On June 29, 2018, the Hon. Greg Rickford was appointed Minister of Energy, Mines, Northern Development and Indigenous Affairs. Mr. Rickford represents the riding of Kenora-Rainy River in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario. Mr. Rickford previously served as the Minister of Natural Resources in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 federal election and represented the electoral district of Kenora as a member of the Conservative Party until his defeat in the 2015 election.
Mr. Rickford was born in Paris, Ontario on September 24, 1967. He has worked as a nurse and lawyer in the remote First Nations communities of the Kenora District. He holds degrees in common and civil law from McGill University, an MBA from Université Laval, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Victoria University and a Diploma in Nursing from Mohawk College.
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