Maxime Bernier

Maxime Bernier ( born January 18, 1963 in Saint -Georges, Quebec ) is a Canadian politician of the Conservative Party of Canada.

Life

The son of former Members of the House of Gilles Bernier studied post-school first commercial management at the Université du Québec à Montréal ( UQAM ) and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts ( BA Commerce ). He then completed a postgraduate course in law at the University of Ottawa.

After graduating Bernier was in the private sector operates and last from 2003 to 2005 vice-president for corporate affairs of the insurance company Standard Life of Canada. In addition, he was occasionally vice president of the Montreal Economic Institute. In 2006 he began his national political career for the Conservative Party with the election of the member of the House. He represents the electoral district of Beauce since then.

Immediately after the election Bernier was appointed on 6 February 2006 by Prime Minister Stephen Harper to the Minister of Industry in the 28th cabinet. After a cabinet reshuffle, he was 14 August 2007 successor to Foreign Minister Peter MacKay and held this post until his resignation on 26 May 2008. During his tenure as Foreign Minister, he was Minister Plenipotentiary for Francophone Canadians. Successor as foreign minister, the previous Minister of International Trade, David Emerson. Reason of Bernier's resignation was a scandal involving his former lover Julie Couillard, had the connections to the Hells Angels and in whose house he had left secret NATO documents.

Despite these circumstances, Bernier was re-elected at the general election on 14 October 2008. Since January 2009 he has been Chairman of the Standing House of Commons Committee on National Defence.

External links and sources

  • Maxime Bernier, biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
  • Maxime Bernier in the Notable Names Database (English)
  • Rulers.org
  • Member of the House of Commons (Canada)
  • Federal Minister (Canada)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
  • Member of the Conservative Party of Canada
  • Born in 1963
  • Man
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