Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor (born 1968 or 1969) is a
Canadian
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politician who was elected to represent the
riding of
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe (formerly known as Moncton) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Political geography
The riding of Moncton was created in ...
in the
House of Commons of Canada
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in the
2019 federal election. She is a member of the
Liberal Party of Canada
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and a former
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, and is a member of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as well as the Canadian
NATO
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Parliamentary Association.
Early life and education
Petitpas Taylor grew up in
Dieppe
Dieppe (; Norman: ''Dgieppe'') is a coastal commune in the Seine-Maritime department in the Normandy region of northern France.
Dieppe is a seaport on the English Channel at the mouth of the river Arques. A regular ferry service runs to Newha ...
and graduated from the
Université de Moncton
The Université de Moncton is a Canadian francophone university in New Brunswick. It includes campuses in Edmundston, Moncton, and Shippagan.
The university was founded in 1963 following the recommendations of the royal commission on higher ed ...
with a bachelor's degree in social work.
Before politics
From 2004 to 2008, she was the chairwoman of the
New Brunswick
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Advisory Council on the Status of Women, and has held a variety of other positions, including the coordinator for the Victim's Services Program of the local detachment of the
Royal Canadian Mounted Police
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.
Political career
She won the Liberal Party's nomination for
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe
Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe (formerly known as Moncton) is a federal electoral district in New Brunswick, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1968.
Political geography
The riding of Moncton was created in ...
on March 28, 2015, and won the riding in the election held on October 19, 2015.
On December 2, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Petitpas Taylor as deputy government
whip
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. On February 15, 2016, Petitpas Taylor was sworn in as a Member of the
Queen's Privy Council for Canada
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according to her duties as Deputy Government Whip.
She then succeeded
Jane Philpott
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as
Minister of Health A health minister is the member of a country's government typically responsible for protecting and promoting public health and providing welfare and other social security services.
Some governments have separate ministers for mental health.
Coun ...
in a cabinet shuffle on August 28, 2017.
She was re-elected in the 2019 federal election, and appointed Deputy Government Whip (for the second time) as well as a member of the
Board of Internal Economy.
Electoral record
References
External links
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Official Website
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1960s births
Living people
Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
Members of the King's Privy Council for Canada
Members of the 29th Canadian Ministry
Liberal Party of Canada MPs
Women government ministers of Canada
Women in New Brunswick politics
Canadian Ministers of Health
Women members of the House of Commons of Canada
Canadian social workers
Acadian people
Université de Moncton alumni
People from Dieppe, New Brunswick
People from Moncton
21st-century Canadian politicians
21st-century Canadian women politicians