The Honourable Gordon O'Connor

Minister of National Revenue

Carleton–Mississippi Mills (Ontario)

Appointed to Cabinet as Minister of National Defence on February 6th, 2006 and as Minister of National Revenue on August 14th, 2007, Gordon O'Connor was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 and re-elected in 2006 in the riding of Carleton – Mississippi Mills.

Before being elected to Parliament Mr. O’Connor had several careers in the private and public sectors. Most notably he served Canada as a military officer for over 30 years, joining the Regular Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Armour Branch, and retiring at the rank of Brigadier General. One of Mr. O’Connor’s last appointments before retirement included responsibility for planning the future force structure of the Canadian Forces.

Born in Toronto, Mr. O’Connor received a Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics and Physics from Concordia University and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from York University. He has been a resident of Kanata, Ontario, for over 20 years, is married and has two children.

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