Ginette Petitpas Taylor
Ginette Petitpas Taylor | |
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Minister of Health | |
Assumed office August 28, 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Jane Philpott |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |
In office January 30, 2017 – August 28, 2017 | |
Minister | Bill Morneau |
Preceded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
Succeeded by | Joël Lightbound |
Deputy Government Whip | |
In office November 20, 2015 – January 29, 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Dave MacKenzie |
Succeeded by | Filomena Tassi |
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Robert Goguen |
Personal details | |
Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 50–51)[1] Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Alma mater | Université de Moncton |
Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor PC MP (born 1968 or 1969) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 federal election.[2] She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and the current Minister of Health, and is a member of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as well as the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association.[3]
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Early life and education[edit]
Petitpas Taylor grew up in Dieppe and graduated from the Université de Moncton with a bachelor's degree in social work.[citation needed]
Before politics[edit]
From 2004 to 2008, she was the chairwoman of the New Brunswick Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and has held a variety of other positions, including the coordinator for the Victim's Services Program of the local detachment of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.[4]
Political career[edit]
She won the Liberal Party's nomination for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe on March 28, 2015, and won the riding in the election held on October 19, 2015.[5]
On December 2, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Petitpas Taylor as deputy government whip. On February 15, 2016, Petitpas Taylor was sworn in as a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada according to her duties as Deputy Government Whip.[6] She then succeeded Jane Philpott as Minister of Health in a cabinet shuffle on August 28, 2017.[7][8]
Electoral record[edit]
2015 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
Liberal | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | 30,054 | 57.75 | +27.25 | $63,968.39 | |||
Conservative | Robert Goguen | 11,168 | 21.46 | -15.30 | $94,944.45 | |||
New Democratic | Luc LeBlanc | 8,420 | 16.18 | -12.28 | $33,592.43 | |||
Green | Luc Melanson | 2,399 | 4.61 | +0.33 | $9,724.74 | |||
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 52,041 | 100.00 | $204,679.96 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | 311 | 0.59 | -0.13 | |||||
Turnout | 52,352 | 73.37 | +8.20 | |||||
Eligible voters | 71,350 | |||||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.28 | ||||||
Source: Elections Canada[9][10] |
References[edit]
- ^ Guly, Christopher (September 6, 2017). "New health minister praised by rivals and Liberals, but has a steep learning curve ahead, says critic". Hill Times. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
said the 48-year-old, Dieppe, N.B. born-and-raised Ms. Petitpas Taylor
- ^ "Ginette Petitpas Taylor Wins Second Term In Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe". huddle.today. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor - Roles - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ Meet Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Ginette Petitpas Taylor Wins Liberal Nomination For Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe, 919: The Bend, March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor being sworn in to the Privy Council at Rideau Hall". ginglelive.com.
- ^ "Trudeau shuffles ministers, overhauls Indigenous Affairs, brings friend O'Regan into cabinet | The Star". thestar.com.
- ^ http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/federal-trudeau-cabinet-shuffle-bios-photos-who-1.4265394
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
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