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Parliamentary Secretary to
the Minister of International Trade
and to the Minister of International
Cooperation - Brian Pallister

Portage–Lisgar (Manitoba)

Brian Pallister was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000 and was re-elected in 2004 and 2006.

Mr. Pallister has served on several House of Commons committees and was the Chair of the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance. In Opposition, he served as the Senior Opposition Critic for several portfolios. Previous to his career in federal politics, Mr. Pallister was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba where he served as the Minister of Government Services and as chair of the Advisory Panel on Business Regulations. Before entering politics, Mr. Pallister taught in a high school in rural Manitoba and later founded Pallister Insurance and Financial Services.

Mr. Pallister was born and raised on a fourth generation family farm southwest of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. He and his wife, Esther, have two children.