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Dave MacKenzie

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety

Oxford (Ontario)

Dave MacKenzie was re-elected to the House of Commons on January 23, 2006.  On February 7, 2006 he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Safety.

Mr. MacKenzie was first elected to the 38th Parliament on June 28, 2004.  He was also a candidate for the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in the 1997 and 2000 federal elections.

Mr. MacKenzie served as Critic for the Associate Minister of National Defence for the Conservative Party of Canada and he also served as a member of the House of Commons Standing Committee of National Defence and Veterans Affairs.

Prior to his involvement in politics Mr. MacKenzie was a distinguished police officer for the Woodstock City Police from 1967 to 1997. During this time he served his community as a Constable, Detective, Inspector, Deputy Chief of Police, and finally as Chief of Police.

Mr. MacKenzie retired from the police force in 1997 and was named General
Manager for Roetin Industries Canada.

Mr. MacKenzie is also extensively involved with volunteer activities in his community, including the Woodstock General Hospital Foundation, the Woodstock Rotary Club, the United Way of Oxford, and as the fundraising chair for the Woodstock Seniors Centre and served as the initial chair for the “Building The Vision” campaign for the construction of a new hospital in Woodstock.

He and his wife Lynda reside in Woodstock, Ontario and have three adult children.