Benjamin Woodman

Benjamin Woodman (born March 15 1984) is a Canadian politician from Shawville, Quebec. He is running to be a Member of Parliament in the Pontiac electoral district of Quebec, as a Conservative candidate. Woodman was unopposed in seeking the nomination, and was confirmed as Pontiac's Conservative Party of Canada candidate on November 18, 2014. At 30 years of age Woodman is the youngest Conservative candidate by far in the riding's history, according to best estimates. He succeeds the former Minister of Foreign Affairs, and current Canadian Ambassador to France, Lawrence Cannon as Pontiac's Conservative candidate.
Born in March of 1984 and raised in Shawville, Quebec, Benjamin Woodman received a diplôme d'études collégiales (DEC) in Social Sciences from John Abbott College before studying at Concordia University. After receiving a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Political Science from Concordia, Benjamin began a career working in Federal politics. He has worked in the Office of a Member of Parliament, the Office of the Prime Minister, and served under two Ministers of Veterans Affairs.
Benjamin has a military background, as a member of the Canadian Armed Forces Reserves. Benjamin has received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee medal from a Veterans organization for his work within the Veteran community.
Keeping federal taxes low and improving the local economy are among his main priorities for the region.
Woodman intends to donate 5% of his MP salary to a local charity if elected.
He currently lives in the Gatineau sector of his home riding of Pontiac with his family.

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