François-Philippe Champagne

François-Philippe Champagne PC MP (born June 25, 1970) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Saint-Maurice—Champlain in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election. He is a member of the Liberal Party[1] serving as the Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs since November 20, 2019.[2]

The Honourable

François-Philippe Champagne

PC MP
Champagne in 2017
14th Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byChrystia Freeland
2nd Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
In office
July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byAmarjeet Sohi
Succeeded byCatherine McKenna
19th Minister of International Trade
In office
January 10, 2017 – July 18, 2018
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byChrystia Freeland
Succeeded byJim Carr
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byLise St-Denis
Personal details
Born (1970-06-25) June 25, 1970
Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversité de Montréal
Case Western Reserve University
ProfessionAttorney
Businessman

Career

Champagne was raised in Shawinigan, Quebec, and studied law at the Université de Montréal and Case Western Reserve University School of Law. After several years working as a senior attorney for Elsag Bailey Process Automation, he joined ABB Group in 1999, eventually rising to group vice president and senior counsel. In 2008 he joined Amec PLC as a strategic development director, and was designated a "young global leader" by the World Economic Forum. In an interview with The Globe and Mail in 2009, Champagne expressed his desire to eventually return to Canada and enter politics, citing fellow Shawinigan resident Jean Chrétien as an inspiration.[3]

Subsequently returning to Canada, he became involved in a variety of business and non-profit ventures. He became the Liberal candidate for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and was elected to Parliament on October 19, 2015.[4]

In June 2020, it was reported that Champagne had two more mortgages with the state-owned Bank of China, raising questions of potential vulnerability to foreign influence.[5]

Champagne has stated he is trilingual, speaking English, French and Italian.[3]

Electoral record
2019 Canadian federal election: Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne23,10439.55-1.97
Bloc QuébécoisNicole Morin19,95034.15+14.99
ConservativeBruno-Pier Courchesne9,54216.33+0.06
New DemocraticBarthélémy Boisguérin3,0715.26-15.51
GreenStéphanie Dufresne1,8093.10+1.16
People'sJulie Déziel9381.61–
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,414100.0
Total rejected ballots 1,3072.19
Turnout 59,72165.20
Eligible voters 91,594
Source: Elections Canada[6][7]
2015 Canadian federal election: Saint-Maurice—Champlain
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalFrançois-Philippe Champagne24,47541.52+30.59$107,029.87
New DemocraticJean-Yves Tremblay12,24520.77−20.51$29,855.51
Bloc QuébécoisSacki Carignan Deschamps11,29519.16−9.31$32,567.29
ConservativeJacques Grenier9,59216.27−0.86$49,358.13
GreenMartial Toupin1,1441.94−0.09$3,832.69
Marxist–LeninistJean-Paul Bédard1960.33––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 58,947100.0 $269,923.91
Total rejected ballots 1,175––
Turnout 60,122––
Eligible voters 92,086
Source: Elections Canada[8][9]

References
  1. "Le libéral François-Philippe Champagne remporte son pari dans Saint-Maurice-Champlain". Radio Canada. October 19, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  2. "François-Philippe Champagne to be Canada's next foreign affairs minister". CBC News. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  3. Pitts, Gordon (June 8, 2009). "Another 'little guy from Shawinigan'". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved May 21, 2017.
  4. François-Philippe Champagne Biography, Liberal.ca.
  5. Fife, Robert; Chase, Steven (June 10, 2020). "Foreign Affairs Minister has two mortgages with state-run Bank of China". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
  6. "List of confirmed candidates". Elections Canada. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  7. "Election Night Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  8. Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Saint-Maurice—Champlain, 30 September 2015
  9. Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
29th Ministry – Cabinet of Justin Trudeau
Cabinet posts (3)
Predecessor Office Successor
Chrystia Freeland Minister of Foreign Affairs
November 20, 2019 –		 Incumbent
Amarjeet Sohi Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019		 Catherine McKenna
Chrystia Freeland Minister of International Trade
January 10, 2017 – July 18, 2018		 Jim Carr
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