Michael Barrett of Lakefield, a Conservative Member of Parliament, has been appointed to a three-year term as chairman of the Rural Economic Development Advisory Panel. It is a part-time job.
The panel provides advice on applications for funding.
Barrett was elected a Conservative for Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands in 2018 and was appointed shadow minister for ethics in 2019 and in 2022 shadow minister for health and under Pierre Polievre shadow minister for ethics and accountable government.
He was re-elected this year.
