Bob Zimmer retains position in Conservative shadow cabinet

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. — Prince George – Peace River – Northern Rockies MP Bob Zimmer has been appointed to the Conservative Party’s new shadow cabinet.

Zimmer, who has served as MP of the riding since 2011, was named the shadow minister of Arctic affairs and the northern economic development agency by party leader Pierre Poilievre on Wednesday, May 21st.

He had served in the same capacity after the 2021 election.

In a press release on Wednesday, Poilievre said the Conservative Party was fighting for a Canada that was “self-reliant where hard working guarantees a beautiful home on a safe street.”

“Conservative solutions are needed now more than ever,” Poilievre wrote in the statement. “We have already won the debates on carbon taxes, inflation, housing costs, crime, natural resource development and more.”

The Conservative Party upped its presence in the House of Commons by 23 more seats in the 2025 election, forming the official opposition to Mark Carney’s Liberal Party, who won a fourth mandate with 170 seats.

Parliament will resume in the House of Commons starting on Monday, May 26th, with sessions lasting until late June.

This comes after new Prime Minister Mark Carney appointed his cabinet earlier this month. 

Energeticcity.ca contacted Zimmer for further comment but did not immediately receive a response.