Steven Blaney
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Steven Blaney is a Canadian
Conservative
politician from Quebec. , he is Minister of Veterans Affairs
.
Blaney was born in Sherbrooke and grew up in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce. Blaney lives in Lévis. He is married to Marie Bouchard and has two children. Despite his English-sounding name, he is a francophone.
After he graduated from the University of Sherbrooke, Blaney became a civil engineer in 1988 and then obtained a Master of Business Administration in 2002 in Lévis. After his studies, he worked as a consultant, an entrepreneur and an advisor for urban infrastructure and environmental technologies.
Blaney is a former active member of the largest group of environmental professionals in Canada, Réseau Environnement, and served as President of its Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches chapter from 2003 to 2006.
First elected to the House of Commons in 2006, he was re-elected in 2008 and in 2011 as the Member of Parliament for Lévis—Bellechasse
.
After his election, Blaney was appointed as Co-President of the Conservative caucus of Quebec. In October 2008, he became its President. He served on the Indian Affairs Committee and on the Transport, Infrastructure and Community Committee. Blaney later joined the Defence Committee and participated in a visit to Kandahar in January 2006.
On May 31, 2007, Blaney became Chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, which strives to promote linguistic duality throughout the country. He is also Vice-Chair of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association.
In January 2008, Blaney promised to offset the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from his activities through tree planting, in cooperation with Tree Canada and the Comité de restauration de la rivière Etchemin, thus becoming the first carbon neutral
MP.
On May 18, 2011, Mr. Blaney was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper
. He assumed the portfolio of Minister of Veterans Affairs, taking over this role from the Hon. Jean-Pierre Blackburn
, who was defeated in the May 2nd election. Minister Blaney also sits as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Conservative
Conservative Party of Canada
The Conservative Party of Canada , is a political party in Canada which was formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in 2003. It is positioned on the right of the Canadian political spectrum...
politician from Quebec. , he is Minister of Veterans Affairs
Minister of Veterans Affairs (Canada)
The Minister of Veterans Affairs is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet whose position was created in 1944. The Department of Veterans Affairs Canada was split from the Department of Pensions and National Health and was given the responsibility of administering benefits and pensions...
.
Blaney was born in Sherbrooke and grew up in Sainte-Marie-de-Beauce. Blaney lives in Lévis. He is married to Marie Bouchard and has two children. Despite his English-sounding name, he is a francophone.
After he graduated from the University of Sherbrooke, Blaney became a civil engineer in 1988 and then obtained a Master of Business Administration in 2002 in Lévis. After his studies, he worked as a consultant, an entrepreneur and an advisor for urban infrastructure and environmental technologies.
Blaney is a former active member of the largest group of environmental professionals in Canada, Réseau Environnement, and served as President of its Québec-Chaudière-Appalaches chapter from 2003 to 2006.
First elected to the House of Commons in 2006, he was re-elected in 2008 and in 2011 as the Member of Parliament for Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse
Lévis—Bellechasse, is a federal electoral district in Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004. It was created in 2003 from Lévis-et-Chutes-de-la-Chaudière and Bellechasse—Etchemins—Montmagny—L'Islet ridings....
.
After his election, Blaney was appointed as Co-President of the Conservative caucus of Quebec. In October 2008, he became its President. He served on the Indian Affairs Committee and on the Transport, Infrastructure and Community Committee. Blaney later joined the Defence Committee and participated in a visit to Kandahar in January 2006.
On May 31, 2007, Blaney became Chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages, which strives to promote linguistic duality throughout the country. He is also Vice-Chair of the Canada-France Interparliamentary Association.
In January 2008, Blaney promised to offset the greenhouse gas emissions resulting from his activities through tree planting, in cooperation with Tree Canada and the Comité de restauration de la rivière Etchemin, thus becoming the first carbon neutral
Carbon neutral
Carbon neutrality, or having a net zero carbon footprint, refers to achieving net zero carbon emissions by balancing a measured amount of carbon released with an equivalent amount sequestered or offset, or buying enough carbon credits to make up the difference...
MP.
On May 18, 2011, Mr. Blaney was appointed to the Cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper
Stephen Harper
Stephen Joseph Harper is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister when his party formed a minority government after the 2006 federal election...
. He assumed the portfolio of Minister of Veterans Affairs, taking over this role from the Hon. Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Jean-Pierre Blackburn, PC, MP is a Canadian politician. He was the Conservative member of the Canadian House of Commons from the riding of Jonquière—Alma from 2006 to 2011; earlier, he was the Progressive Conservative MP from Jonquière from 1984 to 1993.In 1993, Blackburn was the Parliamentary...
, who was defeated in the May 2nd election. Minister Blaney also sits as a member of the Cabinet Committee on Social Affairs and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence.
External links
- Steven Blaney MP official site