Thunder Bay’s Bill Mauro is proving his rise up the ranks of government is no accident.
In last week’s cabinet shuffle Mauro was appointed the new Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry.
Lakehead University Political Science professor Laure Paquette says the announcement even took her off guard.
Paquette says she confesses that Mauro defied her expectations by being re-elected with a larger majority and being reappointed to cabinet.
Mauro is not unfamilair with the post since he was once the parliamentary secretary to the minister several years ago. (File Photo)