Randy Boissonnault
Randy Boissonnault | |
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Boissonnault in 2014 | |
| Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages | |
| In office July 26, 2023 – November 20, 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Carla Qualtrough |
| Succeeded by | Ginette Petitpas Taylor |
| Minister of Tourism Associate Minister of Finance | |
| In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Mona Fortier (as Associate Minister of Finance) |
| Succeeded by | Soraya Martinez Ferrada |
| Member of Parliament for Edmonton Centre | |
| In office September 20, 2021 – March 23, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | James Cumming |
| Succeeded by | Eleanor Olszewski |
| In office October 19, 2015 – October 21, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Laurie Hawn |
| Succeeded by | James Cumming |
| Special Advisor to the Prime Minister on LGBTQ2 Issues | |
| In office November 15, 2016 – September 11, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault July 14, 1970 Morinville, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University of Alberta Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Website | Official website |
Randy Paul Andrew Boissonnault PC (French pronunciation: [bwasɔno] ; born July 14, 1970) is a Canadian politician who was the member of Parliament (MP) for Edmonton Centre. A member of the Liberal Party, he was initially elected to the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election and served until his defeat in 2019. He later went on to win back his seat in 2021. Boissonnault held several ministerial roles, including Minister of Tourism and Associate Minister of Finance from 2021 to 2023 and Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Official Languages from 2023 to 2024. He resigned from Cabinet following allegations that a business he owned sought government contracts and inconsistent claims about his Indigenous heritage. He was one of five openly gay MPs elected in 2015 and the first openly gay MP elected from Alberta. He stood down at the 2025 federal election.