Matt Jeneroux
Matt Jeneroux | |
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| Shadow Minister for Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office September 2018 | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Michael Chong |
| Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science & Economic Development | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Maxime Bernier |
| Succeeded by | Dan Albas |
| Shadow Minister for Science | |
| Leader | Andrew Scheer |
| Preceded by | Marilyn Gladu |
| Succeeded by | Michael Chong |
| Official Opposition Critic for Western Economic Diversification | |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Michelle Rempel |
| Succeeded by | Tom Lukiwski |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Riverbend | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Leader | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | James Rajotte |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Edmonton-South West | |
| In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | n/a (new district) |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Dang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1981 or 1982 (age 42–43)[1] Edmonton, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Dr. Elizabeth Clement |
| Residence(s) | Edmonton, Alberta |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta (B.A. 2004) |
Matthew James Arthur Jeneroux MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He represents the electoral district of Edmonton Riverbend as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada caucus.
Prior to his election to the House of Commons, he served in the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West.[2]
Jeneroux was also a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.[3]
In 2017, Jeneroux was named the 2017 Up and Comer in Canadian Parliament by The Hill Times.[4]
Early life and education
Jeneroux was born and raised in Edmonton and Sherwood Park, Alberta. He has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Alberta. Prior to his work in provincial and then federal politics, Jeneroux worked for Health Canada and was an active community volunteer in Edmonton.
Provincial politics
Jeneroux was first elected to the provincial assembly in the 2012 provincial election. In spring 2013, one year after being elected, he introduced a private member's bill entitled Compassionate Care Leave Legislation (Bill 203). The bill has gone through royal assent and provides a leave of absence for an employee from their employer while taking care of a terminally ill family member.
In just three years, he had two of his motions pass unanimously in the legislature. First, to provide support for playgrounds when new schools for young families are built in the province of Alberta. He also urged the provincial government to conduct a review of the childcare policy in the province.[5] He chaired the Standing Committee on Legislative Offices.[6] He was defeated in the 2015 provincial election.
He also chaired the Capital Region Caucus, Youth Secretariat, and was a member of the Alberta Treasury Board committee. In addition, he chaired Results Based Budgeting for Environment and Resource Stewardship, chaired Results Based Budgeting for Wellness, a member of Public Accounts committee, co-chair of the Alberta Film Advisory Council and chair of the Government of Alberta's Youth Advisory Panel.
In 2018, Jeneroux was named the co-Chair of the United Conservative Party Annual General Meeting in Red Deer, Alberta.[7]
Federal politics
As a federal MP, Jeneroux is the Conservative Party of Canada Shadow Minister for Infrastructure, Communities & Urban Affairs. He has served previously as the Shadow Minister for Innovation, Science and Economic Development[8] and Shadow Minister of Science and previously under Rona Ambrose, he served in the Shadow Cabinet as the Official Opposition Critic for Western Economic Diversification.[9]
Jeneroux was named co-Chair of the Alberta Jobs Task Force, a federal Conservative caucus initiative that will collect information from Albertans affected by the current economic situation and produce a report to be tabled in the House of Commons.[10]
In 2016, Jeneroux was voted as one of the Top 3 "Up and Comers" in Parliament by The Hill Times publication survey.
Jeneroux has also been a Standing Member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee of Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics[11], a Member of the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, Vice-Chair on the Standing Committee for Industry and is currently a Member of the Standing Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure.
Jeneroux was critical of the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development in the press in calling for his government's long-awaited Space Strategy.[12]
In February 2017, Jeneroux tabled a motion to promote the use of geothermal technology for the use in orphan and abandoned oil wells in western Canada. His motion, with support from the geothermal industry, called on the Government of Canada to examine ways to reduce the legislative burden on using geothermal technology within Canada.[13]
Jeneroux was voted as the "Best Constituency MP in Canada" by his colleagues, staff & media in the May 2017 Hill Times Publication.[14]
Jeneroux is also the Chair of the Edmonton Region Caucus.
In partnership with the Mental Health Commission of Canada on Father's Day Jeneroux organizes an annual mental health advocacy event on Parliament Hill to support raising awareness for mental health concerns in young men and fathers. The event attracts stakeholders, Senators & Parliamentarians, and advocacy groups from across the country to champion ongoing awareness supports for young fathers.
Jeneroux also co-sponsored an initiative to encourage young girls in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fields for an annual advocacy day on Parliament along with FIRST Lego League which showcased skills in LEGO and pushed for more policies geared to encouraging young girls to pursue careers in STEM related fields.
Electoral record
Federal
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Riverbend | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 28,805 | 49.89 | -9.49 | $126,240.74 | |||
| Liberal | Tariq Chaudary | 17,428 | 30.18 | +15.69 | $62,340.29 | |||
| New Democratic | Brian Fleck | 9,846 | 17.05 | -4.12 | $44,795.24 | |||
| Green | Valerie Kennedy | 1,275 | 2.21 | -2.75 | $6,040.67 | |||
| Libertarian | Steven Lack | 386 | 0.67 | – | $500.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 57,740 | 99.69 | $216,148.06 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 178 | 0.31 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 57,918 | 70.38 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 82,290 | |||||||
| Conservative hold | Swing | -12.59 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
Provincial
| 2012 Alberta general election: Edmonton-South West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 8,502 | 56.47% | – | ||||
| Wildrose Alliance | Allan Hunsperger | 2,713 | 18.02% | – | ||||
| Liberal | Rudy Arcilla | 2,251 | 14.95% | – | ||||
| New Democratic | Muriel Stanley-Venne | 1,283 | 8.52% | – | ||||
| Alberta Party | Bryan Peacock | 308 | 2.05% | – | ||||
| Total | 15,057 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 75 | 42 | 3 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 29,493 | 51.32% | – | |||||
| Progressive Conservative pickup new district. | ||||||||
Source(s)
Source: "44 - Edmonton-South West, 2012 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2012). The Report of the Chief Electoral Officer on the 2011 Provincial Enumeration and Monday, April 23, 2012 Provincial General Election of the Twenty-eighth Legislative Assembly (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. Archived (PDF) from the original on May 6, 2021. Retrieved April 7, 2021. | ||||||||
| 2015 Alberta general election: Edmonton-South West | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||||
| New Democratic | Thomas Dang | 12,352 | 54.41% | 45.89% | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Matt Jeneroux | 6,316 | 27.82% | -28.64% | ||||
| Wildrose | Cole Kander | 2,290 | 10.09% | -7.93% | ||||
| Liberal | Rudy Arcilla | 1,199 | 5.28% | -9.67% | ||||
| Alberta Party | Krishna Tailor | 543 | 2.39% | 0.35% | ||||
| Total | 22,700 | – | – | |||||
| Rejected, spoiled and declined | 81 | 35 | 21 | |||||
| Eligible electors / turnout | 41,230 | 55.30% | 3.99% | |||||
| New Democratic gain from Progressive Conservative | Swing | -5.93% | ||||||
Source(s)
Source: "44 - Edmonton-South West, 2015 Alberta general election". officialresults.elections.ab.ca. Elections Alberta. Retrieved May 21, 2020. Chief Electoral Officer (2016). 2015 General Election. A Report of the Chief Electoral Officer (PDF) (Report). Edmonton, Alta.: Elections Alberta. | ||||||||
References
- ^ "Young and old battle for nomination votes". Edmonton Sun. January 16, 2012.
- ^ "Alberta Election 2012: Riding-by-riding results". The Globe and Mail. April 23, 2012. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "The Diamond Jubilee Medal". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Matt Urges Affordable Childcare Review in Alberta Legislature". mattjeneroux.ca. Archived from the original on December 25, 2014. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
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- ^ Braid, Don (May 4, 2018). "A mammoth policy meeting where Kenney won't talk policy". Calgary Herald. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Rabson, Mia (June 12, 2018). "Andrew Scheer Removes Maxime Bernier From Role As Innovation Critic". Huffington Post. The Canadian Press. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Conservatives Announce Official Opposition Shadow Cabinet and Critics". conservative.ca. November 20, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Conservatives launch Alberta Jobs Taskforce". Peace River Record Gazette. October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 20, 2016.
- ^ McGregor, Janyce (January 30, 2016). "Meet the Commons committees of the 42nd Parliament". CBC News. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Turnbull, Sarah (June 13, 2018). "Space group takes to the Hill after Canada drops major NASA project". iPolitics. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Johnston, Scott (March 22, 2017). "Using abandoned oil wells for geothermal on Edmonton MPs federal budget 2017 wish list". Global News. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ Ryckewaert, Laura (May 8, 2017). "Goodale voted Best Cabinet Minister in QP, Scrums in The Hill Times' 25th annual Politically Savvy Survey". The Hill Times. Retrieved July 29, 2018.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. February 29, 2016. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates