Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Office of the Deputy Minister

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1999

      History

      The Office of the Deputy Minister was established in 1972 when the Department of Health was replaced by the Ontario Ministry of Health. There were ten Deputy Ministers of Health during its existence: S.W. Martin (1972-1975); W. Alan Blackley (1976-1978); Thomas Campbell (1978-1981); Graham W.S. Scott (1981-1983); Gerard J.M. Raymond (1983-1985); Alan E. Dyer (1985-1987) Martin Barkin (1987-1990); Michael Decter (1990-1994); Margaret Mottershead (1994-1997); and Sandra Lang (1997-1999) . In 1999 the functions of this office were assumed by the Office of the Deputy Minister in the new Ministry of Health and Long Term Care.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Deputy Minister was the senior administrative official in the Ontario Ministry of Health and acted as liaison between the Minister and the ministry's agencies. The Deputy Minister was also responsible for providing the Minister with information and advice on policy and legislation.

      Address

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      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health (1972-1999)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA42

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health controls Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1999

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister (1924-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1403

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Dept. of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister is the predecessor of Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Office of the Deputy Minister (1999-)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA1405

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. Office of the Deputy Minister is the successor of Ontario. Ministry of Health. Office of the Deputy Minister

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA1404

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

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          Sources

          Ministry of Health Annual Reports, 1972-1994; RG 10 Inventory; Not in Canadiana 1996-12-24

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Hughey