| Hon. Gregory Francis Thompson | |
 |
|
|
Member of Parliament
for New Brunswick Southwest |
|
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 1997 election |
|
| Preceded by | New District |
|---|---|
|
Member of Parliament
for Carleton—Charlotte |
|
| In office 1988 Election – 1993 Election |
|
| Preceded by | Fred McCain |
| Succeeded by | Harold Culbert |
|
|
|
| Born | March 28 1947 St. Stephen, New Brunswick |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Residence | Bayside |
| Profession | Broadcaster/Financial Planner |
| Cabinet | Minister of Veterans Affairs |
Gregory Francis Thompson, PC, MP (born March 28, 1947 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician. Thompson, a businessman and financial planner was first elected into the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 1988 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected in the riding of Carleton—Charlotte. His bid for re-election in the Canadian federal election, 1993 was unsuccessful and he was defeated by Harold Culbert of the Liberal Party of Canada by under 1,000 votes.
Thompson however ran again in the next election and was re-elected in the riding of Charlotte, where he defeated Culbert. Thompson was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 2000 in the riding of New Brunswick Southwest and again the Canadian federal election, 2004 in the riding of St. Croix—Belleisle. Shortly before the 2004 election, he joined the new Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election.
During his time in parliament, he has served as the critic of Human Resources Development, the Treasury Board, Regional Development, Health, and Public Accounts, as well as critic of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. On February 6, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs in Stephen Harper's Cabinet. In April 2007, he and Harper told the press in Kitchener, Ontario that a Veterans' Bill of Rights would come into effect soon and there would be a new ombuds for veterans along with it.[1] He was formerly a high school History teacher at Fundy High School from 1976-1979.
References
- ^ CBC News, "Canada's veterans get bill of rights," April 3, 2007, URL accessed 3 April 2007.
External links
| 28th Ministry - Government of Stephen Harper | ||
| Cabinet Posts (1) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Albina Guarnieri | Minister of Veterans Affairs (from 6-Feb-2006) |
Incumbent |
| Parliament of Canada | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Fred McCain, Progressive Conservative |
Member of Parliament for Carleton—Charlotte 1988–1993 |
Succeeded by Harold Culbert, Liberal |
| Preceded by district created |
Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest 1997–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
 |
|
|---|---|
| Ministers of Soldiers' Civil Re-establishment (1918-1928) | Lougheed · Manion · Béland · Elliott · Manion (acting) · Morand (acting) · Paquet · King |
| Ministers of Pensions and National Health (1928-1944) | King · Ralston · McLaren · Sutherland · Power · Mackenzie |
| Ministers of Veterans Affairs (1944-) | Mackenzie · Gregg · Lapointe · Brooks · Churchill · Lambert · Teillet · Dubé · Laing · MacDonald · McKinnon · MacDonald · Lamontagne (acting) · Campbell · Hees · Merrithew · Campbell · McCreath · Collenette · Young · Mifflin · Baker · Duhamel · Pagtakhan · McCallum · Guarnieri · Thompson |
