Stephen Toope
| Stephen J. Toope | |
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| Director, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto | |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Janice Stein |
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| Born | February 14, 1958 |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Spouse(s) | Paula Rosen |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Harvard University, McGill University, Cambridge University |
| Occupation | Administrator |
| Profession | Academic, Lawyer, Legal scholar, Pedagogue |
Stephen J. Toope, OC (born 1958) is the current Director of the University of Toronto's Munk School of Global Affairs. He assumed the position of director in January, 2015.
Previously, he was the president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia. He assumed the presidential post on July 1, 2006 and held the position for eight years, until June 30, 2014. Before that, he was the president of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
A scholar specializing in human rights, public international law and international relations, Toope was the 12th president and vice-chancellor of the University of British Columbia, succeeding Martha Piper, after nine years of service. While at UBC, he also held an academic position at the university as a tenured professor of law.
On April 3, 2013 it was announced that Toope would leave the UBC presidency effective June 2014 to "pursue academic and professional interests in international law and international relations".
He was named an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2015.
On September 26, 2016 it was announced that Toope would become the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge on October 1, 2017.
Toope graduated from Harvard University in 1979 with a bachelor's degree in English Literature and European History. Then, he received two law degrees from McGill University in 1983, where he served as Editor-in-Chief of the McGill Law Journal. Finally, in 1987, he finished his PhD at Cambridge University, subsequently joining McGill's faculty.
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