Jean-Pierre Blackburn
The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn | |
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Jean-Pierre Blackburn in 2007 | |
Member of Parliament for Jonquière—Alma | |
In office 2006–2011 | |
Preceded by | Sébastien Gagnon |
Succeeded by | Claude Patry |
Member of Parliament for Jonquière | |
In office 1984–1993 | |
Preceded by | Gilles Marceau |
Succeeded by | André Caron |
Personal details | |
Born | (1948-07-06) July 6, 1948 (age 76) Jonquière, Quebec, Canada |
Political party | Conservative Progressive Conservative |
Spouse | Ginette Laforest |
Residence(s) | Jonquière, Quebec, Canada |
Profession | Administrator, manager, professor |
Cabinet | Minister of Veterans Affairs Minister of State (Agriculture) |
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, PC (born July 6, 1948) is a Canadian politician and diplomat. He was the Conservative Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Jonquière—Alma from 2006 to 2011; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative MP for Jonquière from 1984 to 1993.
Blackburn was born in Jonquière, Quebec. In 1993, Blackburn was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. On February 6, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Labour and Housing in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Cabinet. He was shuffled to the National Revenue portfolio on October 30, 2008, and became Minister of Veterans Affairs in 2010.[1] In the May 2011 federal election, Blackburn lost to the NDP candidate, Claude Patry.
A businessman, Blackburn holds a bachelor's degree in administration and a master's in regional studies and intervention from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. He has also been a manager, administrator and a professor. More recently, he has been the president of Blackburn Communications Inc.
He was named Canada's Ambassador and Permanent Delegate to UNESCO in December 2011.[2]
In May 2017, Jean-Pierre Blackburn became leader of the Citizens' Party of Saguenay in order to be a candidate for Mayor's office in the November municipal election.[3]
References
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- ^ Clark, Campbell (May 10, 2012). "Harper rewards defeated minister Lawrence Cannon with Paris post". Globe and Mail. Retrieved December 11, 2021.
- ^ "Jean-Pierre Blackburn est le nouveau chef du PCS | Patricia Rainville | Actualités". Archived from the original on 2017-08-06. Retrieved 2017-05-12.
External links
- Jean-Pierre Blackburn – Parliament of Canada biography
28th Ministry – Cabinet of Stephen Harper | ||
Cabinet posts (5) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Greg Thompson | Minister of Veterans Affairs 2010–2011 | Steven Blaney |
Gordon O'Connor | Minister of National Revenue 2008–2010 | Keith Ashfield |
Christian Paradis as Secretary of State (Agriculture) | Minister of State (Agriculture) 2008–2011 | none |
Joe Fontana | Minister of Labour 2006–2008 | Rona Ambrose |
Jacques Saada | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 2006–2008 | Denis Lebel as Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) |
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