Ted Menzies
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The Honourable Ted Menzies PC |
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| Member of Parliament for Macleod |
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In office June 28, 2004 – 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Grant Hill |
| Succeeded by | John Barlow |
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February 18, 1952 Claresholm, Alberta |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Sandy Menzies |
| Residence | Claresholm, Alberta |
| Profession | farmer |
Ted Menzies, PC, MP (born February 18, 1952) was a Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada and served as Minister of State for Finance before being replaced by Kevin Sorenson. He resigned from parliament on November 6, 2013 in order to accept a position as president and CEO of CropLife Canada, a lobby group representing the agricultural biotechnology industry.
A farmer born in Claresholm, Alberta, Menzies was elected into the Canadian House of Commons as a Conservative in the 2004 federal election in the riding of Macleod. He was elected by over 27,000 votes more than the Liberal candidate, Chris Shade. During the 38th Canadian Parliament he served as the opposition critic for International Cooperation and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the opposition critic for International Trade and Internal Trade.
After the Conservative victory in the 2006 federal election, he was appointed as parliamentary secretary to Josée Verner, who was serving as the Minister for International Cooperation, Minister responsible for Official Languages, and Minister responsible for La Francophonie.
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