Randy Boissonnault
Canadian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault PC MP (born July 14, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages since July 26, 2023. He previously served as Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, he represents the riding of Edmonton Centre in the House of Commons. Boissonnault was initially elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) in the 2015 federal election and served until his defeat in 2019.[2] He later went on to win back his seat in the 2021 federal election. He was one of five openly gay MPs elected in 2015 and the first to be elected from Alberta.[3][4]
Randy Boissonnault | |
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Boissonnault in 2014 | |
| Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Carla Qualtrough |
| Minister of Tourism Associate Minister of Finance | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mona Fortier (as Associate Minister of Finance) |
| Succeeded by | Soraya Martinez Ferrada |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre | |
| Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | James Cumming |
| In office October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Laurie Hawn |
| Succeeded by | James Cumming |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 Issues | |
| In office November 15, 2016 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault[1] July 14, 1970 Morinville, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Website | Official website |
Boissonnault was born in the Franco-Albertan town of Morinville, Alberta,[5] on July 14, 1970.
After graduating from the University of Alberta, Boissonault studied at the University of Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar.[5] He subsequently worked as a lecturer at the University of Alberta's Campus Saint-Jean and as a journalist and political commentator for Radio-Canada and Les Affaires.[6]
Boissonnault was elected in the 2015 election in the riding of Edmonton Centre, the first Liberal MP to win in the riding for almost a decade.[5]
Upon being sworn in as a Member of Parliament, Boissonnault was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Canadian Heritage.[5]
On November 15, 2016, Boissonnault was named special advisor on LGBTQ2 issues to the Prime Minister.[7] The role involves advising Trudeau "on the development and co-ordination of the Government of Canada’s LGBTQ2 agenda" including protecting LGBT rights in Canada and addressing both present and historical discrimination.[7]
He was defeated in the 2019 election. On July 14, 2021, he was acclaimed as the Edmonton Centre Liberal candidate for the next Canadian federal election.[8] He won the election on September 20, 2021, defeating James Cumming, who had previously defeated him in 2019.
Boissonnault was appointed the minister of tourism and associate minister of finance in a Cabinet shuffle following the 2021 federal election.[9]
He is currently serving as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development, and Official Languages following a cabinet shuffle in the summer of 2023. He is the first Franco-Albertan to be appointed to the position of Minister for Official Languages.
| 2021 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 16,560 | 33.7 | +0.6 | $109,821.36 | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 15,945 | 32.4 | -9.05 | $81,069.18 | |||
| New Democratic | Heather MacKenzie | 14,171 | 28.8 | +8.16 | $50,495.97 | |||
| People's | Brock Crocker | 2,094 | 4.3 | +2.78 | $3,172.62 | |||
| Libertarian | Valerie Keefe | 266 | 0.5 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Merryn Edwards | 112 | 0.2 | +0.05 | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 49,148 | – | – | $110,160.12 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 342 | |||||||
| Turnout | 49,490 | |||||||
| Eligible voters | 78,769 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +4.83 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[10] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 22,006 | 41.45 | +6.50 | none listed | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 17,524 | 33.01 | -4.18 | none listed | |||
| New Democratic | Katherine Swampy | 10,959 | 20.64 | -3.81 | $53,174.12 | |||
| Green | Grad Murray | 1,394 | 2.63 | +0.00 | none listed | |||
| People's | Paul Hookham | 805 | 1.52 | - | $5,550.42 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Donovan Eckstrom | 206 | 0.39 | -0.09 | $0.00 | |||
| Independent | Adil Pirbhai | 119 | 0.22 | $3,475.90 | ||||
| Marxist–Leninist | Peggy Morton | 79 | 0.15 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,092 | 99.32 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 362 | 0.68 | +0.24 | |||||
| Turnout | 53,454 | 64.32 | -2.72 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 83,112 | |||||||
| Conservative gain from Liberal | Swing | +5.34 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[11][12][13] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Edmonton Centre | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Randy Boissonnault | 19,902 | 37.19 | +13.46 | $126,839.87 | |||
| Conservative | James Cumming | 18,703 | 34.95 | -11.25 | $132,838.67 | |||
| New Democratic | Gil McGowan | 13,084 | 24.45 | -1.37 | $109,525.67 | |||
| Green | David Parker | 1,403 | 2.62 | -0.94 | $113.87 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Steven Stauffer | 257 | 0.48 | – | – | |||
| Independent | Kat Yaki | 163 | 0.30 | – | $2,097.91 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 53,512 | 99.56 | $211,594.41 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 234 | 0.44 | – | |||||
| Turnout | 53,746 | 67.04 | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 80,173 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +12.35 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[14][15] | ||||||||
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