Jason Kenney
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The Honourable Jason Kenney PC |
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| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta | |
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Assumed office March 18, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Ric McIver (Interim) |
| 40th Minister of National Defence | |
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In office February 9, 2015 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Rob Nicholson |
| Succeeded by | Harjit Sajjan |
| Minister of Employment and Social Development | |
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In office July 15, 2013 – February 9, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Diane Finley (Human Resources and Skills Development) |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Poilievre |
| Minister for Multiculturalism | |
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In office August 6, 2013 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
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In office October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013 |
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| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Diane Finley |
| Succeeded by | Chris Alexander |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Calgary Midnapore Calgary Southeast (1997-2015) |
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In office June 2, 1997 – September 23, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jan Brown |
| Succeeded by | Stephanie Kusie |
| Personal details | |
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Jason Thomas Kenney May 30, 1968 Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
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Saskatchewan Liberal Party (Before 1997) Reform Party (1997–2000) Canadian Alliance (2000–2003) Conservative (2003–present)Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta |
| Residence | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater | University of San Francisco |
Jason Kenney,PC (born May 30, 1968) is a Canadian politician and leader of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta. He previously represented the riding of Calgary Southeast in the Canadian House of Commons from 1997 until 2015 and then Calgary Midnapore from 2015 until 2016. Initially elected as a candidate of the Reform Party of Canada, Kenney was re-elected as a Canadian Alliance candidate in 2000, and than re-elected four times as the candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Following the Conservative victory in the 2006 general election, Kenney was appointed Parliamentary Secretary for the Prime Minister of Canada. On January 4, 2007, he was sworn into the Privy Council as the Secretary of State for Multiculturalism and Canadian Identity. Kenney held the post of Minister for Citizenship, Immigration and Multiculturalism from October 30, 2008, to July 15, 2013, when he became Minister of Employment and Social Development and Minister for Multiculturalism. On February 9, 2015, he was named Minister of National Defence. Kenney was considered a potential party leader following the defeat of the Conservative government in October 2015 and resignation of Stephen Harper as leader. On July 6, 2016, he announced his intention to run for the leadership of the Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta in that party's 2017 leadership election. Kenney resigned his seat in parliament on September 23, 2016, after sitting in the House of Commons for 19 years. He was elected leader of the Alberta Progressive Conservatives on March 18, 2017.
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