Jonathan Wilkinson | |
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Minister of Energy and Natural Resources | |
Assumed office October 26, 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Seamus O'Regan |
Minister of Environment and Climate Change | |
In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Catherine McKenna |
Succeeded by | Steven Guilbeault |
Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard | |
In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Dominic LeBlanc |
Succeeded by | Bernadette Jordan |
Member of Parliament for North Vancouver | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Andrew Saxton |
Personal details | |
Born | Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada | June 11, 1965
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | New Democratic (formerly) |
Residence(s) | North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
Alma mater | University of Saskatchewan (B.A.) University of Oxford, McGill University (M.A) |
Profession | Businessman |
Jonathan D. Wilkinson[1] PC MP (born June 11, 1965) is a Canadian politician who has served as the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Wilkinson was elected as the member of Parliament (MP) for North Vancouver-Capilano in 2015.[2][3] He previously served as the minister of fisheries, oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard from 2018 to 2019 and minister of environment and climate change from 2019 to 2021. He has been Minister of Natural Resources since 2021, styled Minister of Energy and Natural Resources since 2023. Before entering politics, Wilkinson was a constitutional negotiator and businessman who spent 20 years in the private sector, mainly with green technology companies.