Jim Carr | |
|---|---|
 Carr in 2016 | |
| Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security | |
| In office December 8, 2021 – September 29, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | John McKay |
| Succeeded by | Ron McKinnon |
| Minister without Portfolio | |
| In office January 12, 2021 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Special Representative for the Prairies | |
| In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister of International Trade Diversification | |
| In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | François-Philippe Champagne |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ng (Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade) |
| Minister of Natural Resources | |
| In office November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Greg Rickford |
| Succeeded by | Amarjeet Sohi |
| Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – December 12, 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Joyce Bateman |
| Succeeded by | Ben Carr |
| Deputy Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party | |
| In office April 26, 1988 – January 27, 1992 | |
| Leader | Sharon Carstairs |
| Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Crescentwood | |
| In office September 11, 1990 – January 27, 1992 | |
| Preceded by | Warren Steen |
| Succeeded by | Avis Gray |
| Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Fort Rouge | |
| In office April 26, 1988 – September 11, 1990 | |
| Preceded by | Roland Penner |
| Succeeded by | Tim Sale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James Gordon Carr October 11, 1951 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Died | December 12, 2022 (aged 71) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Children | Ben Carr |
| Residence | Crescentwood, Winnipeg |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
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James Gordon Carr PC OM (October 11, 1951 – December 12, 2022) was a Canadian politician, cabinet minister, journalist, and professional oboist. A member of the Liberal Party, he served as the member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre from 2015 until his death on December 12, 2022. Carr died days after his Private Members Bill, Bill C-235, An Act respecting the building of a green economy in the Prairies,[1] passed the House and went to the Senate. He last served as the Chair of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, until his resignation on September 29, 2022.
Carr previously served as the Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018 and Minister of International Trade Diversification from 2018 to 2019.[2] He left Cabinet in 2019 after being diagnosed with cancer, but soon after was named the Special Representative for the Prairies. In 2021, he returned to Cabinet to concurrently serve as a Minister without Portfolio and the Special Representative for the Prairies. He previously was a member of the Manitoba Legislature from 1988 to 1992 for the Manitoba Liberal Party.[3]
- ^ "C-235 (44–1) – LEGISinfo – Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved December 14, 2022.
- ^ "Jim Carr becomes Minister of International Trade Diversification in cabinet shuffle". Global News. July 18, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ "MLA Biographies – Living". www.gov.mb.ca. Retrieved September 17, 2019.