Michael Barrett | |
Honorific Suffix: | MP |
Parliament: | Canadian |
Riding: | Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes |
Predecessor: | Gord Brown |
Birth Place: | Arnprior, Ontario, Canada |
Term Start: | December 3, 2018 |
Residence: | Spencerville, Ontario, Canada |
Party: | Conservative |
Michael Barrett (born 1984) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in a by-election on December 3, 2018.[1] He represents the electoral district of Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes as a member of the Conservative Party of Canada. He won the riding again in the October 2019 federal election,[2] and was re-elected in the September 2021 federal election.[3]
Barrett was born in Arnprior, Ontario in 1984,[4] attended Algonquin College in Ottawa,[5] and enrolled in the Canadian Armed Forces. Following his service in the Army, he worked as a human resources manager. Before his election to Parliament he served as a municipal councillor in Edwardsburgh/Cardinal for four years.[6]
Barrett was elected to parliament at the 2018 Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes federal by-election.[7]
In November 2019 Barrett was appointed shadow minister for ethics.[8] In July 2020 following a letters from Barrett to Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion, investigations were launched into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau[9] and Finance Minister Bill Morneau[10] to examine their conduct in the WE scandal.[11] In November 2021 Barrett was appointed into the Conservative leadership as the Deputy House Leader and a Co-Chair of Question Period Planning alongside James Bezan.[12] During a shadow cabinet shuffle in February 2022, Opposition Leader Candice Bergen named Barrett shadow minister for health. Barrett was also elected vice-chairman of the Standing Committee on Health.[13]