Editing Gerry Phillips (section)

===Peterson government===
Phillips tried again in the [[1987 Ontario general election|provincial election of 1987]] in the riding of [[Scarborough—Agincourt (provincial electoral district)|Scarborough—Agincourt]] this time defeating his nearest opponent, David Kho of the [[Ontario New Democratic Party]] (NDP) by over 12,000 votes.<ref name="1987 results">{{cite news |title=Results from individual ridings |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 11, 1987 |page=F2}}</ref> The Liberals won a landslide majority in this election under [[David Peterson]]. On September 29, 1987, Phillips was appointed [[Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration|Minister of Citizenship]], with responsibility for race relations, multiculturalism and the [[Ontario Human Rights Commission]].<ref name="1987PetCab">{{cite news |title=Wrye gets new cabinet job |newspaper=The Windsor Star |date=September 29, 1987 |page=A1}}</ref>  In August 1989, he was transferred to the [[Ontario Minister of Labour|Ministry of Labour]].<ref name="1989PetCab">{{cite news |title=Veterans bear load as 8 ministers cut in Peterson shuffle |last=Allen |first=Gene |newspaper=The Globe and Mail |date=August 3, 1989 |page=A1}}</ref>

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| post2preceded = [[Greg Sorbara]]
| post2         = [[Ministry of Labour (Ontario)|Minister of Labour]]
| post2years    = 1989–1990
| post2note     =
| post2followed = [[Robert W. Mackenzie|Bob Mackenzie]]

| post1preceded = [[Lily Oddie Munro]]
| post1         = [[Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration|Minister of Citizenship]]
| post1years    = 1987–1989
| post1note     = also responsible for Race relations, Multiculturalism and the Ontario Human Rights Commission
| post1followed = [[Bob Wong]]
}}
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