Pierre Poilievre Biography

Pierre M. J. Poilievre PC MP (born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of State for Democratic Reform from 2013 to 2015 and Minister of Employment and Social Development in 2015. He is currently a Member of the Parliament of Canada representing the suburban Ottawa riding of Carleton as well as the Senior Opposition Critic for Finance and National Capital Commission (also referred to as Shadow Minister of Finance) of the Conservative Party of Canada since 2017. First elected to the House of Commons in 2004 in the riding of Nepean—Carleton, Poilievre was reelected in 2006, 2008 and 2011; he was elected in 2015 in the reestablished riding of Carleton.