residence monarch predecessor office primeminister term_start spouse image article_title birth_name
stornoway elizabeth ii nycole turmel nycole turmel leader the new democratic party of her majesty 's loyal opposition leader of stephen harper march 24 , 2012 march 24 , 2012 catherine pinhas 1976 file : mulcair-ottawa-2015 . jpg thomas mulcair
 thomas joseph mulcair
thomas mulcair

thomas joseph `` tom '' mulcair -lrb- born october 24 , 1954 -rrb- is the leader of the new democratic party of canada , as well as the leader of the official opposition in canada .
an ndp member of parliament for the electoral district of outremont in quebec since 2007 , he was selected as the leader of the ndp at a leadership election on march 24 , 2012 , with 57.2 % of the votes on the fourth and final ballot .
a lawyer by profession , mulcair joined the federal ndp in 1974 .
he was the provincial member of the national assembly of quebec for the riding of chomedey in laval from 1994 to 2007 , holding the seat for the liberal party of quebec .
he served as the minister of sustainable development , environment and parks from 2003 until 2006 , in the liberal government of premier jean charest .
elected mp for outremont in a by-election in 2007 , he was named co-deputy leader of the ndp shortly afterwards , and has won re-election twice .
on may 26 , 2011 , he was named the new democratic party 's opposition house leader and also served as the ndp 's quebec lieutenant , a post he held until named party leader .
prior to entering politics , mulcair was a senior civil servant in the quebec provincial government , ran a private law practice , and taught law at university level .
