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Stephen Rhodes (He / him / his)
Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
[Appointed October 2018]
Stephen Rhodes was appointed Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade in June 2022.
Previously, he served as the Deputy Minister of Energy, the Deputy Minister of Northern Development and Mines, the Deputy Minister of Transportation, the Deputy Minister of Correctional Services, and the Ministry of the Attorney General’s first Associate Deputy Minister, providing strategic oversight and senior executive leadership.
Prior to his appointment as Associate Deputy Minister, Stephen served for seven years as the Ministry’s Chief Administrative Officer and Assistant Deputy Attorney General, Corporate Services Management Division.
During his tenure with the Ontario Public Service, Stephen has taken on increasingly challenging and complex roles leveraging his policy, operations and business expertise.
Stephen holds a Master of Science in planning from the University of Toronto, an Honours BA in geography from Wilfrid Laurier University and is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario's Ivey School of Business Executive Development program.
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