Life and career
Skeete was born on September 20, 1979, in Laval, Quebec.[2] He attended Vanier college. He holds a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the ESG-UQÀM in Montréal as well as a bachelor's degree in political science and public affairs from Concordia University.
Earlier in his career, Skeete worked as a customs officer and also as the director of regional operations for a veterinary clinic. With his wife, he started CasMedic, a firm that provides mobile blood tests to patients in their homes as well as vaccinations to clients at pharmacies.[3] Before 2018, Skeete was vice-president for the West-du-Québec region of the Coalition Avenir Québec party.[4]
He was previously a candidate for the CAQ in the district of Vimont in the 2012 election, and in the district of Fabre in the 2014 election.
On October 18, 2018, he was named parliamentary secretary to the premier François Legault. He was named the Parliamentary Assistant to the Premier for Relations with English-Speaking Quebecers on November 7, 2018. On February 24, 2021, he was appointed Parliamentary Assistant to the Minister Responsible for the Fight Against Racism.[5] He became Minister of International Relations and La Francophonie in 2025.
