Peter Schiefke
| Peter Schiefke MP |
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| Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister (Youth) | |
| Assumed office December 2, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Paul Calandra |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Vaudreuil—Soulanges |
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| Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jamie Nicholls |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 13, 1979 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Ruttle |
| Children | Anderson |
| Residence | Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, Quebec |
| Alma mater | Concordia University McGill University |
| Profession | Environmentalist Singer |
Peter Schiefke MP (born April 13, 1979) is a Canadian environmentalist and Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Vaudreuil—Soulanges in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[1] On December 2, 2015, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister for Youth affairs.[2]
Spending his first years in Hudson, Quebec, following his parents' divorce, he and his brother were raised by a single mother whose job searching required the family to moved frequently throughout the Montérégie and the island of Montreal. He graduated from Montreal's Rosemount High School. In the early 2000s, following the completion of his degree in Creative Arts at Dawson College, Schiefke became a member of the French-language boy band Inmotion. While a member, the group enjoyed some success on the Quebec pop charts, including a number-one hit "Sauve-Moi" described as "a gooey love ballad reminiscent of something 'N Sync or the Backstreet Boys." He has attributed his desire to enter politics to his perception of a decline in the Canadian social system.[3] Following the end of his musical career, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at Concordia University, followed by a Master of Science in Renewable Resources at McGill University.[4]
Schiefke spent four years working in northern Uganda working on humanitarian relief ventures, an experience he claims made him more aware of the effects of climate change on people living in developing nations. Upon returning to Canada, he co-founded Youth Action Canada, a not-for-profit organization aimed at getting young people more involved in fighting climate change. He later served as the National Director for the Climate Reality Project-Canada, an organization founded by former Nobel Laureate and American Vice President Al Gore, a post he held from 2009 until 2013.
Electoral record
| Canadian federal election, 2015: Vaudreuil—Soulanges | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Peter Schiefke | 30,550 | 46.62 | +34.23 | – | |||
| New Democratic | Jamie Nicholls | 14,627 | 22.31 | -21.19 | – | |||
| Bloc Québécois | Vincent François | 9,858 | 15.04 | -8.62 | – | |||
| Conservative | Marc Boudreau | 9.048 | 13.81 | -3,8 | – | |||
| Green | Jennifer Kaszel | 1,445 | 2.21 | -0.63 | – | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 65,528 | 100.0 | $231,083.77 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | 714 | – | – | |||||
| Turnout | 66,242 | – | – | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,766 | |||||||
| Liberal gain from New Democratic | Swing | +27.71 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[3][4] | ||||||||
References
- ↑ Liberal Peter Schiefke elected in Vaudreuil—Soulanges, Global News, October 19, 2015.
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Elections Canada – Confirmed candidates for Vaudreuil—Soulanges, 30 September 2015
- ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates
