Bill Blair (politician)

The Honourable Bill Blair PC COM MP
Blair in 2025
Minister of National Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau Mark Carney
Preceded by	Anita Anand
Minister of Emergency Preparedness
In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)
Succeeded by	Harjit Sajjan
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Ralph Goodale
Succeeded by	Marco Mendicino (as Minister of Public Safety) Himself (as Minister of Emergency Preparedness)
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction
In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
In office January 28, 2017 – July 18, 2018
Minister	Jody Wilson-Raybould
Preceded by	Sean Casey
Succeeded by	Marco Mendicino
Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Dan Harris
Chief of the Toronto Police Service
In office April 6, 2005 – April 25, 2015
Preceded by	Mike Boyd
Succeeded by	Mark Saunders
Personal details
Born	William Sterling Blair 1954 (age 70–71) Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	Susanne Blair
Children	2 sons; 1 daughter
Residence	South Hill, Toronto[1]
Alma mater	University of Toronto (BA)
Awards	Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces Police Exemplary Service Medal Member of the Order of St. John Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Police career
Department	Toronto Police Service
Rank	Chief of Police

William Sterling Blair PC COM MP is a Canadian politician. He is a member of Parliament (MP) in the House of Commons of Canada. He speaks for the electoral area of Scarborough Southwest, and is a member of the Liberal Party. Blair is the Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness in Canada's cabinet right now.^[2] From 2018 to 2019, he was the Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction.^[3] Before working in politics, Blair was the chief of police for the city of Toronto.^[4]

In October 2021, he became the Minister of Emergency Preparedness and President of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada. In 2023, he became the Minister of National Defence.

References

1. "Search For Contributions". Elections Canada. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
2. Zimonjic, Peter (November 20, 2019). "Who's who in Justin Trudeau's 2019 cabinet". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved August 30, 2021.
3. Carbert, Michelle (July 18, 2018). "Former Toronto police chief Bill Blair takes charge of Canada's borders". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 26 December 2020.
4. "Toronto police Chief Bill Blair retires, leaving complex legacy". CBC News. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. April 25, 2015. Retrieved December 26, 2020.

Other websites

• Bill Blair – Parliament of Canada biography