sergio marchi

Sergio Marchi (born May 12 1956) is a Canadian diplomat and former politician. Marchi was born in Argentina to an Italian family which subsequently immigrated to Canada. He worked as a businessman and urban planner before entering politics and was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1984 Canadian election as the Liberal MP for the Toronto-area riding of York West. When the Liberals came to power in the 1993 Canadian election, Prime Minister Jean Chretien brought Marchi into the Canadian Cabinet as Secretary of State for Canada. He subsequently served as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and Minister of the Environment before becoming Minister of Internatioanl Trade in 1997. Marchi left politics in 1999 to accept an appointement as Canadian ambassador to the World Trade Organization in Geneva. As such he served a term as Chairman of the WTO's ruling council.

olspan=3\|26th Ministry - Government of Jean Chrtien
olspan=3\|Cabinet Posts (4)
b>Preceded by: Art Eggleton	Minister for International Trade (1997-1999)	Succeeded by: Pierre Pettigrew
b>Preceded by: Sheila Copps	Minister of the Environment (1996-1997)	Succeeded by: Christine Stewart
b>Preceded by: C&I formally created	Minister of Citizenship and Immigration & Secretary of State for Canada styled as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (1994-1996)	Succeeded by: Lucienne Robillard
b>Preceded by: Monique Landry	Secretary of State for Canada styled as Minister of Citizenship and Immigration (1993-1994)	Succeeded by: C&I formally created

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