On what date did a Canadian politician born January 2, 1979, succeed as leader of the New Democratic Party in Canada?
New Democratic Party The New Democratic Party (NDP; French: "Nouveau Parti démocratique" , "NPD") is a social democratic political party in Canada. The leader of the federal wing of the NDP is Thomas Mulcair, who was elected in the 2012 leadership election. He led the party through the 2015 federal election, and then lost a party leadership review on April 10, 2016. He was suceeded as leader by Jagmeet Singh, who won the 2017 leadership election on October 1st, with 53.8% of the vote.
Gordon Wilson (Canadian politician) Gordon Wilson (born 2 January 1949) is a former provincial politician in British Columbia. He served as leader of the Liberal Party of BC from 1987–1993, leader and founder of the Progressive Democratic Alliance from 1993–1999, and in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Finance and Minister of Employment, Investment and International Trade. He also ran as a candidate in the 2000 BC New Democratic Party leadership race. During the 2013 British Columbia provincial election, Wilson endorsed Liberal Premier Christy Clark for re-election over the NDP's Adrian Dix.