Preceded by Ian McClelland Name James Rajotte Political party Conservative Education University of Ottawa | Spouse(s) single Succeeded by Matt Jeneroux Residence Edmonton | |
Born August 19, 1970 (age 53)
Edmonton, Alberta ( 1970-08-19 ) Other political
affiliations Canadian Alliance (2000-2003) Profession Executive assistant, political researcher Role Member of the Canadian House of Commons Previous office Member of the Canadian House of Commons (2001–2004) Office Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2004 Party Conservative Party of Canada Books Staying Focussed on Canadian Jobs and Growth: Report of the Standing Committee on Finance Profiles |
James rajotte speaks to bill c 509 library materials in the house of commons
James Rajotte (born August 19, 1970) is a Canadian politician and served as a Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.
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As a member of the Conservative Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, Rajotte was chair of Parliament's Standing Committee on Finance. Previously he was chair of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. He represented the riding of Edmonton Southwest from 2000 to 2004. In the 2004 federal election he was elected in the newly created riding of Edmonton-Leduc. He was re-elected in Edmonton-Leduc in the 2006 and 2008 federal elections. He was first elected as a Canadian Alliance MP in 2000, and was also one of four Alliance MPs who agreed to sit with the Progressive Conservative caucus after the December 9, 2003 creation of the Conservative Party, as the Alliance and Progressive Conservative parliamentary caucuses were not officially merged into a single caucus until a few weeks later.
Rajotte is a former executive assistant and researcher. Rajotte was the CPC official opposition critic for Industry and also fulfilled the role of opposition critic for Science, Research and Development. His interests include classical music and literature.