Rob Oliphant
Robert Oliphant | |
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Oliphant in 2023 | |
| Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office May 3, 2019 | |
| Minister | Chrystia Freeland Francois-Philippe Champagne Marc Garneau Mélanie Joly Anita Anand |
| Preceded by | Andrew Leslie |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration | |
| In office February 4, 2016 – May 9, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Daryl Kramp |
| Succeeded by | Salma Zahid |
| Member of Parliament for Don Valley West | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | John Carmichael |
| In office October 14, 2008 – May 2, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | John Godfrey |
| Succeeded by | John Carmichael |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 7, 1956 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Marco A. Fiola |
| Residence(s) | Sherwood Park, Toronto, Ontario |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto (BCom) University of British Columbia (MDiv) Chicago Theological Seminary (DMin) |
| Profession | United Church minister and health charity executive |
Robert B. Oliphant PC MP (born June 7, 1956) is a Canadian politician and a United Church minister. He serves in the House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of Don Valley West. First elected from 2008 to 2011, he returned to the office from 2015 to present.
Oliphant currently holds the office of Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand, a role he also served under Anand's four predecessors.