John Russell Baird, PC, MP (born May 26, 1969) served as Canada's Minister of Foreign Affairs (2011-2015) in the cabinet of Prime Minister Stephen Harper and had been member of the federal cabinet, in various positions, since 2006. He previously was a provincial cabinet minister in Ontario during the governments of Premiers Mike Harris and Ernie Eves. Baird resigned from cabinet on February 3, 2015 and announced that he will be resigning as a Member of Parliament in the coming weeks.