Victor Anthony Fedeli MPP (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of economic development, job creation and trade since 2019 and chair of Cabinet since 2018.

[citation needed] Fedeli was recognized for his work in North Bay with the non-profit Air Base Corporation (ABPC), where he served as chairman from inception until 2002.

[8] To raise revenues and increase residential development in the city, Fedeli undertook the sale of surplus publicly owned lands.

This led to 115 parcels of property being sold, bringing in about $8 million, and greater housing construction, including the gentrification of many areas of the city.

Despite Lawlor's high profile as a former mayor and candidate for the Liberal Party of Ontario, Fedeli was re-elected with more than two-thirds of the vote.

The only other candidate at the time was Bill Vrebosch, mayor of East Ferris, who had run against then-MPP Monique Smith in the 2007 Ontario election.

Vrebosch dropped out of the race soon after, citing family health concerns, and Fedeli was acclaimed the PC candidate on February 26, 2010.

[17] However, after Frank Klees abandoned his bid for Speaker, Hudak assigned him the Transportation critic portfolio, which was previously the responsibility of Norm Miller.

Fedeli was named PC lead on the Standing Committee on Justice Policy, investigating the circumstances surrounding the gas plant cancellations.

On June 6, 2013, Fedeli and fellow Progressive Conservative Rob Leone wrote to Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Chris Lewis asking him to order an investigation into "theft of taxpayer property and breach of public trust" in relation to the deletion and removal of emails from government computers.

[26] In an effort to draw a contrast with this, Fedeli and his caucus colleague Norm Miller undertook a tour of northern communities to meet with various stakeholders in June 2012.

Michael Gravelle took over the Ministry of Northern Development and Mines file and soon announced there would be no dramatic change in direction for the ONTC.

[29] On March 6, 2013, at Fedeli's request the Standing Committee on Public Accounts asked the auditor general to investigate the divestiture of the ONTC.

[32] On September 18, 2013, the Standing Committee on Estimates approved a motion brought forward by Fedeli ordering the release of Ministry of Finance Documents relating to the ONTC in the months prior to the 2011 election.

[citation needed] On June 29, 2018, Fedeli was sworn in as finance minister under newly the elected premier, Doug Ford.