Brent Rathgeber

1965 - presentmale

Biography

Brent Rathgeber is a Canadian politician and lawyer from Alberta. He resigned from the Conservative caucus in 2013, citing excessive control by the Prime Minister's Office over backbench MPs. He sat as an independent and wrote a book about his experience, "Irresponsible Government."

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Floor Crossings (1)

Brent Rathgeber

2013Stood on Principle

Conservative→Independent0/5 - Career destroyed

Rathgeber was a Conservative backbencher who became increasingly frustrated with Stephen Harper's tight control over MPs. He felt MPs were being treated as rubber stamps rather than representatives of their communities. He left and wrote a book about it called 'Irresponsible Government.'

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Field	Brent Rathgeber
Born	1965
Died	-
Crossings	1
Years	2013
Parties	Conservative, Independent
Avg Benefit Score	0.0
Cabinet	No
Senate	No
Re-elected	No

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Floor Crossings: 1
Parties: Conservative, Independent
Cabinet Appointments: 0
Senate Appointments: 0
Election Results: 0

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