Jeff Watson was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 and was re-elected in 2006, 2008 and 2011. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Transport in September 2013.

Mr. Watson worked as the Executive Assistant and Marketing Director for an internationally known promotions company. He later joined Chrysler Canada and worked on the line at the Trim Division at Chrysler's Windsor Assembly Plant. Mr. Watson studied political science and history at the University of Windsor. He returned to studies in 2012, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in History.

Mr. Watson and his wife, Sarah, make their home in Amherstburg, Ontario. They have six children - Sophie, Emma, Elijah, Thaddaeus, Ava, and Beatrice.