Jean-Pierre Blackburn
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| Hon. Jean-Pierre Blackburn | |
 Jean-Pierre Blackburn arrives at Rideau Hall to be sworn in as a cabinet minister |
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Member of Parliament
for Jonquière—Alma |
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| Assumed office 2006 Federal Election |
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| Preceded by | Sébastien Gagnon |
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| In office 1984 Fed. Election – 1993 Fed. Election |
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| Preceded by | Gilles Marceau |
| Succeeded by | André Caron |
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| Born | July 6, 1948  Jonquière, Quebec |
| Political party | CPC |
| Spouse | Ginette Laforest |
| Residence | Jonquière |
| Profession | Administrator, manager, professor |
| Cabinet | Minister of Labour Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec |
Jean-Pierre Blackburn PC, MP (born July 6, 1948 in Jonquière, Quebec) is a Canadian politician. Blackburn is the current Conservative Party of Canada member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Jonquière—Alma. He was elected in the 2006 federal election. On February 6, 2006, Blackburn was appointed Minister of Labour and Housing in Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Cabinet. Blackburn also served as a Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MP from 1984 to 1993 when he was defeated in Jonquière. In 1993, he was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence.
A businessman, Blackburn holds bachelor's degree in administration and a master's in regional studies and intervention from the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi. He has also been a manager, administrator and a professor. More recently, he has been the president of Blackburn Communications Inc.
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| 28th Ministry - Government of Stephen Harper | ||
| Cabinet Posts (2) | ||
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| Predecessor | Office | Successor |
| Joe Fontana | Minister of Labour (2006–) |
incumbent |
| Jacques Saada | Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec (2006–) |
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| Preceded by Gilles Marceau, Liberal |
Member of Parliament from Jonquière 1984-1993 |
Succeeded by André Caron, Bloc Québécois |
| Preceded by Sébastien Gagnon, Bloc Québécois |
Member of Parliament from Jonquière—Alma 2006-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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