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Bob Dechert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Bob Dechert

Bob Dechert, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs


Biography

Mississauga-Erindale (Ontario)

Bob Dechert was elected to the House of Commons in 2008 and re-elected in 2011. Previously, he was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada. Mr. Dechert has served as a member of the Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics and the Standing Committee on Finance.

Mr. Dechert is a former senior partner with the law firm Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP, and a former president of the Empire Club of Canada.

Mr. Dechert has lived in Mississauga for many years with his wife Ruth Clark.

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2012-03-19