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.
Andrew Scheer Andrew James Scheer, PC MP (born May 20, 1979) is a Canadian politician who is the current leader of the Conservative Party of Canada and Leader of the Opposition. He has been the Member of Parliament for the riding of Regina—Qu'Appelle since 2004 and served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 2011 to 2015. At age 32, he was the youngest Speaker in Canadian parliamentary history. On September 28, 2016, Scheer announced his bid for the leadership of the Conservative Party. On May 27, 2017, he became the leader of the Conservative Party of Canada on the 13th and final ballot of the leadership election, with 50.95% of the vote.