Vance Badawey

Vance Badawey
Member of Parliament
for Niagara Centre
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byMalcolm Allen
Personal details
Born (1964-10-05) October 5, 1964 (age 59)
Port Colborne, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
ResidencePort Colborne, Ontario[1]
ProfessionParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Indigenous Services

Vance M. Badawey MP (born October 5, 1964) is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Niagara Centre in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.[2][3]

Badawey was first elected to the city council of Port Colborne in 1994, serving until 1997, at which point he was elected mayor. He retired from mayoral office in 2003, but sought another term in 2006, serving until 2014. He was simultaneously elected as a councillor for the Regional Municipality of Niagara, and served on the Police Services Board. He currently resides in Port Colborne.[4]

On December 3, 2021, Vance Badawey was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to Canada's Minister of Indigenous Services.[5]

Vance Badawey is a member of the Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group (CAIL).[6] The group collaborates closely with the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs which would sponsor free trips to Israel for MPs.[7]

  1. ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
  2. ^ Vance Badawey – Parliament of Canada biography
  3. ^ Badawey wins Niagara Centre, The Fort Erie Times, October 20, 2015.
  4. ^ Vance Badawey Biography, Liberal.ca.
  5. ^ "Prime Minister welcomes new parliamentary secretaries". Prime Minister of Canada. 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-07.
  6. ^ "Home - Canada-Israel Interparliamentary Group (CAIL) - Parliamentary Associations - Interparliamentary Activities - Diplomacy - Parliament of Canada". www.parl.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
  7. ^ "CIJA Has Taken Nearly 25% Of MPs On Paid Trips To 'Israel'". The Maple. 2023-11-20. Retrieved 2024-01-22.

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