Gordon O'Connor
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Brigadier-General (Ret'd) The Honourable Gordon O'Connor PC OMM CD |
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Minister of State Chief Government Whip |
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In office October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jay Hill |
| Succeeded by | John Duncan |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
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In office August 14, 2007 – October 29, 2008 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Carol Skelton |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Blackburn |
| 37th Minister of National Defence | |
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In office February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Bill Graham |
| Succeeded by | Peter MacKay |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Carleton—Mississippi Mills |
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In office June 28, 2004 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Scott Reid |
| Succeeded by | Karen McCrimmon |
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May 18, 1939 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Carol O'Connor |
| Residence | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Profession | Soldier, defence consultant |
| Portfolio | Minister of State Chief Government Whip |
Gordon James O'Connor, PC OMM CD (born May 18, 1939) is a retired Brigadier-General, businessman, lobbyist, and was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.
He served as Minister of National Defence (2006-2007) and then Minister of National Revenue (2007-2008) in the cabinet of Stephen Harper. O'Connor was one of the few defence ministers to have served in the military, the most recent prior to O'Connor being Gilles Lamontagne. In 2008 he was demoted to Minister of State and Chief Government Whip and then dropped from cabinet entirely in 2013 and did not run for re-election in 2015.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, he has a B.Sc. in Mathematics and Physics from Concordia University (Montreal) and a BA in Philosophy from York University.
Gordon O'Connor is married and has two children, both of whom are now adults. He currently resides in the Ottawa suburb of Kanata, Ontario, where he has lived for over 25 years.
He served over 30 years in the Canadian Army, starting as a second lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Armoured Corps and retired at the rank of brigadier-general.
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