different ministries and agencies (e.g., health, social services, education, women's secretariat, youth secretariat, etc.). As such, the 'super minister' had direct authority over the funding, policies and directions of the individual ministries under its jurisdiction and worked to coordinate policies and programs that previously conflicted across disparate ministries but with somewhat related responsibilities (e.g., health and home care, and social services and home care). As such, it had few specifically defined responsibilities beyond the coordination function. Birch endorsed Dennis Timbrell to succeed Davis as party leader in February 1985. Cabinet positions References External links Ontario Legislative Assembly parliamentary history 1921 births 2020 deaths Women government ministers of Canada Members of the Executive Council of Ontario People from Leamington, Ontario People from Scarborough, Toronto Politicians from Toronto Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario MPPs Women MPPs in Ontario 20th-century Canadian women politicians 20th-century Canadian legislators