Greg Rickford
Greg Rickford | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
| Assumed office March 19, 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Joe Oliver |
| Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor) | |
| Assumed office July 15, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Tony Clement |
| Minister of State for Science and Technology | |
| In office July 15, 2013 – March 19, 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Gary Goodyear |
| Succeeded by | Ed Holder |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs | |
| In office January 30, 2011 – July 15, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Succeeded by | Mark Strahl |
| Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages | |
| In office August 30, 2010 – January 30, 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Member of Parliament for Kenora | |
| Assumed office October 14, 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Roger Valley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1967 Paris, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Janet Rickford |
| Alma mater | McGill University Université Laval Victoria University Mohawk College |
Greg Rickford, PC, (born September 24, 1967) is a Canadian politician serving as the Minister of Natural Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 federal election[1] and represents the electoral district of Kenora as a member of the Conservative Party.
Life and career
Greg was born in Paris, Ontario on September 24, 1967. He is married to Janet Rickford, and they have two daughters Abigail Mae and Poppy Kate.
Greg has worked as a nurse and lawyer in the remote First Nations communities of the Kenora District.[2] Rickford holds degrees in common and civil law from McGill University, an MBA from Université Laval, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Victoria University and a Diploma in Nursing from Mohawk College.[citation needed]
Politics
Greg was elected to represent the Ontario electoral district of Kenora in the 2008 federal election and re-elected in the 2011 election.
A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, Rickford is the first Conservative MP elected in the Kenora riding, and the first centre-right MP to represent the Kenora area since 1921.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Rickford to become Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages on August 30, 2010.
On January 30, 2011, Rickford was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.
On July 15, 2013, he was appointed the Minister of State (Science and Technology, and Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario).[3]
On March 19, 2014, he was appointed to succeed Joe Oliver as Minister of Natural Resources.[4]
Electoral record
| 2011 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Greg Rickford | 11,567 | 47.05 | +6.59 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Tania Cameron | 6,855 | 27.88 | +4.65 | – | |||
| Liberal | Roger Valley | 5,381 | 21.89 | -9.74 | – | |||
| Green | Mike Schwindt | 636 | 2.59 | -2.09 | – | |||
| Independent | Kelvin Chicago-Boucher | 147 | 0.60 | – | – | |||
| Total valid votes | 24,586 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 120 | 0.49 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 24,706 | 60.38 | +5.01 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 40,917 | – | – | |||||
| 2008 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Greg Rickford | 9,395 | 40.46 | +9.47 | $80,724 | |||
| Liberal | Roger Valley | 7,344 | 31.63 | -4.89 | $63,788 | |||
| New Democratic | Tania Cameron | 5,394 | 23.23 | -6.72 | $59,298 | |||
| Green | JoJo Holiday | 1,087 | 4.68 | +2.14 | $362 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 23,220 | 100.00 | $90,484 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 94 | 0.40 | +0.09 | |||||
| Turnout | 23,314 | 55.37 | -8.11 | |||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | -7.18 | ||||||
References
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news2/canadavotes/riding/142/candidate.html]. CBC, October 14, 2008.
- ^ "Mission Impossible - accomplished", Kenora Daily Miner, October 15, 2008.
- ^ "Rickford appointed new Minister of State for Science and Technology", Brantford Expositor, July 15, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
- ^ Margo McDiarmid (March 20, 2014). "Greg Rickford takes on natural resources post at critical time". CBC.
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