Bob Rae

21st Premier of Ontario

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


Bob Rae

Rae in 2019
25th Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
Assumed office
August 1, 2020[1]
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byMarc-André Blanchard
Special Envoy of Canada to Myanmar
Assumed office
October 1, 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded bynone
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Toronto Centre
In office
March 17, 2008 – July 31, 2013
Preceded byBill Graham
Succeeded byChrystia Freeland
Interim Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada
In office
May 25, 2011 – April 14, 2013
Preceded byMichael Ignatieff
Succeeded byJustin Trudeau
21st Premier of Ontario
In office
October 1, 1990 – June 26, 1995
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor
Preceded byDavid Peterson
Succeeded byMike Harris
Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
In office
February 7, 1982 – June 22, 1996
Preceded byMichael Cassidy
Succeeded byHoward Hampton
Member of the Ontario Legislative Assembly
for York South
In office
November 4, 1982 – February 29, 1996
Preceded byDonald MacDonald
Succeeded byGerard Kennedy
Member of Parliament
for Broadview-Greenwood
(Broadview; 1978–1979)
In office
October 16, 1978 – May 2, 1982
Preceded byJohn Gilbert
Succeeded byLynn McDonald
Personal details
Born
Robert Keith Rae

(1948-08-02) August 2, 1948 (age 75)[2]
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal Party (1968–1974; 2006–now)
Other political
affiliations
New Democratic Party (1974–1998)
Spouse(s)
Arlene Perly (m. 1980)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BA, LLB)
Balliol College, Oxford (BPhil)
Profession
  • Lawyer
  • academic
Websitebobrae.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.

References change

  1. Paikin, Steve (July 13, 2020). "Another mission for Ontario's one-time boy wonder". TVOntario. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  2. "Bob Rae". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Archived from the original on January 6, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019., engl. or french