Bob Rae

Bob Rae (born August 2, 1948) is a former Canadian politician. He is now Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations.

His Excellency the Honourable Bob Rae PC CC OOnt QC
Rae in 2019
25th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
Incumbent
Assumed office August 1, 2020[1]
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	Marc-André Blanchard
Special Envoy of Canada to Myanmar
Incumbent
Assumed office October 1, 2017
Prime Minister	Justin Trudeau
Preceded by	none
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Toronto Centre
In office March 17, 2008 – July 31, 2013
Preceded by	Bill Graham
Succeeded by	Chrystia Freeland
Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
In office May 25, 2011 – April 14, 2013
Preceded by	Michael Ignatieff
Succeeded by	Justin Trudeau
21st Premier of Ontario
In office October 1, 1990 – June 26, 1995
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Lincoln Alexander Hal Jackman
Preceded by	David Peterson
Succeeded by	Mike Harris
Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
In office February 7, 1982 – June 22, 1996
Preceded by	Michael Cassidy
Succeeded by	Howard Hampton
Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly for York South
In office November 4, 1982 – February 29, 1996
Preceded by	Donald MacDonald
Succeeded by	Gerard Kennedy
Member of Parliament for Broadview-Greenwood (Broadview; 1978–1979)
In office October 16, 1978 – May 2, 1982
Preceded by	John Gilbert
Succeeded by	Lynn McDonald
Personal details
Born	Robert Keith Rae (1948-08-02) August 2, 1948 (age 77)[2] Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Liberal Party (1968–1974; 2006–now)
Other political affiliations	New Democratic Party (1974–1998)
Spouse(s)	Arlene Perly ​ (m. 1980)​
Children	3
Alma mater	University of Toronto (BA, LLB) Balliol College, Oxford (BPhil)
Profession	Lawyer academic
Website	bobrae.ca

He was Premier of Ontario from 1990 to 1995 and leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party from 1982 to 1996. Rae was the first Premier of Ontario to be a member of the New Democratic Party. Later he left the NDP and joined the Liberal Party of Canada. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament in the Canadian House of Commons from 2008 to 2013 and was Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada from 2011 to 2013.