Graydon Smith serves as Ontario’s Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, and the Member of Provincial Parliament for Parry Sound-Muskoka. 

Minister Smith was first elected in 2022 and immediately appointed Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, where he supported ground-breaking legislation to encourage innovation and reduce red tape across Ontario’s natural resource sectors. He also showed strong leadership in forest fire management, coordinating closely with municipalities and frontline crews to ensure Ontario was prepared to respond to record wildfire seasons. 

Following the 2025 election, Minister Smith was appointed Associate Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing, where he is working with Minister Rob Flack to strengthen partnerships with municipalities, accelerate housing construction, and ensure local voices are heard as Ontario builds stronger, safer, and more affordable communities. 

Graydon was first elected as a Town of Bracebridge and District of Muskoka Councillor in 2006. In 2010 he was elected as Mayor of Bracebridge and from 2018 also served as Deputy Chair of the District of Muskoka. He is recognized for his leadership during devastating community floods in 2013 and 2019. 

He is a Past President of Ontario Small Urban Municipalities (OSUM) and also served as the President of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) from 2020-2021. 

In 2019, Graydon was selected as the Bracebridge Rotary Club’s “Citizen of the Year” and made an honorary Paul Harris Fellow. 

Graydon was also the recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013. He lives with his wife and two children in Bracebridge.