Monte Solberg
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The Honourable Monte Solberg PC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Medicine Hat |
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In office October 25, 1993 – October 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Bob Porter |
| Succeeded by | LaVar Payne |
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Monte Kenton Solberg September 17, 1958 Calgary, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative (2003-present) |
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Reform (1993-2000) Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) |
| Spouse(s) | Debbie Solberg |
| Residence | Brooks, Alberta |
| Profession | Broadcaster, Businessman |
| Portfolio | Minister of Human Resources and Social Development |
| Religion | Evangelical |
Monte Kenton Solberg, PC (born September 17, 1958) is a former Canadian Member of Parliament, representing the riding of Medicine Hat in the Canadian House of Commons as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He was the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and later served as the Minister of Human Resources and Social Development. He has also served as Critic for Foreign Affairs, National Revenue, and Human Resources Development.
In addition to his high profile Cabinet positions, Solberg was consistently voted high in the Hill Times annual staffer survey for "Funniest MP" and "Best Jokes in Question Period." Solberg is now a Principal at New West Public Affairs, a Canadian national public affairs firm based in western Canada, and headquartered in Calgary, Alberta.
Solberg is also the Owner of the right-wing news aggregate website, News Hub Nation, from which he frequently blogs about current events and features exclusive content from conservative personalities.
Solberg was born in Calgary, Alberta. A former broadcaster and businessman, Solberg is of Norwegian ancestry.
He was elected as a Reform Party Member of Parliament (MP) in 1993 and 1997, and as a Canadian Alliance MP in 2000. In 2001, Solberg was one of 13 MPs who were suspended from the Canadian Alliance caucus for criticizing the leadership of . He sat as an Independent Alliance MP for the summer, joining the Democratic Representative Caucus in September before returning to the Alliance in April 2002. He was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus (to preserve their official party status) after the December 9, 2003 creation of the merged Conservative Party, as the Progressive Conservative and Canadian Alliance parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged until a few weeks later. He was re-elected as a Conservative MP in the 2004 election.
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