Greg Rickford

The Honourable Greg Rickford PC
Minister of Natural Resources
In office March 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Joe Oliver
Succeeded by	Jim Carr
Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario (FedNor)
In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Tony Clement
Succeeded by	Position Abolished
Minister of State for Science and Technology
In office July 15, 2013 – March 19, 2014
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Gary Goodyear
Succeeded by	Ed Holder
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian and Northern Affairs
In office January 30, 2011 – July 15, 2013
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Succeeded by	Mark Strahl
Parliamentary Secretary for Official Languages
In office August 30, 2010 – January 30, 2011
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Kenora
In office October 14, 2008 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Roger Valley
Succeeded by	Bob Nault
Personal details
Born	(1967-09-24) September 24, 1967 Paris, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	McGill University Université Laval Victoria University Mohawk College

Greg Rickford, PC, (born September 24, 1967) is a former Canadian politician, who served as the Minister of Natural Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 federal election and representd the electoral district of Kenora as a member of the Conservative Party until his defeat by Liberal candidate Bob Nault in the 2015 election.

Life and career

Rickford was born in Paris, Ontario on September 24, 1967. He has worked as a nurse and lawyer in the remote First Nations communities of the Kenora District. Rickford holds degrees in common and civil law from McGill University, an MBA from Université Laval, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Victoria University and a Diploma in Nursing from Mohawk College.

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 centre-right MP to represent the Kenora area since 1921.

Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed Rickford to become 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.

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015: Kenora
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal	Bob Nault	10,898	35.39
	New Democratic	Howard Hampton	10,379	33.71
	Conservative	Greg Rickford	8,760	28.45
	Green	Ember C. McKilop	501	1.63
	Independent	Kelvin Boucher-Chicago	162	0.53
Total valid votes			30,791	100.00

Canadian federal election, 2011
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Greg Rickford	11,567	47.05	+6.59	–
	New Democratic	Tania Cameron	6,855	27.88	+4.65	–
	Liberal	Roger Valley	5,381	21.89	-9.74	–
	Green	Mike Schwindt	636	2.59	-2.09	–
	Independent	Kelvin Chicago-Boucher	147	0.60	–	–
Total valid votes			24,586	100.00
Total rejected ballots			120	0.49	+0.09
Turnout			24,706	60.38	+5.01
Eligible voters			40,917	–	–

Canadian federal election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%	Expenditures
	Conservative	Greg Rickford	9,395	40.46	+9.47	$80,724
	Liberal	Roger Valley	7,344	31.63	-4.89	$63,788
	New Democratic	Tania Cameron	5,394	23.23	-6.72	$59,298
	Green	JoJo Holiday	1,087	4.68	+2.14	$362
Total valid votes/Expense limit			23,220	100.00	$90,484
Total rejected ballots			94	0.40	+0.09
Turnout			23,314	55.37	-8.11
	Conservative gain from Liberal		Swing		-7.18

External links

• Greg Rickford
• Greg Rickford – Parliament of Canada biography