)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
5. "Hon Yasir Naqvi, MPP (Ottawa Centre)". Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Retrieved 24 August 2015.