Mark Gerretsen

Mark Gerretsen
Gerretsen as Mayor of Kingston, 2014.
Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
Assumed office
September 16, 2023
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded bySherry Romanado
Member of Parliament
for Kingston and the Islands
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byTed Hsu
Mayor of Kingston, Ontario
In office
December 1, 2010 – December 1, 2014
Preceded byHarvey Rosen
Succeeded byBryan Paterson
Personal details
Born
John Mark Gerretsen

(1975-06-05) June 5, 1975 (age 49)[1]
Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseVanessa Gerretsen
Children3
ParentJohn Gerretsen (father)
Residence(s)Kingston, Ontario
Alma materQueen's University
St. Lawrence College

Mark Gerretsen MP (born June 5, 1975) is a Canadian politician who is the Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was first elected in the 2015 federal election, and re-elected in 2019 and 2021.[2] He currently serves on the Standing Committee for Procedure and House Affairs and is the former Chair of the Ontario Liberal Caucus.[3]

Gerretsen currently serves as Deputy Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. He previously served as the Parliamentary secretary to the Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, a position he held effective December 3, 2021. Prior to his election to the House of Commons, Gerretsen served as Mayor of Kingston from 2010 to 2014.

  1. ^ Greetings From Kingston Mayor Mark Gerretsen Archived 2014-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Whig-St, The; Whig-St, ard More from The; October 22, ard Published on; October 22, 2019 | Last Updated; Edt, 2019 11:42 Am (2019-10-22). "Gerretsen wins again in Kingston and the Islands". The Kingston Whig-Standard. Retrieved 2019-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Mark Gerretsen - Member of Parliament - Members of Parliament - House of Commons of Canada".