Gordon O'Connor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Gordon O'Connor

Canadian politician

Date of Birth: 18-May-1939

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession: politician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Gordon O'Connor

  • Gordon James O'Connor, (born May 18, 1939) is a retired Brigadier-General, businessman, lobbyist, and was a Conservative Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2015. He served as Minister of National Defence (2006-2007) and then Minister of National Revenue (2007-2008) in the cabinet of Stephen Harper.
  • O'Connor was one of the few defence ministers to have served in the military, the most recent prior to O'Connor being Gilles Lamontagne.
  • In 2008 he was demoted to Minister of State and Chief Government Whip and then dropped from cabinet entirely in 2013 and did not run for re-election in 2015.

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