Jonathan Wilkinson
Canadian politician
Jonathan Wilkinson
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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | |
Assumed office
October 26, 2021 |
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Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Seamus O'Regan |
Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
In office
November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 |
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Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Catherine McKenna |
Succeeded by | Steven Guilbeault |
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
In office
July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 |
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Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Dominic LeBlanc |
Succeeded by | Bernadette Jordan |
Member of Parliament
for North Vancouver |
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Assumed office
October 19, 2015 |
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Preceded by | Andrew Saxton |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1965-06-11
)
June 11, 1965
(age
58)
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political
affiliations |
New Democratic (formerly) |
Residence(s) | North Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada |
Alma mater |
University of Saskatchewan
(
B.A.
)
University of Oxford , McGill University (Masters) |
Profession | Businessman |
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Jonathan Wilkinson PC MP (born June 11, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since 2023. A member of the Liberal Party , Wilkinson was elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for North Vancouver in 2015. He previously served as the minister of fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard from 2018 to 2019 and minister of environment and climate change from 2019 to 2021. He was Minister of Natural Resources between 2021 and 2023. Before entering politics, Wilkinson was a constitutional negotiator and businessman who spent 20 years in the private sector, mainly with green technology companies.
Early life and education
Wilkinson was born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario and grew up in Saskatoon . [1] He was the former leader of the New Democratic Party 's youth wing in Saskatchewan . [1] [2]
Wilkinson earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Saskatchewan and went on to be named the Prairies Rhodes Scholar in 1988, reading Politics, Philosophy, and Economics at Exeter College, Oxford . [3] He earned master's degrees in international relations, politics, and economics from Oxford and McGill . [1]
Career
Wilkinson was an advisor to Saskatchewan Premier Roy Romanow and served in the provincial civil service from 1991 to 1995, when he joined Bain & Company 's Toronto branch. [1] In 1999, he relocated to Vancouver to work for QuestAir Technologies, a gas purification company and he became its CEO in 2002. [1] In 2009, he became the senior vice-president for business development in Nexterra Systems, a biomass company. [1] In 2011, Wilkinson became the CEO of BioteQ Environmental Technologies, a water treatment company based in Vancouver. [1]
Political career
Wilkinson defeated Conservative parliamentary secretary Andrew Saxton by a nearly 2-to-1 margin amid the Liberal wave that swept through Greater Vancouver in the 2015 federal election. North Vancouver and its predecessor, North Vancouver—Burnaby , had been in the hands of a centre-right party for all but four years since 1979. He was reelected in 2019 by a reduced margin, but still bested Saxton by 16 percentage points in a rematch.
On November 20, 2019, Wilkinson was appointed Minister of Environment and Climate Change in the 29th Canadian Ministry .
Electoral record
2021 Canadian federal election | |||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures |
Liberal | Jonathan Wilkinson | 26,756 | 45.1 | +2.2 | |
Conservative | Les Jickling | 16,671 | 28.1 | +1.2 | |
New Democratic | Tammy Bentz | 11,750 | 19.8 | +3.4 | |
Green | Archie Kaario | 2,598 | 4.4 | -8.1 | |
People's | John Galloway | 1,545 | 2.6 | +1.3 | |
Total valid votes | 59,320 | 99.4 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 383 | 0.6 | |||
Turnout | 59,703 | 66.1 | |||
Eligible voters | 90,326 | ||||
Liberal hold | Swing | +0.5 | |||
Source: Elections Canada [4] |
2019 Canadian federal election : North Vancouver | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Liberal | Jonathan Wilkinson | 26,979 | 42.87 | -13.78 | $98,189.08 | |
Conservative | Andrew Saxton | 16,908 | 26.87 | -0.02 | none listed | |
New Democratic | Justine Bell | 10,340 | 16.43 | +8.64 | $40,432.73 | |
Green | George Orr | 7,868 | 12.50 | +4.19 | $39,810.86 | |
People's | Azmairnin Jadavji | 835 | 1.33 | – | none listed | |
Total valid votes/expense limit | 62,930 | 99.45 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 349 | 0.55 | +0.21 | |||
Turnout | 63,279 | 71.20 | -4.57 | |||
Eligible voters | 88,874 | |||||
Liberal hold | Swing | -6.88 | ||||
Source: Elections Canada [5] [6] |
2015 Canadian federal election : North Vancouver | ||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |
Liberal | Jonathan Wilkinson | 36,458 | 56.65 | +26.94 | $149,970.51 | |
Conservative | Andrew Saxton | 17,301 | 26.88 | -20.67 | $149,776.24 | |
Green | Claire Martin | 5,350 | 8.31 | +3.08 | $135,108.48 | |
New Democratic | Carleen Thomas | 5,015 | 7.79 | -9.06 | $21,413.99 | |
Libertarian | Ismet Yetisen | 136 | 0.21 | – | $1,942.47 | |
Independent | Payam Azad | 94 | 0.15 | – | $22.40 | |
Total valid votes/Expense limit | 64,354 | 100.00 | $220,823.27 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 218 | 0.34 | – | |||
Turnout | 64,572 | 76.79 | – | |||
Eligible voters | 84,093 | |||||
Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +23.80 | ||||
Source: Elections Canada [7] [8] [9] |
External links
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Blackwell, Richard (6 September 2012). "BioteQ's Jonathan Wilkinson a business oddity, but no fish out of water" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 3 November 2015 .
- ↑ "Liberals select North Shore candidates for 2015 federal election" . Vancouver Sun . 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016 . Retrieved 3 November 2015 .
- ↑ "The Impact of Philanthropy: The Rhodes Trust Donor Report 2011–2012" (PDF) . rhodeshouse.ox.ac.uk . Retrieved 29 July 2018 .
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates – September 20, 2021 Federal Election" . Elections Canada . Retrieved 2 September 2021 .
- ↑ "List of confirmed candidates" . Elections Canada . Retrieved October 4, 2019 .
- ↑ "Official Voting Results" . Elections Canada . Retrieved August 13, 2021 .
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for North Vancouver, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
- ↑ "Résultats du soir d'élection - Circonscriptions" .
29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau | ||
Cabinet posts (3) | ||
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Predecessor | Office | Successor |
Seamus O'Regan |
Minister of Natural Resources
October 26, 2021 – present |
Incumbent |
Catherine McKenna |
Minister of Environment and Climate Change
November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 |
Steven Guilbeault |
Dominic LeBlanc |
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard
July 17, 2018 – November 20, 2019 |
Bernadette Jordan |
Ministers of the Environment
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Ministers of the Environment (1971–76) 1 |
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Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79) | |
Minister of State (Environment) (1977–79) | |
Ministers of the Environment (1979–2015) | |
Minister of the Environment and Climate Change (2015–present) | |
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From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries.
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Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930) 1 | |
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Ministers of Fisheries (1930–69) | |
Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–71) | |
Ministers of the Environment (1971–76) 2 |
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Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–76) | |
Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–79) | |
Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015) | |
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–) | |
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The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930. The Minister of Marine office was a precursor to the Minister of Transport.
2 From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries. |
Ministers of Energy, Mines and Resources (1966–95) | |
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Ministers of Forestry (1993–95) | |
Ministers of Natural Resources (1995–) |