Chris Alexander | |
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&sq=Google&lang=en&file=File:Chris_Alexander_2015.jpg) Alexander in 2015 | |
| Minister of Citizenship and Immigration | |
| In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Jason Kenney |
| Succeeded by | John McCallum |
| Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan | |
| In office October 1, 2003 – October 5, 2005 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | Konrad Sigurdson |
| Succeeded by | David Sproule |
| Member of Parliament for Ajax—Pickering | |
| In office May 2, 2011 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Mark Holland |
| Succeeded by | Mark Holland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1968 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Hedvig Christine Alexander |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University 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.