Pierre Poilievre

The Honourable Pierre Poilievre PC MP
Poilievre in 2023
49th Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 September 2022
Monarch	Charles III
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Deputy	First Deputy Melissa Lantsman Second Deputy Tim Uppal
Preceded by	Candice Bergen
4th Leader of the Conservative Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 10 September 2022
Deputy	First Deputy Melissa Lantsman Second Deputy Tim Uppal
Preceded by	Candice Bergen (Interim)
Shadow Minister for Finance
In office 9 November 2021 – 22 February 2022
Leader	Erin O'Toole Candice Bergen
Shadowing	Chrystia Freeland
Preceded by	Ed Fast
Succeeded by	Ed Fast
In office 30 August 2017 – 10 February 2021
Leader	Andrew Scheer Erin O'Toole
Shadowing	Bill Morneau Chrystia Freeland
Preceded by	Gérard Deltell
Succeeded by	Ed Fast
Shadow Minister for Jobs and Industry
In office 10 February – 9 November 2021
Leader	Erin O'Toole
Shadowing	Carla Qualtrough (Jobs) François-Philippe Champagne (Industry)
Preceded by	James Cumming
2nd Minister of Employment and Social Development
In office 9 February – 4 November 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Jason Kenney
Succeeded by	Jean-Yves Duclos (Families, Children and Social Development) MaryAnn Mihychuk (Employment, Workforce Development and Labour)
8th Minister of State for Democratic Reform
In office 15 July 2013 – 4 November 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Tim Uppal
Succeeded by	Maryam Monsef
Member of Parliament for Carleton Nepean—Carleton (2004–2015)
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 June 2004
Preceded by	David Pratt
Personal details
Born	Pierre Marcel Poilievre (1979-06-03) 3 June 1979 (age 45) Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Political party	Conservative (2003–present)
Other political affiliations	Reform (until 2000) Alliance (2000–2003)
Spouse(s)	Anaida Galindo ​ (m. 2018)​
Children	2
Residence	Greely, Ontario, Canada[1]
Alma mater	University of Calgary (BA)
Website	www.pierre4pm.ca

Pierre Marciel Poilievre PC MP (/ˌpɔːliˈɛv/ pawl-ee-EV;^[2] born 3 June 1979) is a Canadian politician who has been the 4th Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and the 49th Leader of the Opposition since 2022. He is a member of Parliament (MP) since 2004. He was 8th Minister for Democratic Reform from 2013 to 2015 and 2nd Minister of Employment and Social Development in 2015.

On 5 February 2022, Poilievre announced his candidacy for the leadership election of the Conservative Party.^[3] He was elected Leader of the Conservative Party on 10 September of the same year.

1. ↑ "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
2. ↑ Proudfoot, Shannon (March 10, 2022). "Why is Pierre Poilievre so angry?". Maclean's. Archived from the original on March 11, 2022. Retrieved March 12, 2022. Poilievre (he pronounces it "paul-ee-EV")
3. ↑ "Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre says he is running for prime minister - National | Globalnews.ca". Global News. Retrieved 2022-02-06.