| The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn PC, MP |
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 Jean-Pierre Blackburn arrives at Rideau Hall to be sworn in as a cabinet minister |
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| Assumed office 2006 |
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| Preceded by | Sébastien Gagnon |
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| In office 1984 – 1993 |
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| Preceded by | Gilles Marceau |
| Succeeded by | André Caron |
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| Born | July 6, 1948 Jonquière, Quebec |
| Political party | Conservative Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ginette Laforest |
| Residence | Jonquière, Quebec |
| Profession | Administrator, manager, professor |
| Cabinet | Minister of National Revenue Minister of State (Agriculture) |
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, PC, MP (born July 6, 1948 in Jonquière, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. Blackburn is the current Conservative Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Jonquière—Alma. He was elected in the 2006 federal election. On February 6, 2006, Blackburn was appointed Minister of Labour and Housing in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Cabinet. He was shuffled to the National Revenue portfolio on October 30, 2008.[1] Blackburn also served as a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MP from 1984 to 1993 when he was defeated in Jonquière. In 1993, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence.
A businessman, Blackburn holds bachelor's degree in administration and a master's in regional studies and intervention from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. He has also been a manager, administrator and a professor. More recently, he has been the president of Blackburn Communications Inc.
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Gordon O'Connor | Minister of National Revenue 2008– |
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| Christian Paradis as Secretary of State (Agriculture) |
Minister of State (Agriculture) 2008– |
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| Joe Fontana | Minister of Labour 2006-2008 |
Rona Ambrose |
| Jacques Saada | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec 2006-2008 |
Denis Lebel as Minister of State (Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec) |
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