Christopher André d'Entremont (born 31 October 1969) is a

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politician who represents Acadie-Annapolis, previously known as West Nova, in the

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since 2019, as a member of the Conservative Party. Before entering federal politics, he represented the Argyle-Barrington in the

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from 2003 to 2019 as a member of the Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives. d'Entremont was elected the

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and chair of Committees of the Whole in 2021 on a secret ballot. He is the first person of

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descent to serve as deputy speaker and the first Nova Scotian deputy speaker of the House of Commons of Canada since 1916.

Early life and education

Born in Yarmouth, d'Entremont graduated from Loyalist College with a diploma in radio broadcasting in 1992.

Before politics

Before his election in 2003, d'Entremont worked as an announcer at CJLS-FM. Later, he was employed by TriStar Industries, as an electronics salesperson and then for Camille d'Eon Boatbuilders. He was also a development officer for the South West Shore Development Authority.

Political career

Provincial politics

d'Entremont was first elected MLA for Argyle in the 2003 election, and re-elected in the

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and 2017 elections. In August 2003, d'Entremont was appointed to the

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as Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, and Minister of Acadian Affairs. He later served as Minister of Health, Minister of Community Services, Minister responsible for the Youth Secretariat, and Chair of the Senior Citizens' Secretariat. He briefly served as the interim Minister of Finance prior to the death of Michael Baker in March 2009. Those duties were shifted to

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seven days later. In November 2018, d'Entremont announced he was seeking the

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nomination in West Nova for the 2019 federal election. He won the nomination in June 2019. d'Entremont resigned his provincial seat in July 2019.

Federal politics

On 21 October 2019, d'Entremont was elected as the Member of Parliament in West Nova, defeating Liberal candidate Jason Deveau (the incumbent MP, Liberal Colin Fraser, did not seek re-election). He was the only non-Liberal MP elected from Nova Scotia and representing the easternmost riding among Conservatives elected in the 2019 federal election. In 2019, Conservative leader

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appointed d'Entremont to be Shadow Minister of Official Languages and a member of the Standing Committee on Official Languages. He served as Shadow Minister for Intergovernmental Affairs in Erin O'Toole's Shadow Cabinet. D'Entremont also sat as a member of the Standing Committee on Health. On 20 September 2021, d'Entremont was re-elected as the Member of Parliament for West Nova, defeating Liberal challenger Alxys Chamberlain by almost 20 percentage points. On 28 April 2025, he won re-election in the newly renamed Acadie—Annapolis riding against former provincial Liberal MLA Ronnie LeBlanc.

Electoral record

Federal

Provincial

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References

External links

Chris d'Entremont's official website

PC caucus profile
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