Provencher (Manitoba)
 Vic Toews was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000 and re-elected in
2004 and 2006. He was appointed Minister of Justice and Attorney General of
Canada on February 6, 2006.
In Opposition, Mr. Toews served as Justice
Critic, and was Vice-Chair of the Subcommittee on the Process for Appointment to
the Judiciary. He was also a member of numerous subcommittees including ones on
National Security, on Agenda and Procedure and on Bill C-17.
Prior to his
election to the House of Commons, Mr. Toews was active in Manitoba provincial
politics. In 1995, he was elected as the Member of the Legislative Assembly for
Rossmere and shortly thereafter, he was appointed Minister of Labour. From 1997
until September 1999, he served as the Attorney General and Minister of Justice
for the Province of Manitoba.
Mr. Toews practised law with the Manitoba
provincial Department of Justice from 1976 to 1991.
In 1987, Mr. Toews
was appointed director of constitutional law for the Province of Manitoba. He
acted as legal counsel to the Premier of Manitoba at the Meech Lake Accord
discussions in 1990. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1991.
Mr. Toews
obtained his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Winnipeg, and his law
degree from the University of Manitoba. He is married to Lorraine and they have
two children.
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