The Honourable Gordon O'Connor

Minister of National Defence

Carleton–Mississippi Mills (Ontario)


Appointed to Cabinet on February 6th, 2006, Gordon O'Connor was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 and re-elected in 2006 in the riding of Carleton – Mississippi Mills.

Born in Toronto, Mr. O’Connor received a Bachelor of Sciences in Mathematics and Physics from Concordia and a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy from York University. Before being elected to Parliament Mr. O’Connor had several careers in the private and public sectors, most notably he served Canada as a military officer for over 30 years, joining the Regular Army as a Second Lieutenant in the Armour Branch, and retiring at the rank of Brigadier General. One of Mr. O’Connor’s last appointments before retirement included responsibility for planning the future force structure of the Canadian Forces.

Mr. O’Connor has been a resident of Kanata, Ontario for over 20 years. He is married and is the father of two children.

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