Joe Oliver (politician)

Joe Oliver
Minister of Finance
In office
March 19, 2014 – November 4, 2015
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byJim Flaherty
Succeeded byBill Morneau
Minister of Natural Resources
In office
May 18, 2011 – March 19, 2014
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byChristian Paradis
Succeeded byGreg Rickford
Member of Parliament
for Eglinton—Lawrence
In office
May 2, 2011 – August 4, 2015
Preceded byJoe Volpe
Succeeded byMarco Mendicino
Personal details
Born
Joseph Oliver

(1940-05-20) May 20, 1940 (age 84)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyConservative
SpouseGolda Goldman
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Alma materMcGill University
Harvard University

Joseph Oliver, PC (born May 20, 1940) is a Canadian politician who served as Minister of Finance from 2014 to 2015. He was elected to the House of Commons in the 2011 federal election[1] and represented the electoral district of Eglinton—Lawrence as a member of the Conservative Party until his defeat in the 2015 election. In 2017 Oliver was named non-executive chairman of the board of Echelon Wealth Partners, an independent, Canadian-owned and operated wealth management and capital markets firm.[2] In March 2019 he was appointed to the board of directors of the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO).[3]

  1. ^ Election 2011: Eglinton—Lawrence. The Globe and Mail, May 2, 2011.
  2. ^ "Echelon Wealth Partners names Joe Oliver as chairman | Investment Executive". Investment Executive. 2017-06-26. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  3. ^ "Joe Oliver Appointed to the Board of Directors of the Independent Electricity System Operator (IESO)". news.ontario.ca. Retrieved 2019-04-12.