Irwin Cotler
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The Honourable Irwin Cotler PC, OC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Mount Royal |
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In office November 15, 1999 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Sheila Finestone |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Housefather |
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In office December 12, 2003 – February 5, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Martin Cauchon |
| Succeeded by | Vic Toews |
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May 8, 1940 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Ariela Cotler |
| Residence | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Profession | Lawyer, law professor |
| Religion | Judaism |
Irwin Cotler, PC, OC (born May 8, 1940) was the Member of Parliament for Mount Royal from 1999 to 2015. He served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada from 2003 until the Liberal government of Paul Martin lost power following the 2006 federal election. He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in a by-election in November 1999, winning 92% of votes cast.
The son of a lawyer, Cotler was born in Montreal, Quebec.
Cotler received his B.A. (1961) and law degree from McGill University and was an editor of the McGill Law Journal. He then graduated from Yale Law School with an LL.M. For a short period, he worked with federal Minister of Justice John Turner.
Cotler was a professor of law at McGill University and the director of its Human Rights Program from 1973 until his election as a Member of Parliament in 1999 for the Liberal Party of Canada. He has also been a visiting professor at Harvard Law School, a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at Yale Law School and is the recipient of ten honorary doctorates. He was appointed in 1992 as an Officer of the Order of Canada. He is a past president of the Canadian Jewish Congress.
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