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The Honourable Greg Rickford
Minister of State (Science and Technology, and Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario)
Greg Rickford was first elected to the House of Commons in 2008 and re-elected in 2011.
In July 2013, Mr. Rickford was appointed Minister of State (Science and Technology, and Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario). Previously, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of State (Official Languages) in August 2010, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in January 2011, and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario in May 2011.
Prior to entering politics, Mr. Rickford worked as a nurse, a health care consultant and a lawyer. He has degrees in civil and common law from McGill University, and an MBA from Laval University in the City of Québec, where he learned to speak French.
Mr. Rickford is active in a number of church and community activities.
Greg Rickford was born in Paris, Ontario, in 1967.
