Steven Fletcher (politician)
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The Honourable Steven John Fletcher PC MLA |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia |
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In office June 28, 2004 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Harvard |
| Succeeded by | Doug Eyolfson |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Assiniboia | |
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Assumed office April 19, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Rondeau |
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June 17, 1972 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Canadian Alliance (2001-2003) Conservative (2003-present) |
| Residence | Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Profession | Engineer (P.Eng.), manager (MBA) |
| Religion | United Church of Canada [6] |
Steven John Fletcher, PC MLA (born June 17, 1972) is a Canadian politician. He served in the Canadian House of Commons from 2004 to 2015, representing the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia as a member of the Conservative Party. He was the first quadriplegic to serve in the House of Commons, as well as in Cabinet. Fletcher was appointed as Minister of State (Democratic Reform) on October 30, 2008. After the Conservative Party victory on May 2, 2011, Fletcher was appointed as Minister of State (Transport). In an effort to increase the number of women in cabinet, Fletcher was left out of cabinet in the July 15, 2013 Cabinet shuffle by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Fletcher stated on Twitter "I am Conservative. I am a traditionalist. I wish I had left Cabinet in the traditional way--- with a sex scandal." Although not officially in Cabinet, he continued to sit on the treasury board cabinet committee. Fletcher was defeated in the federal election of 2015, but was elected six months later to the riding of Assiniboia in Manitoba's 2016 provincial election.
Fletcher was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, where his Canadian father was working as an engineer. He was raised in Manitoba, and attended Shaftesbury High School in Winnipeg. Fletcher received a degree in Geological Engineering from the University of Manitoba in 1995.
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