Jack Layton

✶July 18, 1950

†August 22, 2011

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John Gilbert Layton was a Canadian politician and academic who served as the leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and leader of the Official Opposition in 2011. He previously sat on the Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. Layton was the member of Parliament (MP) for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death.

Canadian politician (1950–2011)

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Biography from the article Jack Layton on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.