The Honourable Jason Kenney

Secretary of State (Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity)

Calgary Southeast (Alberta)


Jason Kenney was first elected to the House of Commons in 1997 and was re-elected in 2000, 2004 and 2006. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister in February 2006. 

Mr. Kenney was Chair of the Subcommittee on International Human Rights of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development in 2006 and has served on the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics. He served as the Opposition Deputy House Leader from 2004 until 2006, and as the Official Opposition Critic on a number of files.

Prior to seeking election, Mr. Kenney served as president and chief executive officer of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation.

Mr. Kenney was born in Ontario and raised in southern Saskatchewan, where he graduated from Notre Dame College. He did undergraduate studies in philosophy at the St. Ignatius Institute of the University of San Francisco.

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