John

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John is the first name of Canadian politician Jack Layton, a prominent former leader of Canada’s New Democratic Party.

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instanceOf Canadian politician
human
advocatedFor LGBT rights
affordable housing
environmental protection
public health care
birthName John Gilbert Layton
causeOfDeath cancer
commemoratedBy Jack Layton Ferry Terminal in Toronto
Jack Layton Memorial Statue in Toronto
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1950-07-18
dateOfDeath 2011-08-22
educatedAt McGill University
York University
familyName Layton
father Robert Layton
fieldOfStudy political science
givenName John
hasHonor state funeral in Canada
hasResidence Hudson, Quebec, Canada
linked to: Hudson, Quebec

Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
languageSpoken English
French
memberOf New Democratic Party of Canada
nickname Jack Layton
notableFor leadership of the New Democratic Party of Canada
leading NDP to Official Opposition status in 2011 federal election
occupation author
politician
university lecturer
parliamentaryGroup New Democratic Party caucus
placeOfBirth Montreal, Quebec, Canada
placeOfDeath Toronto, Ontario, Canada
linked to: Toronto
politicalAlignment social democracy
positionHeld Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada
Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada
Member of Parliament of Canada
Toronto city councillor
previouslyRepresentedInParliament Toronto—Danforth’s predecessor riding
religion United Church of Canada
representedInParliament Toronto—Danforth
sexOrGender male
spouse Olivia Chow
wrote Homelessness: The Making and Unmaking of a Crisis
Speaking Out Louder

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Jack Layton givenName John