About Finance: Minister & Team Bios

The Honourable Dwight Duncan
Minister of Finance, Chair of Management Board of Cabinet, Deputy Premier

Dwight Duncan is the MPP for Windsor – Tecumseh. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 1995. He was appointed as Minister of Finance and Chair of the Management Board of Cabinet in 2005, and as Deputy Premier in October 2011.

Duncan has previously served as Minister of Energy and Chair of Cabinet as well as Government House Leader. As Minister of Energy, Duncan brought meaningful change to Ontario’s electricity sector, fostering a culture of conservation, while ensuring a reliable, sustainable, diverse and affordable power supply.

Duncan is a lifelong resident of Windsor. From 1987 to 1995, he served as an administrator at Brentwood Recovery Centre, Canada’s largest alcohol and drug recovery centre. He sat on Windsor City Council from 1988 to 1994.

A graduate of McGill University and the University of Windsor, Duncan has degrees in economics and commerce, as well as an MBA. He has one son, Sean.
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Yasir Naqvi
Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Finance

Yasir Naqvi was re-elected in the riding of Ottawa Centre in 2011. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in 2007. He has served as the Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister of Community Safety and Correctional Services, Community Safety, the Minister of Revenue and the Minister of Education.
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Steve Orsini
Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary of Treasury Board

Steve Orsini was appointed Deputy Minister of Finance and Secretary of Treasury Board, effective December 17, 2011. 

Steve was previously Deputy Minister of Revenue as well as Associate Deputy Minister, Office of Taxation, Agencies and Pensions in the Ministry of Finance.

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