Stephen Harper
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Stephen Joseph Harper (born Aprile 30, 1959), PC, MP, is the twenty-seicont prime meenister o Canadae an leader o the Conservative Pairty. Harper becam prime meenister whan his pairty fairmed a minority govrenment efter the 2006 federal election. He is the first prime meenister frae the newly reconstitutit Conservative Pairty, follaein a merger o the Progressive Conservative an Canadian Alliance pairties.
The Richt Honourable Stephen Harper PC, MP | |
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| 22nt Prime Meenister o Canadae | |
| In office Februar 6, 2006 – November 4, 2015 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Precedit bi | Paul Martin |
| Succeedit bi | Justin Trudeau |
| Leader o the Opposeetion | |
| In office Mairch 20, 2004 – Februar 6, 2006 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Meenister | Paul Martin |
| Precedit bi | Grant Hill (Actin) |
| Succeedit bi | Bill Graham (Actin) |
| In office Mey 21, 2002 – Januar 8, 2004 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Meenister | Jean Chrétien Paul Martin |
| Precedit bi | John Reynolds (Actin) |
| Succeedit bi | Grant Hill (Actin) |
| Member o the Hoose o Commons o Canadae | |
| Assumed office Juin 28, 2002 | |
| Precedit bi | Preston Manning |
| Constituency | Calgary Soothwast |
| In office October 25, 1993 – Juin 2, 1997 | |
| Precedit bi | James Hawkes |
| Succeedit bi | Rob Anders |
| Constituency | Calgary West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Joseph Harper 30 Aprile 1959 Toronto, Ontario |
| Poleetical pairty | Conservative Pairty (2003–present) |
| Ither poleetical affiliations | Liberal Pairty (Afore 1985) Progressive Conservative Pairty (1985–1986) Reform Pairty (1987–1997) Canadian Alliance (2002–2003) |
| Spoose(s) | Laureen Teskey (m. 1993–present) |
| Bairns | Benjamin, Rachel |
| Residence | 24 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Ontario (Offeecial) Calgary, Alberta (Private) |
| Alma mater | Varsity o Calgary |
| Profession | Economist[1] |
| Religion | Christian an Missionary Alliance |
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| Leid | Inglis, French |
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| Wabsteid | Official website |
Harper is an evangelical Christian wi a pouer base in Alberta, home o Canadae's ile boom. Kent as an ally o Canadian fossil fuels, he haes promotit thair export tae the U.S. an Cheenae. He haes helped the federal govrenment tae dismantle some environmental restrictions on economic growth. Harper increased federal defense spendin bi nearly $1 billion annually in his first fower years in affice, wi mair projectit. Canadae haes amassed a federal debt ower $600 billion bi mid-2013.[2]
Harper haes been the Member o Parliament (MP) for the ridin o Calgary Soothwast in Alberta syne 2002. Earlier, frae 1993 tae 1997, he wis the MP for Calgary Wast. He wis ane o the foondin members o the Reform Pairty, but did nae seek re-election, an instead joined, an shortly thareefter led, the Naitional Citizens Coalition.[3] In 2002, he succeedit Stockwell Day as leader o the Canadian Alliance (the successor tae the Reform Pairty) an returned tae parliament as Leader o the Opposeetion. In 2003, he reached an agreement wi Progressive Conservative leader Peter MacKay for the merger o their twa pairties tae fairm the Conservative Pairty o Canadae. He wis electit as the pairty's first non-interim leader in Mairch 2004.
Harper's Conservative Pairty wan a stranger minority in the October 2008 federal election, shawing\ a smaa increase in the percentage o the popular vote an increased representation in the Canadian Hoose o Commons, wi 143 o 308 seats. The 40t Canadian Parliament wis dissolved in Mairch 2011, efter his govrenment failed a na-confidence vote on the issue o the Cabinet bein in contempt o parliament.[4]
In the Mey 2011 federal election, Harper's Conservative Pairty wan a majority govrenment, the first syne the 2000 federal election. His pairty wan 166 seats, an increase o 23 seats frae the October 2008 election.
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References
eedit- ↑ Prime Minister Stephen Harper Archived 2012-05-02 at the Wayback Machine. About.com – Canada online. Retrieved April 18, 2011.
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 27 Juin 2013. Retrieved 30 Juin 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ↑ National Citizens Coalition (NCC) – Harper's presidency was a critical period Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine. The Harper Index, May 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2011
- ↑ Bruce Cheadle (Mar. 25, 2011). "Harper government topples on contempt motion, triggering May election". The Canadian Press; CTV news. Archived frae the original on 2019-12-16. Retrieved March 26, 2011. Check date values in:
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Quotations relatit tae Stephen Harper at Wikiquote- Prime Meenister o Canada – offeecial wabsteid Archived 2015-10-22 at the Wayback Machine
- Conservative Pairty Wabsteid
- Stephen Harper's M.A. Thesis Archived 2013-09-07 at the Wayback Machine
- CBC – The Conservative Leader
- Stephen Harper on IMDb
- Affice o the Prime Meenister's YouTube channel
- Harper's Air Miles – Stephen Harper's foreign trips, syne 2006 Archived 2012-04-24 at the Wayback Machine
