Gregory Cristophe Fergus (born May 31, 1969) is a

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politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hull—Aylmer in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

Early life

Fergus’ grandfather immigrated to Canada from the British protectorate of Montserrat. Fergus studied at public English elementary schools, Westpark and Sunnydale, and later attended

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. After a teachers’ strike affected his schooling, his parents decided to send him to

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, a private boys’ school, followed by

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, and he later earned two bachelor's degrees from the

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and

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.Meet Greg Fergus
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, Mark Pathy and Michael Penner, who later served as chairman of Hydro-Québec. Fergus was president of the Young Liberals of Canada from 1994 to 1996, where he attracted attention for supporting the passage of a motion calling on the Liberal Party to support

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. After attending university and earning bachelor's degrees in social science and international relations, he worked for Liberal cabinet ministers

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and

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. In 2007,

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named him the national director of the Liberal Party.

Political career

In the 2015 federal election, Fergus was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Hull—Aylmer, a traditionally Liberal riding that had fallen to the New Democratic Party in the previous election. The contest was attended by some controversy, as NDP incumbent Nycole Turmel accused Fergus' campaign of spreading rumours that she was terminally ill, which Fergus denied.NDP accuses Liberals of spreading rumour a candidate is dying
CBC News, October 14, 2015. Fergus won the election by over 11,000 votes in a race that was expected to be close by the New Democratic Party and Liberals.

Electoral record

References

External links

Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fergus, Greg 1969 births Living people Anglophone Quebec people Black Canadian politicians Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Quebec Politicians from Gatineau Politicians from Montreal 21st-century Canadian politicians Canadian people of Montserratian descent Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada