Ralph Goodale | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Goodale in 2022 | |
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| Assumed office April 13, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Stefanie Beck (acting) |
| Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – November 19, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Steven Blaney |
| Succeeded by | Bill Blair |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office December 11, 2003 – February 6, 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | John Manley |
| Succeeded by | Jim Flaherty |
| Minister of Public Works and Government Services | |
| In office May 26, 2002 – December 11, 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Don Boudria |
| Succeeded by | Stephen Owen |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
| In office June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Anne McLellan |
| Succeeded by | Herb Dhaliwal |
| Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food | |
| In office November 4, 1993 – June 10, 1997 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Charles Mayer |
| Succeeded by | Lyle Vanclief |
| Member of Parliament for Regina—Wascana (Wascana 1997–2015) | |
| In office October 25, 1993 – October 20, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Larry Schneider |
| Succeeded by | Michael Kram |
| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan for Assiniboia-Gravelbourg | |
| In office October 20, 1986 – January 1, 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Allen Engel |
| Succeeded by | Jack Wolfe |
| Member of Parliament for Assiniboia | |
| In office July 8, 1974 – May 22, 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Bill Knight |
| Succeeded by | Lenard Gustafson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ralph Edward Goodale October 5, 1949 Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Pam Goodale |
| Alma mater | University of Regina (BA) University of Saskatchewan (LLB) |
Ralph Edward Goodale PC (born October 5, 1949) is a Canadian diplomat and retired politician who has served as the Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom since April 19, 2021.
Goodale was first elected in 1974 as the member of Parliament (MP) for Assiniboia, as a member of the Liberal Party. He was defeated in 1979, and moved into provincial Saskatchewan politics, serving as leader of the Saskatchewan Liberals from 1981 to 1988. He returned to federal politics in 1993, as the MP for Regina—Wascana (known simply as Wascana from 1997 to 2015), and served in the governments of Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin and Justin Trudeau, in several roles including as minister of finance and minister of public safety.