Jim Carr

The Honourable Jim Carr PC OM MP
Minister of International Trade Diversification
In office July 18, 2018 – November 20, 2019
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	François-Philippe Champagne
Succeeded by	Mary Ng (Minister of Small Business, Export Promotion and International Trade)
Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre
In office October 19, 2015 – December 12, 2022
Preceded by	Joyce Bateman
Succeeded by	Ben Carr
Minister of Natural Resources
In office November 4, 2015 – July 18, 2018
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Greg Rickford
Succeeded by	Amarjeet Sohi
Deputy Leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party
In office 1988–1992
Leader	Sharon Carstairs
Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Crescentwood
In office September 11, 1990 – January 27, 1992
Preceded by	Warren Steen
Succeeded by	Avis Gray
Member of the Manitoba Legislative Assembly for Fort Rouge
In office April 26, 1988 – September 11, 1990
Preceded by	Roland Penner
Succeeded by	Tim Sale
Executive Director of the Manitoba Arts Council
In office 1973–1974
Personal details
Born	James Gordon Carr (1951-10-11)October 11, 1951 Winnipeg, Manitoba
Died	December 12, 2022(2022-12-12) (aged 71) Winnipeg, Manitoba
Political party	Liberal
Children	Ben Carr
Residence	Crescentwood, Winnipeg, Manitoba
Alma mater	University of British Columbia McGill University
Occupation	Politician, businessperson, writer, editor, musician

James Gordon Carr PC OM MP (October 11, 1951 – December 12, 2022) was a Canadian politician.

In the 2015 federal election, he was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Winnipeg South Centre. He is the Minister of International Trade Diversification in the Cabinet of Canada, headed by Justin Trudeau. He was Minister of Natural Resources from 2015 to 2018.

In October 2019, Carr was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. On December 12, 2022, Carr died from cancer at his home in Winnipeg.

Carr was Jewish and had a bar mitzvah in 1964.