Ministry of Correctional Services (Ontario)

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The Ministry of Correctional Services is a former cabinet department in the Canadian province of Ontario. It was eliminated in 2002, and its responsibilities were shifted to the newly-created Ministry of Public Safety. In 2003, the new ministry was renamed as the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services.

Several Ministers of Corrections Services simultaneously held the position of Solicitor-General.

[edit] List of Ontario Ministers of Correctional Services

Note: This list is not complete.

	Name	Party	Took Office	Left Office
	Frank Drea	Progressive Conservative	September 21, 1977	October 18, 1978
	Gordon Walker	Progressive Conservative	October 18, 1978	April 10, 1981
	Nick Leluk	Progressive Conservative	April 10, 1981	May 17, 1985
	Don Cousens	Progressive Conservative	May 17, 1985	June 26, 1985
	Ken Keyes	Liberal	June 26, 1985	September 29, 1987
	David Ramsay	Liberal	September 29, 1987	August 2, 1989
	Richard Patten	Liberal	August 2, 1989	October 1, 1990
	Mike Farnan	New Democratic Party	October 1, 1990	July 31, 1991
	Allan Pilkey	New Democratic Party	July 31, 1991	September 23, 1992
	David Christopherson	New Democratic Party	September 23, 1992	June 26, 1995
	Robert Runciman	Progressive Conservative	June 26, 1995	June 17, 1999
	Rob Sampson	Progressive Conservative	June 17, 1999	December 4, 2000
	Norman Sterling	Progressive Conservative	December 5, 2000	March 8, 2001
	Rob Sampson	Progressive Conservative	May 8, 2001	April 14, 2002