Bill Blair (politician)

The Honourable Bill Blair PC COM MP
Blair in 2023
Minister of National Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office July 26, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Anita Anand
Minister of Emergency Preparedness
In office October 26, 2021 – July 26, 2023
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Himself (as Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness)
Succeeded by	Harjit Sajjan
Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness
In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Ralph Goodale
Succeeded by	Marco Mendicino (as Minister of Public Safety) Himself (as Minister of Emergency Preparedness)
Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction
In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice
In office January 28, 2017 – July 18, 2018
Minister	Jody Wilson-Raybould
Preceded by	Sean Casey
Succeeded by	Marco Mendicino
Member of Parliament for Scarborough Southwest
Incumbent
Assumed office October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Dan Harris
Chief of the Toronto Police Service
In office April 6, 2005 – April 25, 2015
Preceded by	Mike Boyd
Succeeded by	Mark Saunders
Personal details
Born	William Sterling Blair (1954-04-09) April 9, 1954 (age 70)[citation needed] Scarborough, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Susanne Blair
Children	2 sons; 1 daughter
Residence	South Hill, Toronto[1]
Alma mater	University of Toronto (BA)
Police Career
Department	Toronto Police Service
Service years	1975–2015
Rank	Chief of Police
Awards	Commander of the Order of Merit of the Police Forces Police Exemplary Service Medal Member of the Order of St. John Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal

William Sterling Blair PC COM MP (born 1954)^[2] is a Canadian politician and former police officer who has served as the minister of National Defence since 2023. A member of the Liberal Party, Blair represents Scarborough Southwest in the House of Commons. Blair previously held the portfolios of Minister of Border Security and Organized Crime Reduction and minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Before entering politics, Blair worked for four decades with the Toronto Police Service (TPS), serving as the chief of police from 2005 until retiring in 2015.