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Greg Fergus

Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada

Biography

Greg Fergus is the Member of Parliament for Hull–Aylmer since October 2015 and the current Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada.

Since 2021, Greg serves as Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and to the President of Treasury Board. He previously served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Digital Government and to the Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, and was a member of the Standing Committee on Finance.

He is also a founding member of the Parliamentary Black Caucus, as well as the Liberal Black Caucus, both of which he co-chaired until April 2022.

Greg remains very involved in his community. He encourages people to invest themselves in causes that are important to them, and to work together to create a stronger sense of belonging. Passionate about long-distance running, politics, and jazz, he is proud of his community and everything it has accomplished.

Greg has a strong background in federal politics. Previously, he worked as a policy advisor and senior policy advisor in a number of ministerial offices. He has also worked at all levels of the Liberal Party of Canada, including as National Director, where he introduced change and innovation that made their operations and outreach stronger, helping restore it to today’s modern appeal. Greg has two bachelor’s degrees—one in social science and one in international relations. He also studied international relations at the graduate level.

Over the past 30 years, he has worked in the private and public sectors, with not-for-profit organizations and the academic sector. He and his wife are the proud parents of three adult children and doting grandparents to two grandsons.


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