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Baird is a [[Conservative Party of Canada | Conservative]] member of Parliament for the riding of [[Ottawa]] West-Nepean in 2006 and appointed to the Privy Council as President of the Treasury Board in Canadian [[Prime Minister]] [[Stephen Harper]]'s first cabinet. | Baird is a [[Conservative Party of Canada | Conservative]] member of Parliament for the riding of [[Ottawa]] West-Nepean in 2006 and appointed to the Privy Council as President of the Treasury Board in Canadian [[Prime Minister]] [[Stephen Harper]]'s first cabinet. | ||
| − | As President of the Treasury Board, he steered and created the Canadian Federal Accountability Act (anti-corruption legislation). On January 4, 2007, he became Minister of the [[Environment]]. | + | As President of the Treasury Board, he steered and created the Canadian Federal Accountability Act (anti-corruption legislation). On January 4, 2007, he became Minister of the [[Environment]] and was later succeeded in that role by Jim Prentice. He currently serves as Minister of Transport in the Canadian government. |
==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
Revision as of 21:44, April 18, 2010
John Baird is a Canadian politician.
Political experience
Baird is a Conservative member of Parliament for the riding of Ottawa West-Nepean in 2006 and appointed to the Privy Council as President of the Treasury Board in Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper's first cabinet.
As President of the Treasury Board, he steered and created the Canadian Federal Accountability Act (anti-corruption legislation). On January 4, 2007, he became Minister of the Environment and was later succeeded in that role by Jim Prentice. He currently serves as Minister of Transport in the Canadian government.
Personal
Mr. Baird is a life-long resident of Nepean, Ontario, Canada.