Chris Alexander (politician)

Chris Alexander
Alexander in 2015
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
In office
July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byJason Kenney
Succeeded byJohn McCallum
Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office
October 1, 2003 – October 5, 2005
Prime Minister
Preceded byKonrad Sigurdson
Succeeded byDavid Sproule
Member of Parliament
for Ajax—Pickering
In office
May 2, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Preceded byMark Holland
Succeeded byMark Holland
Personal details
Born (1968-09-09) September 9, 1968 (age 56)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseHedvig Christine Alexander
Children2
EducationUniversity of Toronto Schools
Alma mater

Christopher A. Alexander PC (born September 9, 1968) is a former Canadian diplomat and politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he represented the riding of Ajax—Pickering in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015 and served as the minister of citizenship and immigration from 2013 to 2015. Alexander was the Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.

Alexander spent 18 years in the Canadian Foreign Service and served as Canada's first resident Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005. Following this, he served as a Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan until 2009. After winning his seat in the 2011 election, Alexander was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. On July 15, 2013, he was appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. He ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2016–17, placing 10th in a field of 14 candidates.