Chris Alexander (politician)

The Honourable Chris Alexander PC
Alexander in 2015
Minister of Citizenship and Immigration
In office July 15, 2013 – November 4, 2015
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Jason Kenney
Succeeded by	John McCallum
Canadian Ambassador to Afghanistan
In office October 1, 2003 – October 5, 2005
Prime Minister	Jean Chrétien Paul Martin
Preceded by	Konrad Sigurdson
Succeeded by	David Sproule
Member of Parliament for Ajax—Pickering
In office May 2, 2011 – November 4, 2015
Preceded by	Mark Holland
Succeeded by	Mark Holland
Personal details
Born	(1968-09-09) September 9, 1968 (age 55) Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Conservative
Spouse	Hedvig Christine Alexander
Children	2
Education	University of Toronto Schools
Alma mater	McGill University (BA) Université Laval Balliol College, Oxford (MA)

Christopher A. Alexander PC (born September 9, 1968) is a former Canadian diplomat and politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he represented the riding of Ajax—Pickering in the House of Commons of Canada from 2011 to 2015 and served as the minister of citizenship and immigration from 2013 to 2015. Alexander was the Canadian ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005.

Alexander spent 18 years in the Canadian Foreign Service and served as Canada's first resident Ambassador to Afghanistan from 2003 to 2005. Following this, he served as a Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan until 2009. After winning his seat in the 2011 election, Alexander was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence. On July 15, 2013, he was appointed Minister of Citizenship and Immigration. He ran for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada in 2016–17, placing 10th in a field of 14 candidates.