Tim Hodgson (politician)

Hodgson was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba.^[1][2] His maternal grandmother was born in Moose Jaw, when it was still part of Northwest Territories before the creation of Saskatchewan.^[3] Hodgson's mother, Marianne Hodgson (nee Curlette) was born in Calgary, Alberta, graduated with a Bachelor of Nursing degree from the University of Manitoba in 1980, became the director of patient care at Regina General Hospital in 1985, and became the President of the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) in 1988.^[4] Hodgson's father, Colin Hodgson, was born to a family of farmers in northern England, but chose to pursue a career with the Royal Canadian Air Force when he immigrated to Canada after completing his high school education.^[3] Due to his father's military career, Hodgson grew up in locations across Canada, including Holberg, British Columbia; Gypsumville, Manitoba; Winnipeg, Manitoba; Markham, Ontario; and Barrington Passage, Nova Scotia.^[4]

Following his father's example, Hodgson joined the Canadian Armed Forces out of high school when he was 17.^[3] He served as a reserve officer in the Canadian Armed Forces between 1979 and 1985, during which time he also studied at the University of Manitoba, graduating with a Bachelor of Commerce degree in accounting and finance in 1983, and worked as a chartered accountant with PwC in Winnipeg.^[2][5] In 1988, he graduated from the Ivey Business School at University of Western Ontario with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree.^[6]

From 1990 to 2010, Hodgson held various positions in New York, London, Silicon Valley and Toronto with Goldman Sachs and served as CEO of Goldman Sachs Canada from 2005 to 2010.^[6] He worked with Mark Carney at Goldman Sachs and joined the Bank of Canada as special adviser to him in 2010, when Carney was governor.^[7] Before the 2025 election, Hodgson was the chair of Hydro One.^[8] He took an unpaid leave of absence as chair of the board of directors at Hydro One in order to stand in the election. He also stepped away from the board of the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, where he was vice-chair of the investment committee.^[9]

Hodgson served as a board member for Calgary-based oil sands producer MEG Energy from 2016 to 2019.^[10][11]

With incumbent Liberal Markham—Thornhill MP Mary Ng declining to seek re-election, Hodgson was recruited by Liberal leader Carney to contest the riding in the 2025 federal election.^[7] He was elected the riding's MP on April 28, 2025,^[12] and joined the 30th Canadian Ministry that May as Minister of Energy and Natural Resources.^[10][13] Hodgson was reportedly heavily involved in the defection of MP Michael Ma to the Liberal Party.^[14]