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Boudria is currently a member of the Liberal Party of Canada in the Canadian House of Commons, representing the riding of Glengarry-Prescott-Russell since 1984. Boudria is a former public servant. He is a former Minister for International Cooperation, Minister responsible for La Francophonie, Minister of Public Works and Government Services, Minister of State, and Minister of State and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons. He was also the Chief Government Whip. He is currently the chair of the Standing Committee on Official Languages.
| 26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrétien | |||
| Cabinet Posts (4) | |||
| Minister of State ( 2002- 2003) NB: no portfolio specified (while House Leader) | |||
| Preceded by: Alfonso Gagliano | Minister of Public Works and Government Services ( 2002) | Succeeded by: Ralph Goodale | |
| Minister of State ( 1997- 2002) NB: no portfolio specified (while House Leader) | |||
| Preceded by: Pierre Pettigrew | Minister for International CooperationIn the Cabinet of Canada, the Minister for International Cooperation is responsible for overseeing Canadian international development strategy within the federal government's foreign department, Foreign Affairs Canada. This includes responsibility for the ( 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan- 1997) | Succeeded by: Diane MarleauDiane Marleau (born June 21 1943 in Kirkland Lake, Ontario) is a Canadian politician. After serving as a regional councillor, she entered federal politics and was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal MP for Sudbury in the 1988 Can | |
| Special Cabinet Responsibilities | |||
| Preceded by: Pierre Pettigrew | Minister responsible for La FrancophonieThe Minister responsible for La Francophonie is a member of the Canadian Cabinet who handles relations with the Francophonie, an international community of francophone nations. Roughly speaking it is the French equivalent of the Commonwealth of Nations. ( 19961996 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty''. Events January January 5 Hamas operative Yahya Ayyash is killed by an Israeli-planted booby-trapped cell phone Jan- 1997) | Succeeded by: Diane Marleau | |
| Special Parliamentary Responsibilities | |||
| Preceded by: Ralph Goodale | Leader of the Government in the House of Commons ( 2002- 2003) | Succeeded by: Jacques Saada (position upped to Cabinet post) | |
| Preceded by: Herb Gray | Leader of the Government in the House of Commons ( 1997- 2002) | Succeeded by: Ralph Goodale | |
| Preceded by: Denis Ethier , Liberal | Members of Parliament from Glengarry—Prescott—Russell | Succeeded by: (incumbent) |