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| Date of birth | May 26, 1969(age 46) | | Place of birth | Nepean, Ontario | | Political party | Conservative Party (2003 � present) | | Other party | Progressive Conservative Party (Before 2003) | | Alma mater | Queen's University | | Profession | Consultant | | Assumed office | May 18, 2011 | | Prime minister | Stephen Harper | | Preceded by | Lawrence Cannon | | In office | August 6, 2010 - May 18, 2011 | | Prime minister | Stephen Harper | | Succeeded by | Peter Van Loan | | Preceded by | Jay Hill | | In office | November 7, 2010 - January 4, 2011 | | Prime minister | Stephen Harper | | Succeeded by | Peter Kent | | Preceded by | Jim Prentice | | In office | January 4, 2007 - October 30, 2008 | | Prime minister | Stephen Harper | | Succeeded by | Jim Prentice | | Preceded by | Rona Ambrose | | In office | October 30, 2008 - August 6, 2010 | | Prime minister | Stephen Harper | | Succeeded by | Chuck Strahl | | Preceded by | Lawrence Cannon | | In office | February 6, 2006 - January 4, 2007 | | Prime minister | Stephen Harper | | Succeeded by | Vic Toews | | Preceded by | Reg Alcock | | Assumed office | January 23, 2006 | | Preceded by | Marlene Catterall | | In office | June 3, 1999 - November 30, 2005 | | Succeeded by | Lisa MacLeod | | Preceded by | Constituency established |
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John Russell Baird, PC, MP (born May 26, 1969) is a Canadian politician currently serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper.
Baird had previously held the posts of Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, Minister of the Environment and President of the Treasury Board. Prior to entering federal politics he was a provincial politician serving in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1995 to 2005 and a cabinet minister in the Progressive Conservative governments of Mike Harris and Ernie Eves serving as the Minister for Children, Community and Social Services, Energy and Francophone Affairs in addition to being the Government's Chief Whip.
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