Brown whose own nearby riding of Scarborough West was abolished in the lead-up to the election. The Progressive Conservatives won re-election across the province, and Phillips remained in opposition serving in critic roles such as Native Affairs. Phillips helped lead the fight for a public inquiry into the 1995 shooting death of protester Dudley George by members of the Ontario Provincial Police. McGuinty government The Liberal Party won a majority in the 2003 election, and Phillips was re-elected with 61% support in his riding. Phillips was appointed as Chair of the Management Board. After a cabinet shuffle on June 29, 2005, Phillips's portfolio was restructured as the Minister of Government Services. The new Ministry took on most of the core services of the former Management Board Secretariat, Consumer and Business Services, and a large part of the Cabinet Office. He was re-elected in the 2007 election, and was appointed Minister of Energy. In a cabinet shuffle on June 20, 2008, the Energy portfolio was given to George Smitherman. Phillips was appointed minister without portfolio and chair of cabinet. Phillips was appointed Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure on November 9, 2009 after Smitherman resigned to enter municipal politics. On January 18, 2010, he was appointed as minister without portfolio and chair of cabinet, and also became Minister responsible for Seniors. In September 2010, the responsibility for seniors was transferred to Sophia Aggelonitis. In 2011, he announced he would not run for re-election in the 2011 provincial election. Electoral record 1995 Ontario general election: (x)Gerry Phillips (L) 13,472 Keith MacNab (PC) 11,337 Christine Fei (NDP) 4,112 Daphne Quance (NLP) 313 1990 Ontario general election: (x)Gerry Phillips (L) 13,347 Keith MacNab (PC) 8,640 Ayoub Ali (NDP) 6,763 Bill Galster (Lbt) 1,368 1987 Ontario general election: Gerry Phillips (L) 19,101 David Kho (NDP) 7,021 Adrienne Johnson (PC) 6,284 Barry Coyne (Lbt) 794 References External links 1940 births Living people Members of the Executive Council of Ontario Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Politicians from London, Ontario University of Western Ontario alumni 21st-century Canadian politicians