Robert Thibault
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Robert G. Thibault, PC, MP , BBA (born September 29, 1959 in Digby, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian politician.
Thibault is a current member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, serving his third term as representative of West Nova. Thibault was the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health from 2004 to 2006 when Paul Martin was prime minister. He was Minister of Fisheries and Oceans from 2002 to 2003 and Minister of State (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency) from 2001 to 2002 under Jean Chretien. He served as a municipal councillor in Clare, Nova Scotia from 1988 to 2001. He then won his first federal election in 2000. He won re-election in 2004 and in the 2006 election, he defeated Conservative opponent and former Nova Scotia cabinet minister Greg Kerr by 511 votes.
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|align="center"|Bernie Boudreau
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| Canadian Parliamentary Caucuses from Nova Scotia>Nova Scotia Caucus serving in the 39th Canadian Parliament. |
| Senators | Gerald J. Comeau (Con), Jane Marie Cordy (Lib), Jim Cowan (Lib), J. Michael Forrestall (Con), Michael J. L. Kirby (Lib), Terry M. Mercer (Lib), Wilfred P. Moore (Lib), Donald H. Oliver (Con), Gerard Phalen (Lib) |
| Members of Parliament | Scott Brison (Lib), Bill Casey (Con), Rodger Cuzner (Lib), Mark Eyking (Lib), Gerald Keddy (Con), Peter MacKay (Con), Alexa McDonough (NDP), Geoff Regan (Lib), Michael Savage (Lib), Peter Stoffer (NDP), Robert Thibault (Lib) |
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