James Bezan
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James Bezan MP |
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Bezan in 2014
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| Official Opposition Critic for National Defence | |
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Assumed office November 20, 2015 |
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| Leader | Rona Ambrose |
| Preceded by | Jack Harris |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman Selkirk—Interlake (2004-2015) |
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Assumed office June 28, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Howard Hilstrom |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence |
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In office 21 June 2011 – 28 October 2013 |
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| Minister | Peter Mackay |
| Preceded by | Maxime Bernier |
| Succeeded by | Peter Kent |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on The Environment |
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In office 3 February 2009 – 20 June 2011 |
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| Minister | Peter Kent |
| Preceded by | Bob Mills |
| Succeeded by | Mark Warawa |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture |
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In office 2 February 2007 – 2 February 2009 |
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| Minister |
Chuck Strahl Gerry Ritz |
| Preceded by | Gerry Ritz |
| Succeeded by | Larry Miller |
| Personal details | |
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May 19, 1965 Russell, Manitoba |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Kelly Murray Bezan |
| Residence | Teulon, Manitoba |
| Profession | cattle rancher, international sales, crop adjuster |
| Religion | Baptist |
James Bezan (born May 19, 1965 in Russell, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. In 2004, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative.
Bezan attended Olds College in Alberta where he majored in livestock technology in the Agricultural Production program. Bezan worked in the livestock and cattle industries in the 1980s and 1990s, and started his own company in 1996. He served as Chief Executive Officer of the Manitoba Cattle Producer's Association, and has sat on numerous boards in the fields of cattle and food production. He also operates a family farm near Teulon, Manitoba.
The Canadian federal election of 2004 was Bezan's first venture into politics. He was elected in the riding of Selkirk—Interlake. He took about 47% of the vote, enough to defeat his Liberal and NDP rivals. Bezan is the only Canadian MP to ever have been challenged by a former Governor-General, the Rt. Hon. Ed Schreyer, but successfully defeated him in 2006. Schreyer lost to Bezan, receiving 37% of the vote to Bezan's 49% Support for Bezan has increased during every election. After being successfully re-elected in 2006 and 2008, he reached his highest level of support during the Canadian federal election of 2011. He secured 65.2% of the vote.
In opposition, Bezan served on the executive of the Canada-Europe Parliamentary Association, and as the Conservative Associate Agriculture Critic. Since 2006 as a member of government, Bezan has served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food; Chair of the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development; Chair of the Manitoba Conservative Caucus; Chair of the Canadian Section of the Inter-Parliamentary Forum of the Americas (FIPA); and Secretary of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group.
In first session of the 41st Parliament, Bezan served as the Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence, and was elected as the Vice President of the Canada-Ukraine Parliamentary Friendship Group and executive member for the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas. During the 41st Parliament, Bezan founded and co-chairs the Canadian Parliamentarians for Democracy and Human Rights in Iran, which is an all-party group.
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