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Jack Layton

1950 - 2011

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John Gilbert Layton (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) 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 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. The son of a Progressive Conservative cabinet minister, Layton was raised in Hudson, Quebec. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Jack Layton is the 16,645th most popular politician (up from 17,128th in 2024), the 587th most popular biography from Canada (up from 668th in 2019) and the 56th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Jack Layton ranks 550. Before him are Harald Hein, Kabiné Komara, Dan Hartman, Ole Qvist, Walter Becker, and Gary Fisher. After him are Přemysl Bičovský, Goutam Ghose, Karl Rove, Joseph Ruben, Krzysztof Matyjaszewski, and Themba Dlamini. Among people deceased in 2011, Jack Layton ranks 407. Before him are Carlos Torres, Chris Lawrence, Jaime Salazar, Yoshiko Tanaka, Gordon Tootoosis, and Frank Buckles. After him are Alfons Van Brandt, Gary Speed, Annalisa Ericson, Flemming Jørgensen, François Nourissier, and Paul Motian.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jack Layton ranks 587 out of 1,622. Before him are Aimee Semple McPherson (1890), Eva Dawes (1912), Ivan Koloff (1942), Dorothy Stratten (1960), Marie Yovanovitch (1958), and Rachelle Lefevre (1979). After him are Mac DeMarco (1990), Norman Lane (1919), George Woodcock (1912), Daniel Gillies (1976), Howie Morenz (1902), and Erica Durance (1978).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Jack Layton ranks 56. Before him are Gus Dillon (1881), Gaétan Boucher (1958), Ian Millar (1947), Jeanne Sauvé (1922), George-Étienne Cartier (1814), and Marie Yovanovitch (1958). After him are Norman Lane (1919), Scotty Bowman (1933), Patrick Roy (1965), Chrystia Freeland (1968), Victor Bruce, 9th Earl of Elgin (1849), and Tom Mulcair (1954).

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