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Hon. Monte Solberg
Hon. Monte Solberg
Member of Parliament; for Medicine Hat
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1993 election
Preceded by	Bob Porter
Personal details
Born	September 17, 1958 (age 65); Calgary, Alberta
Political party	Conservative
Residence	Brooks
Profession	Broadcaster/Businessman
Cabinet	Minister of Human Resources and Social Development

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Monte Kenton Solberg PC, MP (born September 17, 1958 in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian Member of Parliament, representing the riding of Medicine Hat in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He is the current Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. He has also served as Critic for Foreign Affairs, National Revenue, and Human Resources Development.

A former broadcaster and businessman, Solberg is originally Norwegian^[1]. He was elected as a Reform Party Member of Parliament (MP) in 1993 and 1997, and as a Canadian Alliance MP in 2000. In 2001, Solberg was one of 13 MPs who were suspended from the Canadian Alliance caucus for criticizing the leadership of Stockwell Day. He sat as an Independent Alliance MP for the summer, but rejoined the Alliance caucus before the Democratic Representative Caucus was formed. He was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus (to preserve their official party status) after the December 9, 2003 creation of the merged Conservative Party, as the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged until a few weeks later. He was re-elected as a Conservative MP in the 2004 election.

Solberg kept a high-profile blog, and in 2005, is thought to have made history when, using his BlackBerry, he blogged from the floor of the House of Commons immediately upon the passage of Bill C-38, which provided legal recognition of same-sex marriage. Solberg was opposed to the bill. In 2006, Solberg again won his Medicine Hat riding, with 79.7% of the vote. He suspended updating his blog after being appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration.

In the January 4th 2007 cabinet shuffle, Solberg was appointed the new minister of Human Resources and Social Development, replacing Diane Finley.

External links

Solberg's official Blog (Monte Solberg is no longer actively blogging)
Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament

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Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor	Office	Successor
Diane Finley	Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development 2007– styled as Minister of Human Resources and Social Development	'incumbent'
Joe Volpe	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration 2006–2007	Diane Finley

Parliament of Canada
Preceded by Robert Harold Porter	Member of Parliament Medicine Hat 1993–	Succeeded by Incumbent

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 '''Monte Kenton Solberg''' [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]], [[Canadian House of Commons|MP]] (born [[September 17]], [[1958]] in [[Calgary, Alberta]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|Member of Parliament]], representing the riding of [[Medicine Hat (electoral district)|Medicine Hat]] in the [[Canadian House of Commons]] as a member of the [[Conservative Party of Canada]].  He is the current [[Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development (Canada)|Minister of Human Resources and Social Development]].  He has also served as Critic for [[Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)|Foreign Affairs]], [[Minister of National Revenue (Canada)|National Revenue]], and [[Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development (Canada)|Human Resources Development]].
-A former broadcaster and businessman, Solberg was elected as a [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) in [[1993]] and [[1997]], and as a [[Canadian Alliance]] MP in [[2000]].  In [[2001]], Solberg was one of 13 MPs who were suspended from the Canadian Alliance caucus for criticizing the leadership of [[Stockwell Day]]. He sat as an Independent Alliance MP for the summer, but rejoined the Alliance caucus before the [[Democratic Representative Caucus]] was formed.  He was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] caucus (to preserve their [[official party status]]) after the [[December 9]], [[2003]] creation of the merged Conservative Party, as the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged until a few weeks later.  He was re-elected as a Conservative MP in the [[Canadian_federal_election,_2004|2004 election]].
+A former broadcaster and businessman, Solberg is originally [[Norway|Norwegian]]<ref>/http://markbyron.typepad.com/main/2006/02/the_harper_admi.html</ref>. He was elected as a [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform Party]] [[Member of Parliament]] (MP) in [[1993]] and [[1997]], and as a [[Canadian Alliance]] MP in [[2000]].  In [[2001]], Solberg was one of 13 MPs who were suspended from the Canadian Alliance caucus for criticizing the leadership of [[Stockwell Day]]. He sat as an Independent Alliance MP for the summer, but rejoined the Alliance caucus before the [[Democratic Representative Caucus]] was formed.  He was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the [[Progressive Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative]] caucus (to preserve their [[official party status]]) after the [[December 9]], [[2003]] creation of the merged Conservative Party, as the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged until a few weeks later.  He was re-elected as a Conservative MP in the [[Canadian_federal_election,_2004|2004 election]].
 Solberg kept a high-profile [[blog]], and in [[2005]], is thought to have made history when, using his [[BlackBerry]], he blogged from the floor of the House of Commons immediately upon the passage of [[Civil Marriage Act|Bill C-38]], which provided legal recognition of [[same-sex marriage]].  Solberg was opposed to the bill. In 2006, Solberg again won his [[Medicine Hat]] riding, with 79.7% of the vote.  He suspended updating his blog after being appointed [[Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (Canada)|Minister of Citizenship and Immigration]].

v t e Ministers of Labour
Ministers of Labour (1900–96)	Mulock Aylesworth Lemieux¹ W. L. M. King Crothers Robertson Murdock J. H. King (acting) Elliott Manion (acting) Jones Heenan Robertson Gordon Rogers McLarty Mitchell Martin (acting) Gregg Starr MacEachen Nicholson Pépin Mackasey O'Connell Munro Ouellet (acting) O'Connell Alexander Regan Caccia Ouellet McKnight Cadieux Corbeil Danis Valcourt Axworthy Robillard
Ministers of Human Resources Development (1996–2005)²	Young Pettigrew Stewart Frulla Dryden
Ministers of Human Resources and Skills Development (2005–13)	Stronach Finley Solberg Finley
Ministers of Employment and Social Development (2013–15)	Kenney Poilievre
Minister of Families, Children and Social Development (2015–present)	Duclos
Ministers of Labour (1996–2015)	Robillard Gagliano MacAulay Bradshaw Fontana³ Blackburn Ambrose Raitt Leitch
Minister of Employment, Workforce and Labour (2015–2019)	Mihychuk Hajdu
Minister of Labour (2019–present)	Tassi O'Regan MacKinnon
¹Until 1909, the office of the minister of Labour was a secondary function of the Postmaster-General of Canada. W. L. M. King was the first to hold the office independently. ²The office of Minister of Employment and Immigration, and Minister of Labour were abolished and the office of Minister of Human Resources Development went in force on July 12, 1996. Under the new provisions, a Minister of Labour may be appointed. However, when no Minister of Labour is appointed, the Minister of Human Resources Development shall exercise the powers and perform the duties and functions of the Minister of Labour. ³Styled "Minister of Labour and Housing".

v t e Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration
Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1950–66)¹	Harris Pickersgill Fulton (acting) Fairclough Bell Favreau Tremblay Nicholson Marchand
Ministers of Citizenship and Immigration (1994–2015)	Marchi Robillard Caplan Coderre Sgro Volpe Solberg Finley Kenney Alexander
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship (2015–)	McCallum Hussen Mendicino Fraser Miller
¹The office of Minister of Citizenship and Immigration was abolished and the office of Minister of Manpower and Immigration was proclaimed in force October 1, 1966.