Jim Flaherty

James "Jim" Michael Flaherty ( born December 30, 1949 in Montreal, Quebec ) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party of Canada and Minister of Finance since 2006.

Life

Flaherty studied post-school first at Princeton University and acquired there a Bachelor of Arts ( BA). A subsequent post-graduate studies in law at Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in Toronto, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws ( LL.B. ). He then became a partner in the law firm Flaherty Dow Elliott and worked for several years as a lawyer.

His political career began Flaherty first in the province of Ontario and was founded in 1995 as the candidate of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario, in the ten years he until 2005 the constituency Whitby - Ajax represented. Prime Minister Mike Harris appointed him in 1997 to the Minister of Labour of the province, then he was from 1999 to 2001 Attorney General. Last Flaherty was from 2001 to the end of Harris ' tenure in April 2002, his deputy. Than Deputy Premier and Minister of Finance of Ontario at the same time In the government of Ernie Eves, the successor to Harris, he was between April 2002 and October 2003, Minister for Enterprise, opportunities and innovations.

In the elections of 23 January 2006 Flaherty was first elected as a candidate of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the constituency since Whitby - Oshawa. Shortly after the elections, Prime Minister Stephen Harper appointed him on 6 February 2006 as finance minister in his cabinet.

Jim Flaherty is married to Christine Elliott Flaherty, who is a member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.

External links and sources

  • Jim Flaherty, biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
  • Jim Flaherty in the Notable Names Database (English)
  • Canadian Ministries ( rulers.org )
  • Lawyer ( Canada )
  • Member of the House of Commons (Canada)
  • Minister of Finance (Canada)
  • Member of the Canadian Privy Council
  • Member of the Conservative Party of Canada
  • Born in 1949
  • Man
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