Hon. Joe Volpe (Eglinton--Lawrence)

Website: www.joevolpemp.ca
Email: Volpe.J@parl.gc.ca

Constituency Address:

511 Lawrence Avenue
Toronto (ON) M6A 1A3
Phone: (416) 781-5583
Fax: (416) 781-5586

Ottawa Address:

House of Commons
Ottawa, ON  K1A 0A6

Biography

Joe Volpe first became the Member of Parliament for Eglinton Lawrence in 1988 and has been re-elected in all subsequent elections.

Mr. Volpe is the Critic for Transport. In the 38th Parliament, he served as the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration Canada and the Minister Responsible for Ontario and Toronto. Previously, Mr. Volpe served as Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development after joining the cabinet of Prime Minister Paul Martin in December 2003.

During his parliamentary career, he has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health as well as Chair of the Standing Committee on Natural Resources and the Standing Committee on Government Operations, and as a member of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology.

He has also served as Chair of the Standing Committee on Health. Under his leadership, the committee completed a comprehensive study of national health products in Canada and an extensive study on the state of organ transplantation in Canada.

Mr. Volpe is the former Co-Chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association, and the former Chair of the Canada-China Parliamentary Friendship Group.

Before entering politics, Mr. Volpe was a school principal. He holds a Master of Education degree from the University of Toronto. He is married and has four children and seven grandchildren.