Pierre Poilievre
|
The Honourable Pierre Poilievre PC MP |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Official Opposition Critic for Employment and Work Opportunity | |
|
Assumed office October 16, 2016 |
|
| Minister |
MaryAnn Mihychuk Patty Hajdu |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Gerard Deltell |
| Official Opposition Critic for the Treasury Board | |
|
In office November 20, 2015 – October 15, 2016 |
|
| Minister | Scott Brison |
| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Mathieu Ravignat |
| Succeeded by | Phil McColeman |
| Minister of Employment and Social Development | |
|
In office February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015 |
|
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jason Kenney |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Yves Duclos |
| Minister of State for Democratic Reform | |
|
In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
|
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Tim Uppal |
| Succeeded by | Maryam Monsef |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Carleton Nepean—Carleton (2004-2015) |
|
|
Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
|
| Preceded by | David Pratt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 3, 1979 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Ottawa |
| Profession | Business Consultant, Political and International Relations Advisor |
| Website | http://www.pierremp.ca |
Pierre M. J. Poilievre, PC, MP; born June 3, 1979 is a Canadian politician and was the Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister of State (Democratic Reform). He is currently a member of the Canadian House of Commons representing the suburban Ottawa riding of Carleton. First elected in 2004, Poilievre was re-elected in 2006, 2008, 2011 and 2015. Poilievre received the second highest vote total of any candidate in the 2008 election.
Poilievre was born in Calgary, Alberta, the son of schoolteachers. Poilievre is Franco-Albertan in origin. He studied international relations at the University of Calgary, following a period of study in commerce at the same institution. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Calgary.
Poilievre has done policy work for Canadian Alliance MPs Stockwell Day and Jason Kenney, and prior to running for office himself; worked as a full-time assistant to Day. He also worked for Magna International, focusing on communications, and has done public relations work.
In 1999, writing as Pierre Marcel Poilievre, he contributed an essay, "Building Canada Through Freedom" to the book @Stake—"As Prime Minister, I Would...", a collection of essays from Magna International's "As Prime Minister" awards program. In his essay he argued, among other things, for a two-term limit for all Members of Parliament. He did not win the competition and is now in his fifth term as an MP. At the time, he was editorially described as being in the second year of a Commerce program at the University of Calgary. His self-description was as "a political junkie with a passion for public debating and a special interest in international relations".
...
Wikipedia