Randy Hoback
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Randy C. Hoback MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Prince Albert |
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Assumed office October 14, 2008 |
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| Preceded by | Brian Fitzpatrick |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade |
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In office September 30, 2014 – August 2, 2015 |
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| Minister | Ed Fast |
| Preceded by | Rob Merrifield |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
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December 19, 1967 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
Randy C. Hoback (born December 19, 1967) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Prince Albert in the 2008 Canadian federal election. He is a member of the Conservative Party. He was subsequently re-elected in the 2011 and 2015 federal elections.
Hoback has a business administration certificate from the University of Saskatchewan and Chartered Director's designation from McMaster University and the Conference Board of Canada.
Hoback worked for farm machinery manufacturer Flexicoil and later Case New Holland from 1986 to 2000, when he purchased the family farm in 2000. He subsequently expanded the farm to 3,300 acres (13 km2) as well as developing custom spraying and trucking business. He was nominated for the Saskatchewan Outstanding Young Farmer Award in 2005.
Hoback served Chairman of the Western Canadian Wheat Growers Association (WCWGA), and represented them at World Trade Organization meetings in Geneva and Hong Kong.
As an MP, Hoback was a member of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs, a member of the Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-food and the Standing Committee on Finance. On Oct. 16, 2014, he became Chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade. He also serves as the Chair of the Saskatchewan Conservative Caucus.
In 2010, he was elected as Chair of the Canadian Section of ParlAmericas (www.parlamericas.org) – an organization committed to promoting parliamentary participation in the inter-American system, developing inter-parliamentary dialogue on issues of importance to the hemisphere and encouraging the sharing of experiences and best practices amongst its members. It also works to strengthen the role of legislatures in democratic development and promotes the harmonization of legislation and hemispheric integration as instruments of sustainable and harmonious development.
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