The Honourable Dwight Duncan
Minister of Finance and Chair of Treasury Board/Management Board of Cabinet
As Minister of Finance, Mr. Duncan advises Cabinet on the economic and fiscal state of the province, proposes economic, fiscal and related policy; directs the Ministry to carry out government policy as determined by Cabinet, and oversees agencies, boards and commissions that report to taxpayers via the Ministry of Finance. The Minister is responsible for the annual Budget, usually delivered in the spring, which sums up the government’s plans for the coming fiscal year (April through March), in the context of the most current information on the economy of the province and the state of the province’s finances. A statement in the fall usually reports progress at about the midpoint of the fiscal year.
Mr. Duncan also chairs Treasury Board/ Management Board of Cabinet, the committee that oversees, co-ordinates and directs the work of the government as a whole.
Learn more about Minister Duncan.
Wayne Arthurs
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance
Wayne Arthurs, MPP, Pickering-Ajax-Uxbridge, is Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance. In this role he assists the Minister in his Parliamentary duties and undertakes special projects and consultations relating to the business of the Minister of Finance and Chair of Treasury board.
Read more about Parliamentary Assistant Wayne Arthurs.
Peter Wallace
Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary of Treasury Board
Peter Wallace was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary to Treasury Board effective September 15, 2008.
Before that, Peter was Deputy Minister of Energy, starting in January, 2007. Earlier, as Deputy Minister and Associate Secretary of the Cabinet, Policy, he played a key role in implementing government policy and legislation.
