Chris Alexander (politician)
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The Honourable Chris Alexander PC |
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| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
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In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jason Kenney |
| Succeeded by | John McCallum |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ajax—Pickering |
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In office May 2, 2011 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Mark Holland |
| Succeeded by | Mark Holland |
| Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
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In office October 2003 – October 5, 2005 |
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| Prime Minister |
Jean Chrétien Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Konrad Sigurdson |
| Succeeded by | David Sproule |
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Christopher A. Alexander September 9, 1968 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Hedvig Christine |
| Children | 2 |
Christopher A. Alexander, PC (born September 9, 1968) is a Canadian diplomat and politician. He served as Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration from 2013 to 2015. He represented the riding of Ajax—Pickering, in Ontario, in the Canadian House of Commons from 2011 to 2015. He was defeated by his Liberal predecessor Mark Holland in the 2015 election.
Alexander spent 18 years in the Canadian Foreign Service, and served as Canada's first resident Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005. Following this he served as a Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan till 2009. After winning his seat in the 2011 election, Alexander was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. On July 15, 2013, he was appointed Canada's Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. He ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2016-17, placing 10th in a field of 14 candidates.
Alexander was born in Toronto, the son of Andrea, a high school teacher, and Bruce Alexander, a lawyer and assistant deputy minister in the Ontario government. His grandfather, Don Lough, was mayor of Huntsville, Ontario. After graduating from the University of Toronto Schools, Alexander earned a B.A. in History and Politics from McGill University in 1989 and an M.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from Balliol College, Oxford in 1991.
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