Christian Paradis

Christian Paradis PC (born January 1, 1974) is a Canadian politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Mégantic—L'Érable from 2006 to 2015.

On June 25, 2008, Paradis was appointed Minister of Public Works and Government Services, retaining his position as Secretary of State for Agriculture until October that same year.

Paradis did not run in the 2015 federal election, and in December 2015, it was announced that he would be the Senior Vice President, Strategic Development of Protective Services at GardaWorld, starting January 2016.

On June 25, 2008, Paradis was appointed Minister of Public Works and Government Services, retaining his position as Secretary of State for Agriculture until October that same year.

[6] Under his leadership, the Harper government launched a $1.5 billion program aimed at supporting the production of bio-fuels by farmers.

[7] He also played a crucial role in preserving the Supply management (Canada) system during the development of Canadian cheese regulations in 2007.

[17] Since January 2016, the former minister of the Harper government has held the position of senior vice-president, strategic development of protective services in Canada at GardaWorld.

[2] He sits on several boards of directors: Forum of Federations, Canada World Youth, Macdonald–Laurier Institute and Leomed Technologies.