Bob Rae
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The Honourable Bob Rae PC CC OOnt QC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Toronto Centre |
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In office March 17, 2008 – July 31, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Bill Graham |
| Succeeded by | Chrystia Freeland |
| Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada Interim |
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In office May 25, 2011 – April 14, 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Ignatieff |
| Succeeded by | Justin Trudeau |
| 21st Premier of Ontario | |
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In office October 1, 1990 – June 26, 1995 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Lieutenant Governor | |
| Preceded by | David Peterson |
| Succeeded by | Mike Harris |
| Leader of the New Democratic Party of Ontario | |
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In office February 7, 1982 – June 22, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Cassidy |
| Succeeded by | Howard Hampton |
| Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly for York South |
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In office November 4, 1982 – May 23, 1996 |
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| Preceded by | Donald MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Gerard Kennedy |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Broadview-Greenwood |
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In office May 22, 1979 – May 2, 1982 |
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| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Lynn McDonald |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Broadview |
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In office October 16, 1978 – May 22, 1979 |
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| Preceded by | John Gilbert |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
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Robert Keith Rae August 2, 1948 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal Party (1968–1974; 2006–present) |
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New Democratic Party (1974–1998) |
| Spouse(s) | Arlene Perly |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater |
University of Toronto Balliol College, Oxford |
| Religion | Anglican |
Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC CC OOnt QC (born August 2, 1948) is a Canadian lawyer, negotiator, public speaker, and former politician. He was the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and was the interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013. He was previously leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party and the 21st Premier of Ontario, from 1990 until 1995.
Rae was a New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament from 1978 to 1982. Then he moved to provincial politics, serving as leader of the Ontario NDP from February 7, 1982, to June 22, 1996. After leading his party to victory in the 1990 provincial election he served as the 21st Premier of Ontario from October 1, 1990, to June 26, 1995, and was the first person to have led a provincial NDP government east of Manitoba. While in office, he brought forward a number of initiatives that were unpopular with many traditional NDP supporters, such as the Social Contract. Rae's subsequent disagreement with the leftward direction of the NDP led him to resign his membership and join the Liberals.
In 2006, he was a candidate for the leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada, finishing in third place on the third ballot. He had originally been a Liberal in the 1970s before joining the NDP. Rae returned to the Canadian House of Commons on March 31, 2008, as a Liberal MP after winning a March 17, 2008, by-election holding the riding that had previously been held by Liberal Bill Graham. He was re-elected in the 2008 general election. Rae ran again as a candidate for the party leadership but withdrew on December 12, 2008. He was re-elected in the Toronto Centre riding in the 2011 general election and was named interim leader of the Liberal Party weeks later, replacing Michael Ignatieff; he served in that position until Justin Trudeau's election as party leader in early 2013. On June 19, 2013, Rae announced that he would resign from parliament in order to become chief negotiator for James Bay area First Nations in their negotiations with the provincial government. His resignation from parliament became effective July 31, 2013. Rae joined Olthuis Kleer Townshend LLP (a law firm specializing in representing Aboriginal clients) as a partner in February 2014. Rae sits as an advisor to Canada's Ecofiscal Commission.
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