New Finance Minister: Who is Joe Oliver?

Prime Minister Stephen Harper made it official this morning, and swore in Joe Oliver as the new Finance Minister, following the resignation of Jim Flaherty. Flaherty was on the job for eight years, the third-longest serving minister in history. At 73-years-old, Oliver is one of the oldest cabinet ministers, and he comes with a long list of experience. Here’s a look at some background on Oliver: Graduate of Harvard School of Business Worked at Merrill Lynch early in his career Was Executive Director of the Ontario Securities Commission Was Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Dealers Association of Canada (IDA) The Harper government has a…