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Peter MacKay

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Peter Gordon MacKay (born September 27, 1965) is a Canadian lawyer and politician, who served as Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007–2013), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2007) in the Cabinet of Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. MacKay became the final leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada — he agreed to merge the party with Stephen Harper's Canadian Alliance in 2003, forming the Conservative Party of Canada and making MacKay one of the co-founders of the current conservative wing of Canadian politics. The son of Canadian politician and Minister of Public Works Elmer MacKay, MacKay received his undergraduate degree from Acadia University and his law degree from Dalhousie University. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Peter MacKay is the 19,319th most popular politician (down from 18,742nd in 2024), the 1,211th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,044th in 2019) and the 84th most popular Canadian Politician.

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Among people born in 1965, Peter MacKay ranks 1,105. Before him are Kate Gulbrandsen, Abby Lee Miller, Jillian Richardson, Conny van Bentum, Michael Tritscher, and Tofiga Vaevalu Falani. After him are Steve Bull, Annelies Bredael, Ilgar Mammadov, Charles Berglund, Wayne Kramer, and Aditya Pancholi.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Peter MacKay ranks 1,211 out of 1,622. Before him are Carlos Ramírez (null), Larry Cain (1963), Ron Sexsmith (1964), Michael Forgeron (1966), and Chelah Horsdal (1973). After him are Gail Kim (1977), Jamal Murray (1997), Tiera Skovbye (1995), Taylor Russell (1994), Chris Pronger (1974), Cœur de pirate (1989), and Tyson Kidd (1980).

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Among POLITICIANS In Canada

Among politicians born in Canada, Peter MacKay ranks 84. Before him are Kathleen Wynne (1953), André Boisclair (1966), Anita Anand (null), Doug Ford (1964), Maxime Bernier (1963), and Nicolas Gill (1972). After him are Erin O'Toole (1973), Victor Davis (1964), Andrew Scheer (1979), David Savard (1990), Jean-Sébastien Giguère (1977), and Arne Dankers (1980).

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