Jane Philpott
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The Honourable Jane Philpott PC MP |
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| Minister of Health | |
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Assumed office November 4, 2015 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Rona Ambrose |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Markham—Stouffville |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | riding created |
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Jane Little November 23, 1960 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Canada |
| Spouse(s) | Pep Philpott |
| Residence | Stouffville, Ontario |
| Alma mater |
University of Western Ontario University of Toronto University of Ottawa |
| Profession | Physician |
| Religion | Mennonite |
Jane Philpott, PC MP (born November 23, 1960) is a Canadian politician who represents the riding of Markham—Stouffville in the Canadian House of Commons and is the current Minister of Health. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, Philpott was first elected in the 2015 federal election and was appointed to the Cabinet of the 29th Canadian Ministry, headed by Justin Trudeau, on November 4, 2015. Prior to entering politics she was a family physician known for promoting medical education in Africa, HIV/AIDS fundraising, refugee advocacy, and her work on the social determinants of health.
Philpott was born in Toronto, Ontario. Her childhood was spent in Winnipeg, Manitoba; Princeton, New Jersey; and Cambridge, Ontario. Her father, Rev. Wallace Little, was a Presbyterian minister. Her mother was a schoolteacher. She is the oldest of four daughters.
Philpott attended high school at Galt Collegiate Institute. She received her medical training at University of Western Ontario where she was granted a Doctor of Medicine degree, graduating cum laude, Faculty of Medicine in 1984. She later earned her Masters of Public Health in Global Health Concentration in 2012 from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto. Philpott also completed a Tropical Medicine fellowship at Toronto General Hospital in Toronto, Ontario in 1986-87. From 1984-86 she earned her Family Medicine Residency in Family Medicine at the University of Ottawa/Ottawa Civic Hospital in Ottawa, Ontario.
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