John McCallum
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The Honourable John McCallum PC |
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| Canadian Ambassador to China | |
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Assumed office March 18, 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Guy Saint-Jacques |
| Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
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In office November 4, 2015 – January 10, 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Chris Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hussen |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
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In office July 19, 2004 – February 5, 2006 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Stan Keyes |
| Succeeded by | Carol Skelton |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
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In office December 12, 2003 – July 19, 2004 |
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| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Rey Pagtakhan |
| Succeeded by | Albina Guarnieri |
| 35th Minister of National Defence | |
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In office May 26, 2002 – December 11, 2003 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Art Eggleton |
| Succeeded by | David Pratt |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Markham—Thornhill |
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In office October 19, 2015 – February 1, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Riding Established |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ng |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Markham—Unionville Markham (2000-2004) |
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In office November 27, 2000 – October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Jim Jones |
| Succeeded by | Bob Saroya |
| Personal details | |
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April 9, 1950 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Nancy Lim |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | Oakville, Ontario, Canada |
| Alma mater |
Queens' College, Cambridge Université de Paris McGill University |
| Profession | Author, Economist, Academic, Diplomat |
John McCallum PC (born April 9, 1950) is a Canadian politician, economist, university professor and diplomat and a former Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) from the 2000 election until February 1, 2017 when he was appointed Canadian Ambassador to China, which was announced on January 10, 2017. His credentials were accepted by Xi Jinping on March 18, 2017 He represented Markham—Thornhill, and has previously represented Markham—Unionville and Markham. He is a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada, and was until 10 January 2017 the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.
McCallum has previously been Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), Minister of National Defence and Minister of Veterans Affairs in the Cabinets of prime ministers Jean Chrétien and Paul Martin, respectively.
McCallum was born in Montreal, Quebec, the son of Joan (Patteson) and Alexander Campbell McCallum. He received his secondary education at Selwyn House School and Trinity College School. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queens' College, Cambridge University, a diplôme d'études supérieures from Université de Paris and a Doctorate in economics from McGill University. He was a professor of economics at the University of Manitoba from 1976 until 1978, Simon Fraser University from 1978 until 1982, the Université du Québec à Montréal from 1982 until 1987, and McGill University from 1987 until 1994. He is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada, student #S139. He was also Dean of the Faculty of Arts at McGill University. He then became Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist of the Royal Bank of Canada.
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