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Greg Rickford

Canadian politician

Field	Value
honorific-prefix	The Honourable
name	Greg Rickford
honorific-suffix
image	GregRickfordMPP.jpg
caption	Rickford in 2022
office	Minister of Indigenous Affairs and First Nations Economic Reconciliation
premier	Doug Ford
predecessor	David Zimmer
term_start	June 29, 2018
office1	Minister of Northern Development
premier1	Doug Ford
predecessor1	Himself (as Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines)
term_start1	June 24, 2022
parliament2	Ontario Provincial
riding2	Kenora—Rainy River
term_start2	June 7, 2018
predecessor2	Sarah Campbell
constituency_MP3	Kenora
parliament3	Canadian
term_start3	October 14, 2008
term_end3	August 4, 2015
predecessor3	Roger Valley
successor3	Bob Nault
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office4	Ontario Minister of Northern Development, Mines, Natural Resources and Forestry
premier4	Doug Ford
predecessor4	Himself (as Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines)
successor4	Himself (as Minister of Northern Development)
term_start4	June 18, 2021
term_end4	June 24, 2022
office5	Ontario Minister of Energy, Northern Development and Mines
premier5	Doug Ford
predecessor5	Glenn Thibeault (Energy)
Michael Gravelle (Northern Development & Mines)
successor5	Todd Smith (Energy)
term_start5	June 29, 2018
term_end5	June 18, 2021
office6	Minister of Natural Resources
primeminister6	Stephen Harper
term_start6	March 19, 2014
term_end6	November 4, 2015
predecessor6	Joe Oliver
successor6	Jim Carr
office7	Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario
primeminister7	Stephen Harper
term_start7	July 15, 2013
term_end7	November 4, 2015
predecessor7	Tony Clement
successor7	Position abolished
office9	Minister of State for Science and Technology
primeminister9	Stephen Harper
term_start9	July 15, 2013
term_end9	March 19, 2014
predecessor9	Gary Goodyear
successor9	Ed Holder
office10	Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs
primeminister10	Stephen Harper
term_start10	January 30, 2011
term_end10	July 15, 2013
predecessor10	Position established
successor10	Mark Strahl
birth_name	David Gregory Rickford
birth_date
birth_place	Paris, Ontario, Canada
party	Progressive Conservative
otherparty	Conservative
occupation	Nurse, lawyer, politician
alma_mater	Mohawk College (Dipl.)
University of Victoria (BScNursing)
McGill University (JD, BCL)
Université Laval (MBA)

| honorific-prefix = The Honourable | honorific-suffix = John Yakabuski (as Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry) Graydon Smith (as Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry) Michael Gravelle (Northern Development & Mines) University of Victoria (BScNursing) McGill University (JD, BCL) Université Laval (MBA)

David Gregory Rickford (born September 24, 1967) is a Canadian politician. He is the Minister of Northern Development and Minister of Indigenous Affairs in the Executive Council of Ontario under Premier Doug Ford. He represents the Kenora—Rainy River riding in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

Rickford previously served as the federal Minister of Natural Resources and as the Minister of State for Science and Technology in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 federal election and represented the electoral district of Kenora as a member of the Conservative Party until his defeat in the 2015 election.

Background

Rickford was born in Paris, Ontario, on September 24, 1967. He worked as a nurse and lawyer in the remote First Nations communities of the Kenora District.

Federal politics

Rickford was elected to represent the Ontario electoral district of Kenora in the 2008 federal election and re-elected in the 2011 election.

A member of the Conservative Party of Canada, Rickford was the first Conservative MP elected in the Kenora riding and the first right-wing MP to represent the Kenora area since 1921.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Rickford Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages on August 30, 2010.

On January 30, 2011, Rickford was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development.

On July 15, 2013, he was appointed the Minister of State (Science and Technology, and Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario).

On March 19, 2014, he was appointed to succeed Joe Oliver as Minister of Natural Resources.

He was defeated in the October 19, 2015 Canadian federal election by Bob Nault. Nault had represented the predecessor riding of Kenora-Rainy River from 1988 until 2004, when he chose not to run in the 2004 Canadian federal election. Rickford was pushed into third place, behind Nault and former Ontario New Democratic Party leader Howard Hampton.

Provincial politics

Rickford re-entered politics on November 18, 2017, when he was acclaimed as the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate in Kenora—Rainy River for the 2018 election. The Progressive Conservatives won a majority government in the June 7, election and Rickford was elected in his riding.

On June 29, 2018, Rickford was appointed Ministry of Energy, Mines, Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs in the cabinet of Premier Doug Ford.

Electoral record

Cabinet positions

References

[http://www.cbc.ca/news2/canadavotes/riding/142/candidate.html "Kenora: 2008 Results"]. [[CBC News]], October 14, 2008.
link. (2012-07-11, ''[[Kenora Daily Miner]]'', October 15, 2008.)
Payton, Laura. (January 31, 2011). "Harper gives new exposure to MPs". [[Fort McMurray Today]].
[http://www.brantfordexpositor.ca/2013/07/15/rickford-appointed-new-minister-of-state-for-science-and-technology-2 "Rickford appointed new Minister of State for Science and Technology"], ''[[Brantford Expositor]]'', July 15, 2008. Retrieved March 12, 2014.
Margo McDiarmid. (March 20, 2014). "Greg Rickford takes on natural resources post at critical time". CBC.
[http://www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com/2017/11/19/rickford-offically-named-pc-candidate-for-kenora-rainy-river "Rickford officially named PC candidate for Kenora-Rainy River"]. ''[[Kenora Daily Miner and News]]'', November 19, 2017.
"Summary of Valid Votes Cast for each Candidate". Elections Ontario.

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