Bill Blair
Bill Blair | |
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Blair in 2025 | |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – May 13, 2025 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau Mark Carney |
| Preceded by | Anita Anand |
| Succeeded by | David McGuinty |
| Minister of Emergency Preparedness | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Himself (as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness) |
| Succeeded by | Harjit Sajjan |
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Ralph Goodale |
| Succeeded by | Marco Mendicino (as Minister of Public Safety) Himself (as Minister of Emergency Preparedness) |
| Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction | |
| In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice | |
| In office January 28, 2017 – July 18, 2018 | |
| Minister | Jody Wilson-Raybould |
| Preceded by | Sean Casey |
| Succeeded by | Marco Mendicino |
| Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dan Harris |
| Chief of the Toronto Police Service | |
| In office April 6, 2005 – April 25, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mike Boyd |
| Succeeded by | Mark Saunders |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Sterling Blair April 9, 1954 Scarborough, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Susanne Blair |
| Children | 2 sons; 1 daughter |
| Residence | South Hill, Toronto |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BA) |
| Police Career | |
| Department | Toronto Police Service |
| Service years | 1975–2015 |
| Rank | Chief of Police |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces Police Exemplary Service Medal Member of the Order of St. John Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal |
William "Bill" Sterling Blair PC COM MP (born April 9, 1954) is a Canadian politician and former police officer who served as the Minister of National Defence from 2023 to 2025. A member of the Liberal Party, Blair has represented Scarborough Southwest in the House of Commons since 2015. Blair previously held the portfolios of Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction and minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Before entering politics, Blair worked for four decades with the Toronto Police Service (TPS), serving as the chief of police from 2005 until retiring in 2015.