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Heath MacDonald (born May 9, 1966) is a
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politician, who is the Member of Parliament for Malpeque. He was previously elected to the
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in the 2015 provincial election, representing the electoral district of Cornwall-Meadowbank as a member of the
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until he resigned on August 18, 2021 in order to run in the
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. On May 20, 2015, MacDonald was appointed to the
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as Minister of Economic Development and Tourism. On January 10, 2018, MacDonald was named Minister of Finance in a cabinet shuffle. A resident of
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,
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, MacDonald has worked as a tourism operator and as executive director of Quality Tourism Services. On June 21, 2021, MacDonald announced he would seek the nomination to run for the federal Liberal party in Malpeque. He won the nomination later that summer and was elected in the 2021 federal election. On May 13, 2025, MacDonald was put into cabinet by Prime Minister Mark Carney, as part of the 30th Canadian Ministry. He was appointed as Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada. MacDonald had previously served on the houses agriculture committee, finance committee, and chair of the public safety and national security committee prior to entering cabinet.


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