Meet Lisa Thompson

Lisa was first elected as the Member of Provincial Parliament for Huron – Bruce in October 2011, and was re-elected in June 2014, June 2018, and June 2022. In the 2018 and 2022 provincial election, Lisa carried more than 50% of the vote, as part of the Ontario PC government. 

Lisa has proudly served as Ontario’s Minister of Rural Affairs since June, 2024. Since 2018, she has also served in Premier Ford’s cabinet as Minister of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs, Minister of Government and Consumer Services, Ontario’s Registrar General and Minister of Education. Additional to her parliamentary roles, Lisa was honoured to represent Ontario for nine years in the Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians—Canada Region organization, serving as chair from 2020-2023.

Lisa was born and raised near Wingham in Huron County, but now calls Bruce County home as she lives near Teeswater on a farm that has been in her husband’s family for 124 years. Lisa is a graduate of the University of Guelph and is also an alumnus of Class 6 of the Advanced Agricultural Leadership Program. Before entering into politics, Lisa served as the General Manager of the Ontario Dairy Goat Cooperative (ODGC).

Lisa has a long history of being an active and engaged citizen, working with many rural community organizations. She is a past Chair of the Ontario 4-H Foundation and also served as Vice-chair of Ontario Agri-Food Education Inc. (now known as Agscape).