Paul Dewar

Paul Dewar


Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ottawa Centre
In office January 23, 2006 – October 19, 2015
Preceded by	Ed Broadbent
Succeeded by	Catherine McKenna
First Vice-President of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation
In office 2004–2006
Personal details
Born	(1963-01-25) January 25, 1963 (age 54) Ottawa, Ontario
Political party	New Democratic Party
Relations	Marion Dewar (mother)
Residence	Ottawa, Ontario
Alma mater	Queen's University Carleton University
Occupation	Labour and social activist, teacher, union officer
Committees	Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2007–present) Member, Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan (2009–2011) Vice-Chair, Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations (2006–2007)
Religion	Christianity
Website	pauldewar.ndp.ca

Paul W. Dewar (born January 25, 1963) is a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre.

Dewar was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 federal election. He served as the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs, until he left the post in October 2011 to run for the leadership of the NDP. Dewar lost his seat during the 2015 federal election which saw the NDP lose all of its seats in Eastern Ontario. Before entering politics he worked as a teacher and was an elected representative of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation.

Dewar was born in Ottawa, Ontario on January 25, 1963 to parents Ken Dewar and former Ottawa mayor and New Democratic Member of Parliament, Marion Dewar. When he was in grade three, Dewar was diagnosed with dyslexia, after his teacher noticed that he was struggling to read and write. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Carleton University in political science and economics in 1985.