Thomas Mulcair

Thomas Joseph Mulcair^[1] PC MP (born October 24, 1954) is a Canadian-French politician. He was the leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada from 2012 to 2017. He is a Member of Parliament for the riding of Outremont in Quebec from 2007-2018. He was selected as the leader of the NDP at a leadership election on March 24, 2012, on the fourth ballot.^[2] He then was Leader of the Official Opposition until the NDP lost just over half of its seats in the 2015 federal election. Following the election, a leadership review was held and Mulcair lost it, and was replaced by Jagmeet Singh. He then resigned his seat as Member of Parliament in August 2018.

The Honourable Tom Mulcair PC
Leader of the Opposition
In office March 24, 2012 – November 4, 2015
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Stephen Harper
Preceded by	Nycole Turmel
Succeeded by	Rona Ambrose
Leader of the New Democratic Party
In office March 24, 2012 – October 1, 2017
Preceded by	Nycole Turmel (Interim)
Succeeded by	Jagmeet Singh
Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons
In office May 26, 2011 – October 12, 2011
Leader	Jack Layton Nycole Turmel (Acting)
Preceded by	David McGuinty
Succeeded by	Joe Comartin
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Outremont
In office September 17, 2007 – August 3, 2018
Preceded by	Jean Lapierre
Succeeded by	Rachel Bendayan
Quebec Minister of the Environment
In office April 29, 2003 – February 27, 2006
Premier	Jean Charest
Preceded by	André Boisclair
Succeeded by	Claude Béchard
Member of the National Assembly of Quebec for Chomedey
In office September 12, 1994 – March 26, 2007
Preceded by	Lise Bacon
Succeeded by	Guy Ouellette
Personal details
Born	Thomas Joseph Mulcair (1954-10-24) October 24, 1954 (age 71) The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Citizenship	Canada France
Political party	New Democratic Party (1974–present)
Other political affiliations	Quebec Liberal Party (Provincial, 1994–2007)
Spouse(s)	Catherine Pinhas ​ (m. 1976)​
Children	2
Residence	Montreal, Canada
Alma mater	McGill University