Jacques Gourde

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food and Minister for the Canadian Wheat Board

Jacques Gourde was elected to the House of Commons for the first time in 2006. He has a diploma in farming management and until recently was a producer and exporter of hay in Saint-Narcisse de Beaurivage. He was president of the Development Committee of Saint-Narcisse and parish council church warden for six years, and was involved in the organization of social and cultural events for the parish and the region. Mr. Gourde is a man for whom family values, agriculture and the environment are very important. He is married to Chantal Beaudoin and they have five children.