Pierre Poilievre, Canadian politician
Pierre Marcel Poilievre ( POL-ee-EV; born June 3, 1979) is a Canadian politician who has served as a member of Parliament (MP) since 2004. A member of the Conservative Party, he currently represents the Ottawa-area riding of Carleton. Poilievre previously served as minister for democratic reform from 2013 to 2015 and minister of employment and social development in 2015.
Poilievre studied international relations at the University of Calgary. First elected to the House of Commons following the 2004 federal election in the riding of Nepean—Carleton, Poilievre won re-election three times. In 2015, he ran and won in the re-established riding of Carleton and was re-elected in the same riding in 2019 and 2021. Having served as the Shadow Minister for Finance and the National Capital Commission from 2017 to 2021, Poilievre became the Opposition critic for jobs and industry in February 2021 before regaining his old position in November 2021. Poilievre is running in the 2022 leadership election of the Conservative Party; he subsequently stepped down as Shadow Finance Minister.