reduced margin. He served as parliamentary assistant to John Gerretsen in his capacity as the minister responsible for seniors from October 23, 2003, to September 27, 2004. On September 27, 2004, he was appointed assistant to Jim Watson, the Ministry of Consumer and Business Services. In the provincial election of 2007, McMeekin defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Chris Corrigan. On October 30, 2007, McMeekin was named a cabinet minister, responsible for Government and Consumer Services. He was re-elected in 2011 and appointed Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs. In 2013, McMeekin supported Kathleen Wynne in her bid to become Liberal leader. After Wynne won, she named McMeekin to her first cabinet as Minister of Community and Social Services. McMeekin was re-elected in 2014. Shortly after the election, Wynne appointed McMeekin as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing. He resigned from his post in June 2016 to help create gender parity in the cabinet. McMeekin was defeated in the 2018 election, where he placed third. Cabinet positions Electoral record References Notes Citations External links 1948 births 21st-century Canadian politicians Hamilton, Ontario city councillors Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Members of the United Church of Canada Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Wilfrid Laurier University alumni