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Deb Matthews
Matthews speaking at the 2017 Creative Commons Global Summit
10th Deputy Premier of Ontario
In office February 11, 2013 – January 17, 2018
Premier
Kathleen Wynne
Preceded by
Dwight Duncan
Succeeded by
Christine Elliott
Member of Provincial Parliament for London North Centre
In office October 2, 2003 – June 6, 2018
Preceded by
Dianne Cunningham
Succeeded by
Terence Kernaghan
Personal details
Born
Deborah Drake Matthews
(1953-11-02) November 2, 1953 (age 70)[1] London, Ontario, Canada
Political party
Ontario Liberal
Residence
London, Ontario
Deborah Drake Matthews is a former Canadian politician who served as the 10th deputy premier of Ontario from 2013 to 2018. A member of the Liberal Party, Matthews was the member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) for London North Centre from 2003 to 2018, and was a cabinet minister from 2008 to 2018 in the governments of Dalton McGuinty and Kathleen Wynne.
^Martin, Sandra (February 17, 2012). "Poised under fire, Deb Matthews tackles Ontario's ailing health-care system". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
married to former premier of Ontario, David Peterson, and her sister is DebMatthews, former deputy premier of Ontario . One of her children is journalist...
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sister-in-law DebMatthews and his brother, Tim Peterson, were elected to the Ontario legislature in the 2003 provincial election while DebMatthews was re-elected...
June 24, 2014 – February 26, 2018 Premier Kathleen Wynne Preceded by DebMatthews Succeeded by Helena Jaczek More... Personal details Born Eric William...
242 votes, finishing last in a field of six candidates. The winner was DebMatthews of the Ontario Liberal Party. A computer science lecturer at the University...
Marie Bountrogianni Minister of Children and Youth Services 2005–2007 DebMatthews Dianne Cunningham Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities 2003–2005...
would leave her position as minister of education to replace outgoing DebMatthews as the minister of advanced education and skills development. On August...
highest publicly paid official in the province. Ontario Health Minister DebMatthews stated that Mazza’s salary was "outrageous, shocking and unacceptable"...
Successor George Smitherman Minister of Health and Long-Term Care 2007–2009 DebMatthews New Ministry Minister of Infrastructure 2003–2007 Also Responsible for...
Colle took on the issue of bedbugs eventually convincing Health Minister DebMatthews to provide $5 million to fight the scourge with a bedbug strategy. Colle...
Cornelius "Cory" A. Matthews is one of the main characters appearing on the 1993 family sitcom Boy Meets World and its 2014 sequel Girl Meets World, both...
frequently blamed. She ran for re-election in the 2003 election, but lost to DebMatthews by over 6,000 votes in the landslide victory that brought the Ontario...
highest publicly paid official in the province. Ontario Health Minister DebMatthews stated that Mazza's salary was "outrageous, shocking and unacceptable"...
Social Services on September 27, 2004. He shared the latter position with DebMatthews. Following the death of his adopted son, Sandy, in 2004, Parsons introduced...
government of Kathleen Wynne Cabinet posts (2) Predecessor Office Successor DebMatthews President of the Treasury Board 2016-2018 Eleanor McMahon Laurel Broten...
Elizabeth Dowdeswell (2014–2018) Premier Kathleen Wynne Deputy Premier DebMatthews (2013–2018) vacant (2018) Member party Liberal Status in legislature...
Education 2011–2013 Also Responsible for Women's Issues Liz Sandals DebMatthews Minister of Children and Youth Services 2009–2011 Also Responsible for...
In office June 29, 2018 – June 24, 2022 Premier Doug Ford Preceded by DebMatthews Succeeded by Sylvia Jones Minister of Health In office June 20, 2019 –...
While Minister of Finance & Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet 10 DebMatthews February 11, 2013 January 17, 2018 4 years, 340 days Liberal (Wynne)...
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