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.
Lawrence MacAulay Lawrence A. MacAulay, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (born September 9, 1946) is a Canadian politician, who has represented the riding of Cardigan, Prince Edward Island in the House of Commons since 1988. On November 4, 2015, he was appointed the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food in the present Cabinet, headed by Justin Trudeau. As a senior cabinet minister, MacAulay is second in the order of succession, after Trudeau and Ralph Goodale.