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Alexander: Chris Alexander

Chris Alexander: Chris Alexander Minister of Citizenship and Immigration, according to CTV. Fun fact: Alexander lived and worked in Afghanistan for several years, and in 2003 was appointed Canadas first resident ambassador in that country and A short introduction to some of the fresh faces in the prime ministers cabinet: Chris Alexander @calxandr became known for sticking to partisan talking points as spokesperson for the federal government on military matters as the parliamentary secretary to Defence Minister Peter Mackay. The 44-year-old father of two was also first elected in 2011 as MP for the Ontario riding of Ajax-Pickering, and before that spent nearly 20 years serving Canada in various diplomatic overseas posts. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.