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Hon. Rob Merrifield
Caucus: Conservative
Constituency: Yellowhead
Province/Territory:  Alberta


Offices

Hill Office

House of Commons
Ottawa, Ontario
K1A 0A6
Telephone:  613-992-1653
Fax: 613-992-3459
EMail: rob.merrifield@parl.gc.ca
Web Site: http://www.merrifieldmp.com/
Preferred Language: English
Constituency Office(s)

119-50th Street, PO Box 7887, Station Main (Main Office)
Edson, Alberta
T7E 1V9
Telephone: 780-723-6068
Fax: 780-723-5060
5115 49th Street PO Box 1495, Suite 117
Whitecourt, Alberta
T7S 1P3
Telephone: 780-706-2067
Fax: 780-706-2085


Caucus Membership

CaucusStart DateEnd Date

41st Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2011/05/02


 

40th Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2008/10/14


2011/05/01

39th Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2006/01/23


2008/10/13

38th Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2004/06/28


2006/01/22

37th Parliament

  Conservative Caucus


2003/12/23


2004/06/27
  Canadian Alliance Caucus2000/11/272003/12/22


Roles

Title  Start Date  End Date  
M.P. (Yellowhead)2000/11/272004/06/27
M.P. (Yellowhead)2004/06/282006/01/22
M.P. (Yellowhead)2006/01/232008/10/13
M.P. (Yellowhead)2008/10/142011/05/01
M.P. (Yellowhead)2011/05/02 
Minister of State (Transport)2008/10/302011/05/18


Committee Membership

CommitteeStart DateEnd Date

41st Parliament, 1st Session

  Chair

    International Trade




2011/06/23




2012/09/20
    International Trade2012/09/25 
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on International Trade2011/06/23 

  Member

    Bill C-18


2011/10/26


2011/11/02
    Bill C-182011/11/032011/11/04
    International Trade2011/06/132012/09/20
    International Trade2012/09/20 
    Liaison2011/06/23 
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on International Trade2011/06/23 

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2011/06/13


2012/09/20
    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development2012/09/20 
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2011/06/132012/09/20
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2012/09/20 
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2011/06/132012/09/20
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2012/09/20 
    Canadian Heritage2011/06/132012/09/20
    Canadian Heritage2012/09/20 
    Citizenship and Immigration2011/06/132012/09/20
    Citizenship and Immigration2012/09/20 
    Environment and Sustainable Development2011/06/132012/09/20
    Environment and Sustainable Development2012/09/20 
    Finance2011/06/132012/09/20
    Finance2012/09/20 
    Fisheries and Oceans2011/06/132012/09/20
    Fisheries and Oceans2012/09/20 
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2011/06/132012/09/20
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2012/09/20 
    Government Operations and Estimates2011/06/132012/09/20
    Government Operations and Estimates2012/09/20 
    Health2011/06/132012/09/20
    Health2012/09/20 
    Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2011/06/132012/09/20
    Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2012/09/20 
    Industry, Science and Technology2011/06/132012/09/20
    Industry, Science and Technology2012/09/20 
    Justice and Human Rights2011/06/132012/09/20
    Justice and Human Rights2012/09/20 
    Library of Parliament2011/06/132012/09/20
    Library of Parliament2012/09/20 
    National Defence2011/06/132012/09/20
    National Defence2012/09/20 
    Natural Resources2011/06/132012/09/20
    Natural Resources2012/09/20 
    Official Languages2011/06/132012/09/20
    Official Languages2012/09/20 
    Procedure and House Affairs2011/06/132012/09/20
    Procedure and House Affairs2012/09/20 
    Public Accounts2011/06/132012/09/20
    Public Accounts2012/09/20 
    Public Safety and National Security2011/06/132012/09/20
    Public Safety and National Security2012/09/20 
    Scrutiny of Regulations2011/06/132012/09/20
    Scrutiny of Regulations2012/09/20 
    Status of Women2011/06/132012/09/20
    Status of Women2012/09/20 
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2011/06/132012/09/20
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2012/09/20 
    Veterans Affairs2011/06/132012/09/20
    Veterans Affairs2012/09/20 

39th Parliament, 2nd Session

  Chair

    Finance




2007/11/13




2008/09/07
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Finance2007/11/302008/09/07
    Subcommittee on Bill C-28 of the Standing Committee on Finance2007/12/042007/12/04

  Member

    Finance


2007/10/31


2008/09/07
    Liaison2007/11/132008/09/07
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Finance2007/11/302008/09/07
    Subcommittee on Bill C-28 of the Standing Committee on Finance2007/12/032007/12/04
    Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee2007/11/222008/09/07

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2007/10/31


2008/09/07
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2007/10/312008/09/07
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2007/10/312008/09/07
    Canadian Heritage2007/10/312008/09/07
    Citizenship and Immigration2007/10/312008/09/07
    Environment and Sustainable Development2007/10/312008/09/07
    Fisheries and Oceans2007/10/312008/09/07
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2007/10/312008/09/07
    Government Operations and Estimates2007/10/312008/09/07
    Health2007/10/312008/09/07
    Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2007/10/312008/09/07
    Industry, Science and Technology2007/10/312008/09/07
    International Trade2007/10/312008/09/07
    Justice and Human Rights2007/10/312008/09/07
    Library of Parliament2007/10/312008/09/07
    National Defence2007/10/312008/09/07
    Natural Resources2007/10/312008/09/07
    Official Languages2007/10/312008/09/07
    Procedure and House Affairs2007/10/312008/09/07
    Public Accounts2007/10/312008/09/07
    Public Safety and National Security2007/10/312008/09/07
    Scrutiny of Regulations2007/10/312008/09/07
    Status of Women2007/10/312008/09/07
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2007/10/312008/09/07
    Veterans Affairs2007/10/312008/09/07

39th Parliament, 1st Session

  Chair

    Health




2006/05/04




2006/09/21
    Health2006/09/262007/09/14
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Health2006/05/042006/09/21
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Health2006/09/262007/09/14

  Member

    Health


2006/04/26


2006/09/21
    Health2006/09/212007/09/14
    Liaison2006/05/052006/09/21
    Liaison2006/09/262007/09/14
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Health2006/05/042006/09/21
    Subcommittee on Agenda and Procedure of the Standing Committee on Health2006/09/262007/09/14
    Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee2006/05/112006/09/21
    Subcommittee on Committee Budgets of the Liaison Committee2006/09/282007/09/14

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2006/04/26


2006/09/21
    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development2006/09/212007/09/14
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2006/04/262006/09/21
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2006/09/212007/09/14
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2006/04/262006/09/21
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2006/09/212007/09/14
    Canadian Heritage2006/04/262006/09/21
    Canadian Heritage2006/09/212007/09/14
    Citizenship and Immigration2006/04/262006/09/21
    Citizenship and Immigration2006/09/212007/09/14
    Environment and Sustainable Development2006/04/262006/09/21
    Environment and Sustainable Development2006/09/212007/09/14
    Finance2006/04/262006/09/21
    Finance2006/09/212007/09/14
    Fisheries and Oceans2006/04/262006/09/21
    Fisheries and Oceans2006/09/212007/09/14
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2006/04/262006/09/21
    Foreign Affairs and International Development2006/09/212007/09/14
    Government Operations and Estimates2006/04/262006/09/21
    Government Operations and Estimates2006/09/212007/09/14
    Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2006/04/262006/09/21
    Human Resources, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2006/09/212007/09/14
    Industry, Science and Technology2006/04/262006/09/21
    Industry, Science and Technology2006/09/212007/09/14
    International Trade2006/04/262006/09/21
    International Trade2006/09/212007/09/14
    Justice and Human Rights2006/04/262006/09/21
    Justice and Human Rights2006/09/212007/09/14
    Library of Parliament2006/04/262006/09/21
    Library of Parliament2006/09/212007/09/14
    National Defence2006/04/262006/09/21
    National Defence2006/09/212007/09/14
    Natural Resources2006/04/262006/09/21
    Natural Resources2006/09/212007/09/14
    Official Languages2006/04/262006/09/21
    Official Languages2006/09/212007/09/14
    Procedure and House Affairs2006/04/262006/09/21
    Procedure and House Affairs2006/09/212007/09/14
    Public Accounts2006/04/262006/09/21
    Public Accounts2006/09/212007/09/14
    Public Safety and National Security2006/04/262006/09/21
    Public Safety and National Security2006/09/212007/09/14
    Scrutiny of Regulations2006/04/262006/09/21
    Scrutiny of Regulations2006/09/212007/09/14
    Status of Women2006/04/262006/09/21
    Status of Women2006/09/212007/09/14
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2006/04/262006/09/21
    Transport, Infrastructure and Communities2006/09/212007/09/14
    Veterans Affairs2006/04/262006/09/21
    Veterans Affairs2006/09/212007/09/14

38th Parliament, 1st Session

  Vice-Chair

    Health




2004/10/19




2005/10/07
    Health2005/10/202005/11/29

  Member

    Bill C-38


2005/05/31


2005/05/31
    Health2004/10/072005/10/07
    Health2005/10/072005/11/29

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development


2004/10/07


2005/10/07
    Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development2005/10/072005/11/29
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2004/10/072005/10/07
    Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics2005/10/072005/11/29
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2004/10/072005/10/07
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2005/10/072005/11/29
    Canadian Heritage2004/10/072005/10/07
    Canadian Heritage2005/10/072005/11/29
    Citizenship and Immigration2004/10/072005/10/07
    Citizenship and Immigration2005/10/072005/11/29
    Environment and Sustainable Development2004/10/072005/10/07
    Environment and Sustainable Development2005/10/072005/11/29
    Finance2004/10/072005/10/21
    Finance2005/10/212005/11/29
    Fisheries and Oceans2004/10/072005/10/07
    Fisheries and Oceans2005/10/072005/11/29
    Foreign Affairs and International Trade2004/10/072005/10/07
    Foreign Affairs and International Trade2005/10/072005/11/29
    Government Operations and Estimates2004/10/072005/10/07
    Government Operations and Estimates2005/10/072005/11/29
    Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2004/10/072005/10/07
    Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2005/10/072005/11/29
    Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology2004/10/072005/10/07
    Industry, Natural Resources, Science and Technology2005/10/072005/11/29
    Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness2004/10/072005/10/07
    Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness2005/10/072005/11/29
    Liaison2004/10/192005/10/07
    Liaison2005/10/202005/11/29
    Library of Parliament2004/10/072005/10/07
    Library of Parliament2005/10/072005/11/29
    National Defence and Veterans Affairs2004/10/072005/10/07
    National Defence and Veterans Affairs2005/10/072005/11/29
    Official Languages2004/10/072005/10/07
    Official Languages2005/10/072005/11/29
    Procedure and House Affairs2004/10/072005/10/07
    Procedure and House Affairs2005/10/072005/11/29
    Public Accounts2004/10/072005/10/07
    Public Accounts2005/10/072005/11/29
    Scrutiny of Regulations2004/10/072005/10/07
    Scrutiny of Regulations2005/10/072005/11/29
    Status of Women2004/10/072005/10/07
    Status of Women2005/10/072005/11/29
    Transport2004/10/072005/10/07
    Transport2005/10/072005/11/29

37th Parliament, 3rd Session

  Vice-Chair

    Health




2004/02/17




2004/05/23

  Member

    Health


2004/02/11


2004/05/23

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources


2004/02/11


2004/05/23
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2004/02/112004/05/23
    Canadian Heritage2004/02/112004/05/23
    Citizenship and Immigration2004/02/112004/05/23
    Environment and Sustainable Development2004/02/112004/05/23
    Finance2004/02/112004/05/23
    Fisheries and Oceans2004/02/112004/05/23
    Foreign Affairs and International Trade2004/02/112004/05/23
    Government Operations and Estimates2004/02/112004/05/23
    Human Resources, Skills Development, Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2004/02/112004/05/23
    Industry, Science and Technology2004/02/112004/05/23
    Justice, Human Rights, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness2004/02/112004/05/23
    Liaison2004/02/172004/05/23
    Library of Parliament2004/02/112004/05/23
    National Defence and Veterans Affairs2004/02/112004/05/23
    Official Languages2004/02/112004/05/23
    Procedure and House Affairs2004/02/112004/05/23
    Public Accounts2004/02/112004/05/23
    Scrutiny of Regulations2004/02/112004/05/23
    Transport2004/02/112004/05/23

37th Parliament, 2nd Session

  Member

    Health




2002/10/24




2003/09/25
    Health2003/09/252003/11/12

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources


2002/10/24


2003/09/25
    Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources2003/09/252003/11/12
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2002/10/242003/09/25
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2003/09/252003/11/12
    Canadian Heritage2002/10/242003/09/25
    Canadian Heritage2003/09/252003/11/12
    Citizenship and Immigration2002/10/242003/09/25
    Citizenship and Immigration2003/09/252003/11/12
    Environment and Sustainable Development2002/10/242003/09/25
    Environment and Sustainable Development2003/09/252003/11/12
    Finance2002/10/102003/09/25
    Finance2003/09/252003/11/12
    Fisheries and Oceans2002/10/242003/09/25
    Fisheries and Oceans2003/09/252003/11/12
    Foreign Affairs and International Trade2002/10/102003/09/25
    Foreign Affairs and International Trade2003/09/252003/11/12
    Government Operations and Estimates2002/10/242003/09/25
    Government Operations and Estimates2003/09/252003/11/12
    Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2002/10/242003/09/25
    Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2003/09/252003/11/12
    Industry, Science and Technology2002/10/242003/09/25
    Industry, Science and Technology2003/09/252003/11/12
    Justice and Human Rights2003/09/252003/11/12
    Library of Parliament2002/10/242003/09/25
    Library of Parliament2003/09/252003/11/12
    National Defence and Veterans Affairs2002/10/242003/09/25
    National Defence and Veterans Affairs2003/09/252003/11/12
    Official Languages2002/11/192003/09/25
    Official Languages2003/09/252003/11/12
    Procedure and House Affairs2002/10/242003/09/25
    Procedure and House Affairs2003/09/252003/11/12
    Public Accounts2002/10/242003/09/25
    Public Accounts2003/09/252003/11/12
    Scrutiny of Regulations2002/10/242003/09/25
    Scrutiny of Regulations2003/09/252003/11/12
    Transport2002/10/242003/09/25
    Transport2003/09/252003/11/12

37th Parliament, 1st Session

  Vice-Chair

    Health




2001/02/22




2001/09/27
    Health2001/10/022002/09/16

  Member

    Health


2001/02/15


2001/02/22
    Health2001/09/272001/10/02

  Associate Member

    Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources


2001/02/15


2001/09/27
    Aboriginal Affairs, Northern Development and Natural Resources2001/09/272002/09/16
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2001/02/152001/09/27
    Agriculture and Agri-Food2001/09/272002/09/16
    Canadian Heritage2001/02/152001/09/27
    Canadian Heritage2001/09/272002/09/16
    Citizenship and Immigration2001/02/152001/09/27
    Citizenship and Immigration2001/09/272002/09/16
    Environment and Sustainable Development2001/02/152001/09/27
    Environment and Sustainable Development2001/09/272002/09/16
    Finance2001/02/152001/09/27
    Finance2001/09/272002/09/16
    Fisheries and Oceans2001/02/152001/09/27
    Fisheries and Oceans2001/09/272002/09/16
    Foreign Affairs and International Trade2001/02/152001/09/27
    Foreign Affairs and International Trade2001/09/272002/09/16
    Government Operations and Estimates2002/06/062002/09/16
    Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2001/02/152001/09/27
    Human Resources Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities2001/09/272002/09/16
    Industry, Science and Technology2001/02/152001/09/27
    Industry, Science and Technology2001/09/272002/09/16
    Justice and Human Rights2001/02/152001/09/27
    Justice and Human Rights2001/09/272002/09/16
    Liaison2001/11/062002/09/16
    Library of Parliament2001/02/152001/09/27
    Library of Parliament2001/09/272002/09/16
    National Defence and Veterans Affairs2001/02/152001/09/27
    National Defence and Veterans Affairs2001/09/282002/09/16
    Official Languages2001/02/152001/09/27
    Official Languages2001/09/272002/09/16
    Procedure and House Affairs2001/02/152002/09/16
    Public Accounts2001/02/152001/09/27
    Public Accounts2001/09/272002/09/16
    Scrutiny of Regulations2001/02/152001/09/27
    Scrutiny of Regulations2001/09/272002/09/16
    Transport2002/06/062002/09/16
    Transport and Government Operations2001/02/152002/06/05
    Transport and Government Operations2001/09/272002/06/05


Elections

Election  Constituency  Province/Territory  Election Type  Election Result  
2011/05/02YellowheadAlbertaGeneral ElectionRe-elected
2008/10/14YellowheadAlbertaGeneral ElectionRe-elected
2006/01/23YellowheadAlbertaGeneral ElectionRe-elected
2004/06/28YellowheadAlbertaGeneral ElectionRe-elected
2000/11/27YellowheadAlbertaGeneral ElectionElected


 
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