Thomas Mulcair
Thomas Joseph Mulcair[1] (born October 24, 1954) is a Canadian-French politician. He was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada from 2012 to 2017. He is a Member of Parliament for the riding of Outremont in Quebec from 2007-2018. He was selected as the leader of the NDP at a leadership election on March 24, 2012, on the fourth ballot.[2] He then was Leader of the Official Opposition until the NDP lost just over half of its seats in the 2015 federal election. Following the election, a leadership review was held and Mulcair lost it, and was replaced by Jagmeet Singh. He then resigned his seat as Member of Parliament in August 2018.
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office March 24, 2012 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel |
| Succeeded by | Rona Ambrose |
| Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
| In office March 24, 2012 – October 1, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel (Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jagmeet Singh |
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | |
| In office May 26, 2011 – October 12, 2011 | |
| Leader | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel (Acting) |
| Preceded by | David McGuinty |
| Succeeded by | Joe Comartin |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont | |
| In office September 17, 2007 – August 3, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Bendayan |
| Quebec Minister of the Environment | |
| In office April 29, 2003 – February 27, 2006 | |
| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | André Boisclair |
| Succeeded by | Claude Béchard |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chomedey | |
| In office September 12, 1994 – March 26, 2007 | |
| Preceded by | Lise Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Guy Ouellette |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Thomas Joseph Mulcair 24 October 1954 (aged 71) The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Political party | New Democratic Party (1974–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Quebec Liberal Party (Provincial, 1994–2007) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Pinhas
(m. 1976) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Montreal, Canada |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
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Thomas Mulcair Media
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Tom Mulcair and wife Catherine Pinhas in New Brunswick, 2015
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Tom Mulcair celebrates his by-election win with Jack Layton
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Jack Layton and Tom Mulcair in Montreal, 2011
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Thomas Mulcair gives his acceptance speech after being named NDP leader on March 24, 2012
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Tom Mulcair at the Rally for Change
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Tom Mulcair in Montreal with Quebec NDP MPs
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Tom Mulcair visiting Cambridge's Innovative Steam Technologies
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Tom Mulcair and Grand Chief Perry Bellegarde at the AFN General Assembly
References
- ↑ Mulcair makes believers of us with historic by-election victory. The Monitor. September 26, 2007. http://www.themonitor.ca/Living/World/2007-09-26/article-649807/Mulcair-makes-believers-of-us-with-historic-by-election-victory/1. Retrieved March 25, 2012.
- ↑ Live coverage: Thomas Mulcair replaces Jack Layton as leader of the NDP and the Official Opposition. The Globe and Mail, Toronto. March 24, 2012. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/live-coverage-thomas-mulcair-replaces-jack-layton-as-leader-of-the-ndp/article535674/. Retrieved May 18, 2015.