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Jack Layton
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Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada (1950-2011)
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Jack Layton, born John Gilbert Layton in Montreal in 1950, was a Canadian politician, university teacher, and political scientist. He served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada and as Leader of the Official Opposition. A member of the New Democratic Party, he was educated at McGill University and York University and worked at the University of Toronto and Toronto Metropolitan University. He was married to Olivia Chow and had two children.
Layton spoke English and Canadian French and worked in Ottawa. He was a member of the King's Privy Council for Canada. He died of cancer in Toronto in 2011 and is buried on the Toronto Islands. He authored works including *Speaking Out*, *Speaking Out Louder*, and *Homelessness*. He also wrote *Directional broadcast antennas*, *Tall timber tall tales*, and other texts. He ran in the 1993, 1997, 2008, and 2011 Canadian federal elections.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1950
- Works
- 6
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Gilbert
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Montreal
- Place of death
- Toronto
- Spouse
- Olivia Chow
- Occupation
- legislator
- Position held
- member of the House of Commons of Canada
- Educated at
- York University
- Employer
- Toronto Metropolitan University
- Political party
- New Democratic Party
- Languages spoken
- Canadian French
- Image
- Jack Layton - 2011.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Work location
- Ottawa
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- date of birth
- 1950-07-18
- date of death
- 2011-08-22
- Commons category
- Jack Layton
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- Jack Layton
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- cancer
- honorific suffix
- King's Privy Council for Canada
- place of burial
- Toronto Islands
- candidacy in election
- 2006 Canadian federal election
- social media followers
- 69195
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- Jack Layton
- birth name
- John Gilbert Layton
- name in native language
- Jack Layton
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