Marc Serré MP |
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Member of the Canadian Parliament for Nickel Belt |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Claude Gravelle |
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Born | 1966/1967 (age 50–51) Chelmsford, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Education | Laurentian University |
Marc Serré (born 1967) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Nickel Belt in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. He is the son of Gaetan Serré, who represented Nickel Belt from 1968 to 1972 under the government of Pierre Trudeau, and the nephew of another former Liberal Member of Parliament Benoît Serré. Marc is also a Citizen of the Mattawa/North Bay/Algonquin First Nation.
Marc Serré is currently the Chair of the Northern Ontario Liberal Caucus as well as member of the Liberal Indigenous Caucus, The Standing Committee on the Status of Women, The Standing Committee on Natural Resources, The Canada-China Legislative Association, The Association interparlementaire Canada-France, The Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group and The Assemblée parlementaire de la Francophonie.
M. Serré is an award-winning telecom technologies researcher and developer whose presentations have taken him across Canada and the US. He is the proud recipient of the Canadian IWAY Award in recognition for his innovation and outstanding achievements in Internet adaptive technology.
Marc earned an Honours Bachelor of Commerce B. Com. with a specialization in Human Resources and Marketing from Laurentian University. Marc’s personal achievements also include the completion of marathons and triathlons.
Driven by a desire to invest in future generations, Marc served as a school board trustee. He was also a Municipal Counsellor in West Nipissing, a Hospital board member, and Chair of the West Nipissing Planning Committee. He is a proud recipient of the Ontario Community Action Award for his work in both the non-profit and disability sectors. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Serré was manager of business services for EastLink's operations in Ontario. He was a candidate for mayor of Greater Sudbury in the 2010 municipal election, but withdrew his candidacy in advance of election day.