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Hon. Peter Van Loan
Leader of the Government in the House of
Commons
MP,
York-Simcoe
Peter Van Loan has developed a wealth of
diverse experience through involvement in
the community, in the Progressive
Conservative Party, in his professional life
as a lawyer and in the academic world. He
ran the successful national "Yes" campaign
to have Progressive Conservatives approve
the establishment of the Conservative Party.
He was first elected in June of 2004, as the
Member of Parliament for the new riding of
York-Simcoe and was re-elected as the Member
of Parliament for York-Simcoe on January 23,
2006.
Peter was re-elected as the Member of
Parliament for York-Simcoe on October 14,
2008 and appointed the Minister of Public
Safety on October 30, 2008. In January 2010 Peter was appointed to
the post of
Minister of International Trade.
Peter was most recently re-elected on May 2,
2011 and appointed
Leader of the Government in the House of
Commons.
In the previous Parliament Peter served as
Leader of the Government in the House and
Minister for Democratic Reform.
Peter was President of the Queens Privy
Council for Canada, Minister of
Intergovernmental Affairs and Minister for
Sport, 2006-2007. Before joining Cabinet,
Peter was the Parliamentary Secretary to the
Minister of Foreign Affairs. In this role,
Peter served on the Standing Committee on
Foreign Affairs and International
Development, where he focused on democracy
promotion.
In the 38th Parliament Peter Van Loan was
the Shadow Cabinet Critic for Human
Resources and Development Canada. He served
on the Human Resources, Social Development
and the Status of Persons with Disabilities
(HUMA) Committee. As well he served on the
sub-committee on the Employment Insurance
Funds. Peter helped author the Conservative
Policy to support the skilled trades. In the
2006 budget, the Government delivered on
this plan to support the skilled trades.
Peter has been a dedicated member of the
Progressive Conservative Party both
federally and in Ontario for more than 31
years. Whether as a riding president,
campaign manager, event organizer, or
candidate/manager trainer, Peter has
demonstrated his significant skills and
ability to organize and lead others to
success. In the successful 2006 election, he
served as Caucus Campaign Chair for the
Conservative Party.
As president of the Ontario P.C. Party
between 1994 and 1998, Peter helped move the
party from third place to government.
Through his hands on work with ridings to
his leadership with members of his
executive, he provided knowledge,
information, advice and experience to the
party.
In a professional capacity, Peter Van Loan
was associated with the law firm of Fraser
Milner Casgrain LLP and practised municipal
and planning law for 16 years. He has an
Honours B.A., Masters of Arts in
International Relations, Bachelor of Laws as
well as a graduate planning degree from the
University of Toronto, where he later taught
in the Masters Planning Program.
Member, Georgina Against Garbage 1993-1995
Former member, Georgina Economic
Development Committee
President, Ontario Progressive
Conservative Party 1994-1998
President, Progressive Conservative Party
of Canada 1999-2000
President, York North Federal P.C. Riding
Association 1998-1999
Former Partner and Chair of Planning and
Development Law Group at the national law
firm Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP
Former member Toronto Argonauts Advisory
Board
Adjunct Professor of Planning, University
of Toronto
Member, Ontario Brownfields Advisory Panel
2000
Chair, Land Use Planning Sub-Committee,
Brownfields Panel 2000
Called to the Bar 1989
M.Sc.(Pl) Planning, University of Toronto
1993
M.A., International Relations, University
of Toronto 1989
LL.B., Osgoode Hall Law School 1987 - R.W.
Macaulay Scholarship in Land Use Planning
B.A. (Hons.) Political Science and
Geography, University of Toronto 1987
(graduated with distinction)
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