Religion Catholic Parents John Eyking, Jean Eyking Profession Businessman, Farmer | Name Mark Eyking | |
Office Member of the Canadian House of Commons since 2001 Education Dalhousie University Faculty of Agriculture Profiles | ||
M.P. Mark Eyking
Mark Eyking, PC, MP (born August 30, 1960) is a Canadian politician.
Contents
- MP Mark Eyking
- Port of Sydney question in the House of Commons
- Early life and education
- Political career
- Personal life
- References
Port of Sydney question in the House of Commons
Early life and education
Eyking was born in Sydney, Nova Scotia. His parents, born in Beverwijk (father) and Moergestel (mother), emigrated from the Netherlands to Canada in 1952. Not being able to travel to their city of preference Vancouver due to a lack of funds, they chose to start a business in olericulture in Sydney, where Eyking was born eight years later. Eyking was educated at the Nova Scotia Agricultural College, where he obtained his Agriculture Business Diploma. Now a resident of Millville, Nova Scotia, Eyking is a farmer by career.
Political career
On October 29, 2000, Eyking won the Liberal nomination in the Sydney—Victoria riding for the 2000 federal election. On November 27, 2000, he defeated New Democrat incumbent Peter Mancini by over 5000 votes to win a seat in the House of Commons. Eyking was re-elected in the 2004, 2006, 2008, 2011, and 2015 federal elections. In Paul Martin's government, he served as the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food with special emphasis on Agri-Food (2003–2004) and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade with special emphasis on Emerging Markets (2004–2006).
He currently serves as the chair of the Standing Committee on International Trade.
Personal life
His wife Pam was elected as a Liberal to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election, representing the riding of Victoria-The Lakes.