Tony Peter Clement, PC

Queen's Privy Council for Canada

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, MP

Canadian House of Commons

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 (born January 27, 1961) is a Canadian federal politician

Politician

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, President of the Treasury Board

President of the Treasury Board (Canada)

The position of President of the Treasury Board was created as a ministerial position in the Canadian Cabinet in 1966 when the Treasury Board became a full-fledged department. From 1867 to 1966 the Treasury Board had been part of the Department of Finance....

, Minister for the Federal Economic Initiative for Northern Ontario

FedNor

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 (FedNor) and member of the Conservative Party of Canada

Conservative Party of Canada

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Clement had previously served as an Ontario cabinet minister, most recently as Minister of Health and Long-Term Care under Premiers Mike Harris

Mike Harris

Michael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...

 and Ernie Eves

Ernie Eves

Ernest Lawrence "Ernie" Eves was the 23rd Premier of the province of Ontario, Canada, from April 15, 2002, to October 23, 2003.-Beginnings:...

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Moving to federal politics, he was a candidate for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada after its formation from the merger of the Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Canada

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 and Canadian Alliance

Canadian Alliance

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 parties in 2004 but ultimately lost to Stephen Harper

Stephen Harper

Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...

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