In 1972 the Progressive Conservative government of Bill Davis adopted the provincial secretary title for a non-departmental cabinet portfolio in which the occupant either having responsibility spreading over several ministries, assisting a senior minister in an area or as a secondary portfolio for a senior minister giving him a broader responsibility or mandate area.
ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː ðə pɹəɡɹˈɛsɪv kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ɡˈʌvɚnmənt ʌv bˈɪl dˈeɪvɪs ɐdˈɑːptᵻd ðə pɹəvˈɪnʃəl sˈɛkɹətɹi tˈaɪɾəl fɚɹə nˈɑːndᵻpɑːɹtmˈɛntəl kˈæbᵻnət poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ ɪnwˌɪtʃ ðɪ ˈɑːkjʊpənt ˈiːðɚ hˌævɪŋ ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi spɹˈɛdɪŋ ˌoʊvɚ sˈɛvɹəl mˈɪnɪstɹiz, ɐsˈɪstɪŋ ɐ sˈiːnjɚ mˈɪnɪstɚɹ ɪn ɐn ˈɛɹiə ɔːɹ æz ɐ sˈɛkəndɚɹi poːɹtfˈoʊlɪˌoʊ fɚɹə sˈiːnjɚ mˈɪnɪstɚ ɡˈɪvɪŋ hˌɪm ɐ bɹˈɔːdɚ ɹᵻspˌɑːnsəbˈɪlᵻɾi ɔːɹ mˈændeɪt ˈɛɹiə.