Thomas Mulcair
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The Honourable Tom Mulcair PC MP |
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office March 24, 2012 – November 4, 2015 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Stephen Harper |
| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel |
| Succeeded by | Rona Ambrose |
| Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
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Assumed office March 24, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Nycole Turmel (Interim) |
| Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons | |
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In office May 26, 2011 – October 12, 2011 |
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| Leader |
Jack Layton Nycole Turmel (Acting) |
| Preceded by | David McGuinty |
| Succeeded by | Joe Comartin |
| Quebec Minister of the Environment | |
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In office April 29, 2003 – February 27, 2006 |
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| Premier | Jean Charest |
| Preceded by | André Boisclair |
| Succeeded by | Claude Béchard |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont |
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Assumed office September 17, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Jean Lapierre |
| Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chomedey |
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In office September 12, 1994 – March 26, 2007 |
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| Preceded by | Lise Bacon |
| Succeeded by | Guy Ouellette |
| Personal details | |
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Thomas Joseph Mulcair October 24, 1954 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canada, France |
| Political party | New Democratic Party (1974–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Quebec Liberal Party (Provincial, 1994–2007) |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Pinhas (m. 1976) |
| Alma mater | McGill University |
Thomas Joseph "Tom" MulcairPC MP (born October 24, 1954) is a Canadian politician who is the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada. A Member of Parliament for the electoral district of Outremont in Quebec since 2007, he was selected as the leader of the NDP at a leadership election on March 24, 2012, on the fourth ballot. He then served as Leader of the Official Opposition until the NDP lost just over half of its seats in the 2015 federal election and resumed third-place status. At a leadership review vote held at the 2016 federal NDP convention, 52% of the delegates voted to hold a leadership election. Mulcair stated he would remain leader until the party chooses a replacement. Convention delegates, in an emergency motion, voted to give the party up to two years to choose a new head. Mulcair later announced in May that he would retire from politics, and would not contest his riding in the next federal election.
A lawyer by profession, Mulcair joined the federal NDP in 1974. He was the provincial Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for the riding of Chomedey in Laval from 1994 to 2007, holding the seat for the Liberal Party of Quebec. He served as the Minister of Sustainable Development, Environment and Parks from 2003 until 2006, in the Liberal government of Premier Jean Charest. Elected MP for Outremont in a by-election in 2007, he was named co-Deputy Leader of the NDP shortly afterwards, and has won re-election to his seat, three times.
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