Gordon O'Connor

Gordon O'Connor
Minister of State
Chief Government Whip
In office
October 30, 2008 – July 15, 2013
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byJay Hill
Succeeded byJohn Duncan
Minister of National Revenue
In office
August 14, 2007 – October 29, 2008
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byCarol Skelton
Succeeded byJean-Pierre Blackburn
Minister of National Defence
In office
February 6, 2006 – August 14, 2007
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byBill Graham
Succeeded byPeter MacKay
Member of Parliament
for Carleton—Mississippi Mills
In office
June 28, 2004 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byScott Reid
Succeeded byKaren McCrimmon
Personal details
Born (1939-05-18) May 18, 1939 (age 85)
Toronto, Ontario
Political partyConservative
SpouseCarol O'Connor
Residence(s)Ottawa, Ontario
ProfessionSoldier, defence consultant
PortfolioMinister of State
Chief Government Whip
Awards
Military service
Branch/service Canadian Army
Years of service1964-1994
RankBrigadier general
UnitRoyal Canadian Dragoons

Gordon James O'Connor, PC OMM CD (born May 18, 1939) is a retired brigadier-general, businessman, and lobbyist, who served as Conservative Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015.

He served as Minister of National Defence (2006-2007) and then Minister of National Revenue (2007-2008) in the cabinet of Stephen Harper. O'Connor was one of the few defence ministers to have served in the military, the most recent prior to O'Connor being Gilles Lamontagne. In 2008 he was demoted to Minister of State and Chief Government Whip and then dropped from cabinet entirely in 2013 and did not run for re-election in 2015.