Ted Menzies
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Ted Menzies | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State (Finance) | |
| In office January 4, 2011 – July 15, 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Minister | Jim Flaherty |
| Preceded by | Tom Hockin (1989) |
| Succeeded by | Kevin Sorenson |
| Member of Parliament for Macleod | |
| In office June 28, 2004 – November 9, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Grant Hill |
| Succeeded by | John Barlow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 18, 1952 Claresholm, Alberta, Canada |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Sandy Menzies |
| Profession | farmer |
Ted Menzies PC (born February 18, 1952) is a former Canadian politician. He represented the electoral district of Macleod in the House of Commons of Canada and served as Minister of State for Finance before being replaced by Kevin Sorenson.[1] He resigned from Parliament on November 6, 2013,[2] in order to accept a position as president and CEO of CropLife Canada, a lobby group representing the agricultural biotechnology industry.[3]
A farmer born in Claresholm, Alberta, Menzies was elected into the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative in the 2004 federal election in the riding of Macleod. He was elected by over 27,000 votes more than the Liberal candidate, Chris Shade. During the 38th Canadian Parliament he served as the opposition critic for International Cooperation and the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and the opposition critic for International Trade and Internal Trade.