Prior to his political career, he was a school administrator.

Prior to his political career, he was an educator and union activist.

Prior to his career in government, Park was the co-founder of two successful health information technology companies.

Prior to his professional career, he played at the college level.

Prior to her political career, she worked as an insurance agent.

Prior to his writing career, he was a successful engineer.

Prior to his political career he worked as a security officer.

He worked for the government of Ontario, prior to his federal career.

Prior to his political career, Smith worked in real estate development.

Prior to her career in publishing, she worked as a social worker.