Randy Boissonnault | |
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![]() Boissonnault in 2014 | |
Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages | |
Assumed office July 26, 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Carla Qualtrough |
Minister of Tourism Associate Minister of Finance | |
In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Mona Fortier (as Associate Minister of Finance) |
Succeeded by | Soraya Martinez Ferrada |
Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre | |
Assumed office September 20, 2021 | |
Preceded by | James Cumming |
In office October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Laurie Hawn |
Succeeded by | James Cumming |
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 Issues | |
In office November 15, 2016 – September 11, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Vacant |
Personal details | |
Born | Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault[1] July 14, 1970 Morinville, Alberta, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Website | Official website |
Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault PC MP (born July 14, 1970) is a Canadian politician who has served as Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages since July 26, 2023. He previously served as Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance from 2021 to 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, he represents the riding of Edmonton Centre in the House of Commons. Boissonnault was initially elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) in the 2015 federal election and served until his defeat in 2019.[2] He later went on to win back his seat in the 2021 federal election. He was one of five openly gay MPs elected in 2015 and the first to be elected from Alberta.[3][4]