Vic Toews

Vic Toews
Minister of Public Safety
In office
January 19, 2010 – July 9, 2013
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byPeter Van Loan
Succeeded bySteven Blaney
Minister of Justice
Attorney General of Canada
In office
February 6, 2006 – January 4, 2007
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byIrwin Cotler
Succeeded byRob Nicholson
President of the Treasury Board
In office
January 4, 2007 – January 19, 2010
Prime MinisterStephen Harper
Preceded byJohn Baird
Succeeded byStockwell Day
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Provencher
In office
November 27, 2000 – July 9, 2013
Preceded byDavid Iftody
Succeeded byTed Falk
Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly
for Rossmere
In office
April 25, 1995 – September 21, 1999
Preceded byHarry Schellenberg
Succeeded byHarry Schellenberg
Personal details
Born
Victor Toews

(1952-09-10) September 10, 1952 (age 72)
Filadelfia, Paraguay
Political partyConservative (2003–present)
Other political
affiliations
Progressive Conservative (provincial; 1989-2000)
Alliance (2000–2003)
SpouseLorraine Toews (div. 2008)
Residence(s)Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma materUniversity of Winnipeg
University of Manitoba
ProfessionCounsel
Crown attorney

Victor Toews PC KC (/ˈtvz/; born September 10, 1952) is a Canadian politician and jurist. Toews is a justice of the Court of King's Bench of Manitoba. He represented Provencher in the House of Commons of Canada from 2000 until his resignation on July 9, 2013, and served in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper, most recently as Minister of Public Safety. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 1999, and was a senior cabinet minister in the government of Gary Filmon. Prior to his appointment to the judiciary, Toews was a member of the Conservative Party of Canada.