Canadian politician
Jonathan Wilkinson
Wilkinson in 2023
In office October 26, 2021 – May 13, 2025Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Mark Carney Preceded by Seamus O'Regan Succeeded by Tim Hodgson In office November 20, 2019 – October 26, 2021Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Catherine McKenna Succeeded by Steven Guilbeault In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Preceded by Dominic LeBlanc Succeeded by Bernadette Jordan In office December 2, 2015 – July 17, 2018Prime Minister Justin Trudeau Succeeded by Sean Fraser Assumed office October 19, 2015Preceded by Andrew Saxton
Born (1965-06-11 ) June 11, 1965 (age 60) Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario , CanadaPolitical party Liberal Other political affiliations New Democratic (formerly)Alma mater University of Saskatchewan (B.A. ) University of Oxford , McGill University (M.A )Profession Businessman
Jonathan D. Wilkinson PC MP (born June 11, 1965) is a Canadian politician and former businessman. A member of the Liberal Party , he has represented North Vancouver—Capilano in the House of Commons since the 2015 federal election .
Wilkinson previously served as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard from 2018 to 2019, Minister of Environment and Climate Change from 2019 to 2021 and Minister of Energy and Natural Resources from 2021 to 2025.
Before entering federal politics, Wilkinson worked as a civil servant and businessman, spending 20 years in the private sector, primarily with clean technology companies.