Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation and Minister for La Francophonie and Official Languages - Ted Menzies

Macleod (Alberta)

Ted Menzies was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 and was re-elected in 2006. Most recently, he served as Critic for International Trade. Prior to this, he was the Critic for Inter-Provincial Trade, International Cooperation and the Canadian International Development Agency. Mr. Menzies was also president of the Canadian Agri-Food and Trade Alliance and vice-president of the Grain Growers of Canada. He has owned and operated a farm in Claresholm , Alberta , for over 30 years. Mr. Menzies was born in 1952 in Claresholm. He is married to Sandy and they have two children.