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Greg Thompson

The Honourable Greg Thompson PC
Thompson in 2018
Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs of New Brunswick
In office November 9, 2018 – September 10, 2019
Premier	Blaine Higgs
Preceded by	Francine Landry
Succeeded by	Blaine Higgs
Member of the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly for Saint Croix
In office September 24, 2018 – September 10, 2019
Preceded by	John Ames
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office February 6, 2006 – January 16, 2010
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Albina Guarnieri
Succeeded by	Jean-Pierre Blackburn
Member of Parliament for New Brunswick Southwest
In office June 2, 1997 – May 2, 2011
Preceded by	District created
Succeeded by	John Williamson
Member of Parliament for Carleton—Charlotte
In office November 21, 1988 – October 25, 1993
Preceded by	Fred McCain
Succeeded by	Harold Culbert
Personal details
Born	Greg Francis Thompson (1947-03-28)March 28, 1947 St. Stephen, New Brunswick
Died	September 10, 2019(2019-09-10) (aged 72) Saint John, New Brunswick
Political party	Progressive Conservative (2018 - 2019)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Conservative (before 2003) Conservative (2003-2011)
Spouse	Linda Thompson

Gregory Francis Thompson, PC (March 28, 1947 – September 10, 2019^[1]) was a Canadian politician who served six terms as a Member of Parliament (MP), and for one term he represented the district of Saint Croix in the New Brunswick Legislative Assembly, from 2018 until 2019.

Thompson was a high school history teacher at Fundy High School from 1975 to 1980.^[2]

Thompson, a high school teacher, a businessman and financial planner was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1988 Canadian federal election as a member of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada. He was elected in the riding of Carleton—Charlotte. His bid for re-election in the 1993 Canadian federal election was unsuccessful and he was defeated by Harold Culbert of the Liberal Party of Canada by fewer than 1,000 votes.

Thompson however ran again in the next election and was re-elected in the riding of Charlotte, where he defeated Culbert. Thompson was re-elected in the 2000 Canadian federal election in the riding of New Brunswick Southwest and again the 2004 Canadian federal election in the riding of St. Croix—Belleisle. Shortly before the 2004 election, he joined the new Conservative Party of Canada. He was re-elected in the 2006 federal election. In the 2008 federal election he was elected for a sixth term in the riding of New Brunswick Southwest by garnering over 58% of the vote.

During his time in parliament, he has served as the critic of Human Resources Development, the Treasury Board, Regional Development, Health, and Public Accounts, as well as critic of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency. On February 6, 2006, he was appointed Minister of Veterans AffairsinStephen Harper's Cabinet. In April 2007, he and Harper told the press in Kitchener, Ontario that a Veterans' Bill of Rights would come into effect soon and there would be a new ombudsman for veterans along with it.^[3]

Thompson resigned from his position in Cabinet on January 16, 2010, because years of travel had worn him down and he wasn't looking forward to making a trip to New Zealand due to the length and time he had to invest in the trip. He also announced he would not run in the 2011 federal election.^[4][5]

In October 2010, Canada's Privacy Commissioner Jennifer Stoddart uncovered evidence that widespread privacy abuses had been occurring at Veterans Affairs Canada. Among the cases where privacy issues were investigated is that in which highly personal information of an outspoken critic of Veterans Affairs, including confidential medical and financial information, was included in briefing notes prepared for then-minister Greg Thompson.^[6][7][8]

In 2018 Thompson ran provincially under the Progressive Conservatives in the riding of Saint Croix and won. He served as Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs until his death in September 2019.^[9]

• Veterans Affairs Canada

• Greg Thompson – Parliament of Canada biography