The Honourable Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Minister of Veterans Affairs and Minister of State (Agriculture)
Jonquière–Alma (Québec)
Jean-Pierre Blackburn was first elected to the House of Commons in 1984 and re-elected in 1988, 2006 and 2008. He was sworn in on February 6, 2006, as Minister of Labour and Minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec. He has also served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Defence.
Mr. Blackburn has been a teacher, administrator and businessman. From 1974 to 1984, Mr. Blackburn held the position of CEO of the Société d'initiatives et de développement des artères commerciales in Chicoutimi. He was also president of a business development and public relations firm in Jonquière.
Mr. Blackburn holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in regional studies and intervention from the University of Quebec at Chicoutimi.
Mr. Blackburn resides in Jonquière with his wife Ginette. They have two children.
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