Nathaniel Erskine-Smith
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Nathaniel Erskine-Smith MP |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Beaches—East York |
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Assumed office October 19, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Matthew Kellway |
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June 15, 1984 Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Amy Symington |
| Children | 1 |
| Residence | The Beaches, Toronto |
| Alma mater |
Queen's University Oxford University |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Nathaniel Erskine-Smith MP (born June 15, 1984) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada who was elected in 2015 to represent the Toronto riding of Beaches—East York. He is the youngest Member of Parliament in the Greater Toronto Area. Before politics, Erskine-Smith practiced as a lawyer.
Erskine-Smith was born on June 15, 1984 in Toronto, Ontario, to two local teachers and was given a hyphenated surname comprising those of his parents. He graduated from Malvern Collegiate Institute. He earned a bachelor's degree in political science and a Juris Doctor in 2010 from Queen's University. When he was a student at Queen's, he was an unsuccessful candidate for city council for Sydenham District in Kingston, Ontario in the 2006 municipal elections.
Erskine-Smith studied political philosophy and constitutional law at Oxford, where he earned a Master of Laws (BCL). He also worked pro bono with the Canadian Civil Liberties Association. At the time of his election, Erskine-Smith was practicing at Kramer Simaan Dhillon LLP, a commercial litigation firm in downtown Toronto.
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