Rob Oliphant
| Robert Oliphant | |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Don Valley West |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | John Carmichael |
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In office October 14, 2008 – May 2, 2011 |
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| Preceded by | John Godfrey |
| Succeeded by | John Carmichael |
| Chairman of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security | |
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Assumed office February 4, 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Daryl Kramp |
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June 7, 1956 Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Marco A. Fiola |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Profession | United Church Minister and Health Charity Executive |
| Religion | United Church of Canada |
Robert "Rob" Oliphant (born June 7, 1956) is a Canadian politician and a United Church minister. He served in the House of Commons as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of Don Valley West from 2008 to 2011, and was returned to office in the 2015 general election.
Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Oliphant studied commerce and finance at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1978, with a bachelor of commerce. While at university he rowed on the men’s varsity rowing crew, and was involved in music and student politics. Upon graduating from U of T, he returned to Sault Ste. Marie and worked at Algoma Steel as an accountant in computer systems development.
Oliphant lives in Sherwood Park, Toronto with his husband, Marco A. Fiola, a professor at Ryerson University.
Oliphant was sponsored as a candidate for ministry by his home church, Central United Church in Sault Ste. Marie.
Oliphant remained in Sault Ste. Marie for two years before entering the Vancouver School of Theology at the University of British Columbia. After completing his studies at UBC, Oliphant was ordained as a United Church minister in 1984. Oliphant has been stationed in diverse communities such as Montreal, Toronto, Quyon, Quebec, Newfoundland and Whitehorse.
Between 1999 and 2008, Oliphant was a member of the Team Ministry at Eglinton St. George’s United Church in Toronto, one of the largest congregations in the United Church of Canada. In 2004, he was given an award for 18 years of continuous work in interfaith dialogue.
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