Solicitor General of Ontario

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The Solicitor General of Ontario was in charge of the Ministry of the Solicitor General of Ontario is 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 (Ontario) 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

As of 2007, the Solicitor General (or Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services) of Ontario is the Honourable Rick Bartolucci.

[edit] List of Solicitors-General of Ontario

not complete

• John Yaremko, Progressive Conservative, April 07, 1972 — February 26, 1974
• George Albert Kerr, Progressive Conservative, February 26, 1974 — July 18, 1975
• John Clement, Progressive Conservative, June 18, 1975 — October 07, 1975
• John Palmer MacBeth, Progressive Conservative, October 07, 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 Attorney General)
• George William Taylor, Progressive Conservative, February 13, 1982 — February 08, 1985
• John Reesor Williams, Progressive Conserative, February 08, 1985 — May 17, 1985
• Kenneth A. Keyes, Liberal, June 26, 1985 — December 03, 1986
• Ian Scott, Liberal, December 03, 1986 — January 09, 1987 (while Attorney General)
• Kenneth A. Keyes, Liberal, January 09, 1987 — September 09, 1987
• Joan Smith, Liberal, September 29, 1987 — June 06, 1989
• Ian Scott, Liberal, June 06, 1989 — August 02, 1989 (while Attorney General)
• Steven Offer, Liberal, August 02, 1989 — October 01, 1990
• Mike Farnan, NDP, October 01, 1990 — July 31, 1991
• Allan Pilkey, NDP, July 31, 1991 — February 03, 1993
• David Christopherson, NDP, February 03, 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 07, 2001
• David Turnbull, Progressive Conservative, February 08, 2001 — April 14, 2002
• Bob Runciman as Ontario Minister of Public Safety and Security 2002-2003
• Monte Kwinter as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services 2003 - 2007
• Rick Bartolucci as Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services 2007 - present