14 Facts About Kinga Surma

Kinga Surma represents the riding of Etobicoke Centre in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party.

Kinga Surma previously served as Ontario's first Associate Minister of Transportation.

Kinga Surma attended the University of Guelph where she studied Public Policy, Business and Commerce.

Kinga Surma worked for former Toronto City Councillor Peter Milczyn, and at the same time was the President for the Etobicoke-Lakeshore Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario riding association.

Kinga Surma won the contested PC nomination in the riding of Etobicoke Centre in November 2016.

Kinga Surma presented her first successful motion in her first year in government in support of the Toronto Catholic School Board's International Languages Program.

Kinga Surma sought funding for a new Toronto Catholic District School Board school in her riding.

On June 27,2019, Kinga Surma was appointed as the Associate Minister of Transportation.

Kinga Surma is the youngest female member of Executive Council of Ontario.

Kinga Surma spoke in favour of expanding the provincial GO Transit rail network to provide two-way, all-day service on key segments of the network.

In 2020, during COVID-19 pandemic, Kinga Surma introduced legislation to fast track construction on the province's new subway projects.

Kinga Surma was appointed Minister of Infrastructure on June 18,2021, during a cabinet shuffle, replacing Laurie Scott.

In November 2024, Kinga Surma announced a $100 million deal with Elon Musk's Starlink to provide internet to 15,000 homes in Northern Ontario.

Kinga Surma has overseen the expansion of Ontario's broadband internet expansion to all rural and Northern Ontario communities, which is slated to be completed by 2025.