Marie Ginette Petitpas Taylor PC MP (born 1968 or 1969) is a Canadian politician who has been representing the riding of Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe in the House of Commons of Canada since the 2015 federal election.[3] She is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and a former Minister of Health, and is a member of the Canadian Branch of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association as well as the Canadian NATO Parliamentary Association.[4]
Ginette Petitpas Taylor | |
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.jpg) Taylor in 2017 | |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs Associate Minister of National Defence | |
| Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Lawrence MacAulay |
| Minister of Official Languages | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Succeeded by | Randy Boissonnault |
| Minister responsible for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mélanie Joly |
| Succeeded by | Gudie Hutchings |
| Deputy Government Whip | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Linda Lapointe |
| Succeeded by | Ruby Sahota |
| In office November 20, 2015 – January 29, 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Dave MacKenzie |
| Succeeded by | Filomena Tassi |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office August 28, 2017 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Jane Philpott |
| Succeeded by | Patty Hajdu |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance | |
| In office January 30, 2017 – August 28, 2017 | |
| Minister | Bill Morneau |
| Preceded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
| Succeeded by | Joël Lightbound |
| Member of Parliament for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Goguen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 55–56)[1] Dieppe, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Brock Taylor |
| Residence(s) | Moncton, New Brunswick[2] |
| Alma mater | Université de Moncton |
Early life and education
editPetitpas Taylor grew up in Dieppe, New Brunswick and graduated from the Université de Moncton with a bachelor's degree in social work.[5]
Before politics
editFrom 2004 to 2008, she was the chairwoman of the New Brunswick 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.[6]
Political career
editShe won the Liberal Party's nomination for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe on March 28, 2015, and won the riding in the election held on October 19, 2015.[7]
On December 2, 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the appointment of Petitpas Taylor as deputy government whip. On February 15, 2016, Petitpas Taylor was sworn in as a Member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada according to her duties as Deputy Government Whip.[8]
She then succeeded Jane Philpott as Minister of Health in a cabinet shuffle on August 28, 2017.[9][10]
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.[11] She was re-elected in the 2021 federal election.
Electoral record
edit| 2021 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | 22,460 | 49.08 | +6.13 | $52,170.34 | |||
| Conservative | Darlene Smith | 10,692 | 23.36 | -0.18 | $75,384.79 | |||
| New Democratic | Serge Landry | 7,774 | 16.99 | +5.1 | $2,719.74 | |||
| People's | Lorilee Carrier | 2,901 | 6.34 | +3.91 | $0.00 | |||
| Green | Richard Dunn | 1,935 | 4.23 | -13.69 | $13,859.09 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 45,762 | – | – | $108,536.34 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||||
| Turnout | 61.40 | -8.22 | ||||||
| Registered voters | 74,652 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +3.16 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[12] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | 22,261 | 42.95 | -14.80 | $57,476.19 | |||
| Conservative | Sylvie Godin-Charest | 12,200 | 23.54 | +2.08 | $71,897.56 | |||
| Green | Claire Kelly | 9,287 | 17.92 | +13.31 | $19,174.41 | |||
| New Democratic | Luke MacLaren | 6,164 | 11.89 | -4.29 | $2,074.25 | |||
| People's | Stephen Driver | 1,258 | 2.43 | none listed | ||||
| Animal Protection | Brad MacDonald | 373 | 0.72 | $2,145.15 | ||||
| Christian Heritage | Rhys Williams | 285 | 0.55 | $1,661.07 | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 51,828 | 99.24 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 396 | 0.76 | +0.17 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,224 | 69.63 | -3.74 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 75,006 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -8.44 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[13][14] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election: Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Ginette Petitpas Taylor | 30,054 | 57.75 | +27.25 | $63,968.39 | |||
| Conservative | Robert Goguen | 11,168 | 21.46 | -15.30 | $94,944.45 | |||
| New Democratic | Luc LeBlanc | 8,420 | 16.18 | -12.28 | $33,592.43 | |||
| Green | Luc Melanson | 2,399 | 4.61 | +0.33 | $9,724.74 | |||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 52,041 | 100.00 | $204,679.96 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 311 | 0.59 | -0.13 | |||||
| Turnout | 52,352 | 73.37 | +8.20 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 71,350 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +21.28 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[15][16] | ||||||||
References
edit- ^ Guly, Christopher (September 6, 2017). "New health minister praised by rivals and Liberals, but has a steep learning curve ahead, says critic". Hill Times. Retrieved September 21, 2019.
said the 48-year-old, Dieppe, N.B. born-and-raised Ms. Petitpas Taylor
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ "Ginette Petitpas Taylor Wins Second Term In Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe". huddle.today. 22 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ "The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor - Roles - House of Commons of Canada". www.ourcommons.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
- ^ "Meet Ginette Petitpas Taylor". Ginette Petitpas Taylor, your Member of Parliament for Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe. Liberal Party of Canada. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- ^ Meet Ginette Petitpas Taylor, Liberal.ca.
- ^ Ginette Petitpas Taylor Wins Liberal Nomination For Moncton-Riverview-Dieppe Archived 2018-08-29 at the Wayback Machine, 919: The Bend, March 29, 2015.
- ^ "The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor being sworn in to the Privy Council at Rideau Hall". ginglelive.com. Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ MacCharles, Tonda; Campion-Smith, Bruce (28 August 2017). "Trudeau shuffles ministers, overhauls Indigenous Affairs, brings friend O'Regan into cabinet | The Star". thestar.com.
- ^ Zimonjic, Peter (28 August 2017). "Who's who in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet shuffle". CBC.
- ^ "Roles - Hon. Ginette Petitpas Taylor Current and Past". Members of Parliament. Parliament of Canada. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
- ^ "Confirmed candidates — Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe". Elections Canada. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved September 23, 2021.
- ^ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe, 30 September 2015
- ^ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates