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- Greg_Thompson abstract "Gregory Francis Thompson, PC, MP (born March 28, 1947 in St. Stephen, New Brunswick) is a Canadian politician who served six terms as an MP.Thompson, a high school teacher, a businessman and financial planner was first elected into the Canadian House of Commons in the Canadian federal election, 1988 as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected in the riding of Carleton—Charlotte. His bid for re-election in the Canadian federal election, 1993 was unsuccessful and he was defeated by Harold Culbert of the Liberal Party of Canada by fewer than 1,000 votes.Thompson however ran again in the next election and was re-elected in the riding of Charlotte, where he defeated Culbert. Thompson was re-elected in the Canadian federal election, 2000 in the riding of New Brunswick Southwest and again the Canadian federal election, 2004 in the riding of St. Croix—Belleisle. Shortly before the 2004 election, he joined the new Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election. In the 2008 federal election he was elected for a sixth term in the riding of New Brunswick Southwest by garnering over 58% of the vote.During his time in parliament, he has served as the critic of Human Resources Development, the Treasury Board, Regional Development, Health, and Public Accounts, as well as critic of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. On February 6, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Veterans Affairs in Stephen Harper's Cabinet. In April 2007, he and Harper told the press in Kitchener, Ontario that a Veterans' Bill of Rights would come into effect soon and there would be a new ombudsman for veterans along with it.He was formerly a high school history teacher at Fundy High School from 1975-1980.He resigned from his position in Cabinet on January 16, 2010, because years of travel had worn him down and he wasn't looking forward to making a trip to New Zealand due to the length and time he had to invest in the trip. He also announced he would not run in the 2011 federal election.".
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- Greg_Thompson birthDate "1947-03-28".
- Greg_Thompson birthPlace New_Brunswick.
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- Greg_Thompson country Canada.
- Greg_Thompson otherParty Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada.
- Greg_Thompson party Conservative_Party_of_Canada.
- Greg_Thompson portfolio "Minister of Veterans Affairs".
- Greg_Thompson residence Bayside,_Charlotte_County,_New_Brunswick.
- Greg_Thompson successor Harold_Culbert.
- Greg_Thompson successor John_Williamson_(Canadian_politician).
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- Greg_Thompson birthDate "1947-03-28".
- Greg_Thompson birthPlace New_Brunswick.
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- Greg_Thompson children "Gregory Thompson Jr., Christian Thompson".
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- Greg_Thompson name "Gregory Francis Thompson".
- Greg_Thompson otherparty Progressive_Conservative_Party_of_Canada.
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- Greg_Thompson portfolio Minister_of_Veterans_Affairs_(Canada).
- Greg_Thompson predecessor Fred_McCain.
- Greg_Thompson predecessor "new riding".
- Greg_Thompson profession "Teacher, financial planner".
- Greg_Thompson residence Bayside,_Charlotte_County,_New_Brunswick.
- Greg_Thompson riding Carleton—Charlotte.
- Greg_Thompson riding New_Brunswick_Southwest.
- Greg_Thompson spouse "Linda Thompson".
- Greg_Thompson successor Harold_Culbert.
- Greg_Thompson successor John_Williamson_(Canadian_politician).
- Greg_Thompson termEnd "1993".
- Greg_Thompson termEnd "2011-05-02".
- Greg_Thompson termStart "1988".
- Greg_Thompson termStart "1997-06-02".
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