Thomas mulcair biography
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From to , the federal NDP were led by Jack Layton, who took them to their greatest height in when they became the Official Opposition. After Layton died, the party had to find someone to lead through to the next election and hopefully beyond. That role would fall on Thomas Mulcair, the man who helped take the party from one seat, his own, in Quebec in to 59 in
The story of Thomas Mulcair begins at the Ottawa Hospital on Oct. 24, , when he was born to Jeanne and Harry Mulcair, one of ten children. Like Layton and other politicians who came before, there was a political heritage to the Mulcair family. His great-great-grandfather on his mother’s side was a Quebec premier. His great-great-great grandfather had also served as the premier of the province.
While he was born in Ottawa, Mulcair would be raised in Hull, Quebec, now a part of Gatineau, and just north of Montreal where he attended Laval Catholic High School. As a
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Tom Mulcair
Canadian politician and former leader of the Opposition
The Honourable Tom Mulcair PC | |
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Mulcair in | |
| In office March 24, &#;– November 4, | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel |
| Succeeded by | Rona Ambrose |
| In office March 24, &#;– October 1, | |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel (interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jagmeet Singh |
| In office May 26, &#;– October 12, | |
| Leader | Nycole Turmel (acting) |
| Preceded by | David McGuinty |
| Succeeded by | Joe Comartin |
| In office September 17, &#;– August 3, | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Bendayan () |
| In office April 29, &#;– February 27, | |
| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | André Boisclair |
| Succeeded by | Claude Béchard |
| In office September 12, &#;– March 26, | |
| Preceded by | Lise Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Guy Ouellette |
| Born | Thomas Joseph Mulcair () October 24, (age&#;70) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
The Honourable Tom Mulcair PC | |
| In office March 24, &#;– November 4, | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel |
| Succeeded by | Rona Ambrose |
| In office March 24, &#;– October 1, | |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel(Interim) |
| Succeeded by | Jagmeet Singh |
| In office May 26, &#;– October 12, | |
| Leader | Jack Layton Nycole Turmel(Acting) |
| Preceded by | David McGuinty |
| Succeeded by | Joe Comartin |
| In office September 17, &#;– August 3, | |
| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Succeeded by | Rachel Bendayan |
| In office April 29, &#;– February 27, | |
| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | André Boisclair |
| Succeeded by | Claude Béchard |
| In office September 12, &#;– March 26, | |
| Preceded by | Lise Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Guy Ouellette |
| Born | Thomas Joseph Mulcair () October 24, (age&#;70) The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
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| Political party | New D
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