Jonathan Wilkinson (politician)
Jonathan Wilkinson | |
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Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
Assumed office July 18, 2018 | |
Preceded by | Dominic LeBlanc |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
In office December 2, 2015 – July 18, 2018 | |
Minister | Catherine McKenna |
Preceded by | Colin Carrie |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for North Vancouver | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Saxton |
Personal details | |
Born | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario | June 11, 1965
Political party | Liberal |
Residence | North Vancouver, British Columbia |
Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan (B.A.) University of Oxford, McGill University (Masters) |
Profession | Businessman |
Jonathan Wilkinson PC MP (born June 11, 1965) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of North Vancouver in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election, and re-elected in the 2019 election. He is the current Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard. Before entering politics, Wilkinson was a constitutional negotiator and businessman who spent twenty years in the private sector, mainly with green technology companies.
Early life and career[edit]
Wilkinson was born in Sault Ste. Marie and grew up in Saskatoon.[1] He was the former leader of the New Democratic Party's youth wing in Saskatchewan.[1][2]
Wilkinson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Saskatchewan and went on to win the Prairies Rhodes Scholar in 1988, reading Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Exeter College, Oxford.[3] He earned master's degrees in international relations, politics, and economics from Oxford and McGill.[1]
Wilkinson was an advisor to Saskatchewan premier Roy Romanow and served in the provincial civil service from 1991 to 1995, when he joined Bain & Company's Toronto branch.[1] In 1999, he relocated to Vancouver to work for QuestAir Technologies, a gas purification company and he became its CEO in 2002.[1] In 2009, he became the senior vice-president for business development in Nexterra Systems, a biomass company.[1] In 2011, Wilkinson became the CEO of BioteQ Environmental Technologies, a water treatment company based in Vancouver.[1]
On July 18, 2018, Wilkinson was appointed Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard in the 29th Canadian Ministry.[4] Wilkinson supports the Trudeau government's purchase and construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g Blackwell, Richard (6 September 2012). "BioteQ's Jonathan Wilkinson a business oddity, but no fish out of water". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "Liberals select North Shore candidates for 2015 federal election". Vancouver Sun. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- ^ "The Impact of Philanthropy: The Rhodes Trust Donor Report 2011–2012" (PDF). rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ Laanela, Mike (July 18, 2018). "North Vancouver MP Jonathan Wilkinson named federal minister of fisheries, oceans, coast guard". CBC News. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
- ^ "House of Commons Hansard #279 of the 42nd Parliament, 1st Session". openparliament.ca. April 16, 2018. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau | ||
Cabinet post (1) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Dominic LeBlanc | Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard July 17, 2018 – |
Incumbent |
- 1965 births
- Living people
- Members of the 29th Canadian Ministry
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from British Columbia
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Businesspeople from Ontario
- Businesspeople from British Columbia
- People from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
- People from North Vancouver
- Canadian management consultants
- Canadian Rhodes Scholars
- University of Saskatchewan alumni
- Alumni of Exeter College, Oxford
- McGill University alumni
- 21st-century Canadian politicians