Dan Vandal | |
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Minister responsible for Prairies Economic Development Canada | |
Assumed office October 26, 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Position established |
Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency | |
Assumed office October 26, 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Position established |
Minister of Northern Affairs | |
Assumed office November 20, 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
Preceded by | Dominic LeBlanc (Northern Affairs) |
Member of Parliament for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital | |
Assumed office October 19, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Shelly Glover |
Mayor of Winnipeg | |
Acting | |
In office May 11, 2004 – May 14, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Glen Murray |
Succeeded by | Jae Eadie (acting) Sam Katz |
Winnipeg City Councillor | |
In office November 7, 2006 – November 4, 2014 | |
Preceded by | Franco Magnifico |
Succeeded by | Matt Allard |
Constituency | St. Boniface |
In office November 7, 1995 – May 14, 2004 | |
Preceded by | Evelyne Reese |
Succeeded by | Franco Magnifico |
Constituency | St. Boniface |
Personal details | |
Born | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | April 18, 1960
Political party | Liberal (2014–present) |
Other political affiliations | New Democratic (c. 1995–2014) |
Residence(s) | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Occupation |
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Daniel Vandal PC MP (born April 18, 1960) is a Canadian politician. He represented St. Boniface on the Winnipeg City Council from 1995 to 2004 and from 2006 to 2014, and ran unsuccessfully for mayor of Winnipeg in 2004, coming in second to Sam Katz. He briefly served as acting mayor of Winnipeg following Glen Murray's resignation. On October 19, 2015, he was elected as the member of Parliament for Saint Boniface—Saint Vital in the House of Commons of Canada. He is a member of the Liberal Party of Canada and as of November 20, 2019, serves as the Federal Minister of Northern Affairs in Justin Trudeau's cabinet. On October 26, 2021, he was also named Minister responsible for the Canadian Northern Economic Development Agency and Minister responsible for the Prairies Economic Development Agency of Canada.