Steven Fletcher

Who is Steven Fletcher?

Steven John Fletcher, PC MP is a Canadian politician. He has served in the Canadian House of Commons since 2004, representing the riding of Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia as a member of the Conservative Party. He is the first quadriplegic to serve in the House of Commons, as well as in Cabinet. Fletcher was appointed as Minister of State on October 30, 2008. After the Conservative Party victory on May 2, 2011, Fletcher was appointed as Minister of State. In an effort to increase the number of women in cabinet, Fletcher was left out of cabinet in the July 15, 2013 Cabinet shuffle by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Fletcher stated on Twitter "I am Conservative. I am a traditionalist. I wish I had left Cabinet in the traditional way--- with a sex scandal." Although not officially in Cabinet, he still sits on the treasury board cabinet committee.