Greg Rickford

The Honourable
Greg Rickford
PC, KC, MPP
The Honourable Greg Rickford PC, KC, MPP
	Greg Rickford MPP Kenora-Rainy River PHOTO CREDIT : Tom Thomson
Minister of Indigenous Affairs
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 29, 2018
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	David Zimmer
Minister of Northern Development
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 24, 2022
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines)
Member of the Ontario Provincial Parliament; for Kenora—Rainy River
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; June 7, 2018
Preceded by	Sarah Campbell
Member of the Canadian Parliament; for Kenora
	In office; October 14, 2008 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Roger Valley
Succeeded by	Bob Nault
Premier	In office; June 18, 2021 – June 24, 2022
Additional offices held
Ontario Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
	In office; June 18, 2021 – June 24, 2022
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines) John Yakabuski (as Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry)
Succeeded by	Himself (as Minister of Northern Development) Graydon Smith (as Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry)
Ontario Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
	In office; June 29, 2018 – June 18, 2021
Premier	Doug Ford
Preceded by	Glenn Thibeault (Energy); Michael Gravelle (Northern Development & Mines)
Succeeded by	Todd Smith (Energy)
Minister of Natural Resources
	In office; March 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Joe Oliver
Succeeded by	Jim Carr
Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
	In office; July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Tony Clement
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Minister of State for Science and Technology
	In office; July 15, 2013 – March 19, 2014
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Gary Goodyear
Succeeded by	Ed Holder
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs
	In office; January 30, 2011 – July 15, 2013
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Mark Strahl
Personal details
Born	September 24, 1967; Paris, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Other political; affiliations	Conservative Party of Canada
Alma mater	Mohawk College (Dipl.); University of Victoria (BScNursing); McGill University (JD, BCL); Université Laval (MBA)
Occupation	Nurse, lawyer, politician

David Gregory Rickford PC KC MPP (born September 24, 1967) is a Canadian politician. He is the Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs in the Executive Council of Ontario under Premier Doug Ford. He represents the Kenora—Rainy River riding in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Rickford previously served as the federal Minister of Natural Resources and as the Minister of State for Science and Technology in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 federal election and represented the electoral district of Kenora as a member of the Conservative Party until his defeat in the 2015 election.

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