Pat Martin
| Pat Martin | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Winnipeg Centre |
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In office 1997–2015 |
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| Preceded by | David Walker |
| Succeeded by | Robert-Falcon Ouellette |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates | |
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In office 5 February 2015 – 19 October 2015 |
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| Minister | Diane Finley |
| Preceded by | Pierre-Luc Dusseault |
| Succeeded by | Tom Lukiwski |
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In office 9 June 2011 – 24 October 2013 |
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| Minister |
Rona Ambrose Diane Finley |
| Preceded by | John McKay |
| Succeeded by | Pierre-Luc Dusseault |
| Personal details | |
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December 13, 1955 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Prince |
| Residence | Winnipeg |
| Profession | carpenter, trade unionist |
| Website | patmartin |
Patrick D. "Pat" Martin (born December 13, 1955 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician. He was a member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2015, representing the riding of Winnipeg Centre for the New Democratic Party.
Martin graduated from Argyle High School in 1974. He worked as a journeyman carpenter for several years, and was employed in forest service, mines and construction. Martin also served as business manager of the Manitoba Carpenters Union from 1989 to 1997, and was vice-president of the Manitoba Federation of Labour for a time. He has been a member of the executive of the Manitoba Building Trades Council, and was part of the Winnipeg 2000 Economic Development Committee.
Martin was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1997 federal election, defeating Liberal incumbent David Walker by a margin of 10,979 votes to 9,895. Martin was re-elected in the 2000 federal election, defeating Liberal Kevin Lamoureux by 11,263 votes to 9,310. He increased his margin of victory in the 2004 election, defeating Liberal candidate David Northcott by about 3,000 votes.
He supported Bill Blaikie for the NDP leadership in 2002-03.
He called for Svend Robinson to be removed from the NDP's foreign affairs portfolio in 2002, after Robinson's controversial visit to the Palestinian Authority.
Martin is an outspoken critic of the monarchy of Canada, both in parliament and in the media, citing the marriage of the Prince of Wales to the Duchess of Cornwall as a reason to abolish the monarchy.
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