| Honorific suffix | MP |
|---|---|
| Office 1 | Chief Opposition Whip |
| Leader 1 | Pierre Poilievre |
| Term start 1 | May 7, 2025 |
| Predecessor 1 | Kerry-Lynne Findlay |
| Parliament 2 | Canadian |
| Riding 2 | Grande Prairie Grande Prairie-Mackenzie (2015–2025) Peace River (2006-2015) |
| Term start 2 | January 23, 2006 |
| Predecessor 2 | Charlie Penson |
| Office 3 | Deputy Chief Opposition Whip Conservative Party Question Period Coordinator |
| 1blankname 3 | Chief whip |
| 1namedata 3 | Kerry-Lynne Findlay |
| Term start 3 | September 13, 2022 |
| Term end 3 | May 7, 2025 |
| Predecessor 3 | Eric Duncan (As QP Coordinator) James Bezan (As Deputy Whip) |
| Office 4 | Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture |
| Leader 4 | Rona Ambrose |
| Term start 4 | November 20, 2015 |
| Term end 4 | September 14, 2016 |
| Predecessor 4 | Malcolm Allen |
| Successor 4 | David Anderson |
| Office 5 | Chair of the Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs |
| Minister 5 | John Duncan Bernard Valcourt |
| Term start 5 | June 23, 2011 |
| Term end 5 | February 18, 2015 |
| Predecessor 5 | Bruce Stanton |
| Successor 5 | Blake Richards |
| Birth date | November 20, 1978 (age 47) |
| Birth place | Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada |
| Profession | construction executive |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Michelle Warkentin |
Christopher Warkentin (born November 20, 1978) is a Canadian businessman and politician. He has served as Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Grande Prairie since his victory in the 2006 federal election.
Personal life
Warkentin was born in Grande Prairie and raised on the family farm east of Grande Prairie, near the Hamlet of DeBolt in the MD of Greenview.[1] He is an alumnus of the Peace River Bible Institute, and also studied business and marketing at Grande Prairie Regional College before going on to own and operate a custom home building company. He has served on the board of his local Conservative constituency association and was involved with the Reform Party of Canada and the Canadian Alliance.
Political career
Warkentin was elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Conservative Party of Canada candidate in the riding of Peace River in the 2006 federal election, and was re-elected in that same riding in 2008 and 2011. Following the redistribution of seats before the 2015 federal election, he was re-elected and currently serves as the Member of Parliament for the new riding of Grande Prairie-Mackenzie. Warkentin has won every election he has contested with more than 56% of the vote, and a margin of more than 36 percentage points over the runner-up.
Warkentin served as the Chair of the Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Committee from 2011 to 2015. In February 2015, Warkentin was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, Diane Finley. Following the defeat of the Conservative government in October 2015, Warkentin was appointed Official Opposition Critic for Agriculture. In September 2016, a shadow cabinet shuffle moved Warkentin to the role of Official Opposition Deputy House Leader.
References
- ^ "Chris Warkentin, Member of Parliament". MP Grande Prairie-Mackenzie. Retrieved December 23, 2016.