Ted Menzies, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance

Biographical Notes

Ted Menzies was first elected to the House of Commons in 2004 and was re-elected in 2006. Mr. Menzies was first appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Cooperation in February 2006 and re-appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of International Trade and to the Minister of International Cooperation in January 2007. He has also served on a number of House of Commons standing committees, including the Standing Committee on International Trade. In Opposition, Mr. Menzies was the Critic for Inter-Provincial Trade, International Trade and the Canadian International Development Agency. He was also president of the Canadian Agri-Food and Trade Alliance and vice-president of the Grain Growers of Canada. Mr. Menzies was born in Claresholm, Alberta, where he has owned and operated a farm for over 30 years. He and his wife, Sandy, have two children, and two grandchildren.