Ontario

Natalia Kusendova-Bashta

Minister of Long-Term Care and Minister of Francophone Affairs (Ontario), ON

ON PC

About

Natalia Kusendova-Bashta is the Ontario Minister of Long-Term Care in the Ford PC government, and took on the Francophone Affairs portfolio after Caroline Mulroney's June 5, 2026 resignation. Progressive Conservative MPP for Mississauga Centre since 2018. A registered nurse who continued emergency-room shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic while in office, and fluent in French. Her long-term-care file covers the provincial bed-construction program and staffing-standards rollout.

Quick Facts

Party: Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario
Riding: ,
Province: ON