James Rajotte (born August 19, 1970) is a

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who currently serves as Alberta's senior representative to the United States. He served as a

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from 2004 to 2015. As a member of the

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in the

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, Rajotte was chair of Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance. Previously he was chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. He represented the riding of

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from 2000 to 2004. In the 2004 federal election he was elected in the newly created riding of Edmonton-Leduc. He was re-elected in Edmonton-Leduc in the

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and

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federal elections. He was first elected as a

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MP in 2000, and was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus after the December 9, 2003 creation of the

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, as the Alliance and Progressive Conservative parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged into a single caucus until a few weeks later. Rajotte is a former executive assistant and researcher. Rajotte was the CPC official opposition critic for Industry and also fulfilled the role of opposition critic for Science, Research and Development. His interests include classical music and literature.

Electoral record

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Other political offices

References

External links

* * ww.jamesrajottemp.ca/ Link to official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Rajotte, James 1970 births Canadian Alliance MPs Conservative Party of Canada MPs Living people Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Alberta Politicians from Edmonton 21st-century Canadian politicians