Paul Dewar

Paul Wilson Dewar (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre.

Paul Dewar
Member of Parliament
for Ottawa Centre
In office
January 23, 2006  August 4, 2015
Preceded byEd Broadbent
Succeeded byCatherine McKenna
First Vice-President of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation
In office
2004–2006
Personal details
Born
Paul Wilson Dewar

January 25, 1963
Ottawa, Ontario
DiedFebruary 6, 2019(2019-02-06) (aged 56)
Ottawa, Ontario
Political partyNew Democratic Party
RelationsMarion Dewar (mother)
Alma mater
OccupationLabour and social activist, teacher, union officer
Committees
Websitepauldewar.ndp.ca

Dewar was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 federal election. He served as the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs, until he left the post in October 2011 to run for the leadership of the NDP. Dewar lost his seat during the 2015 federal election which saw the NDP lose all of its seats in Eastern Ontario. Before entering politics he worked as a teacher and was an elected representative of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation.

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