John McKay (politician)
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John Norman McKay PC MP (born 21 March 1948) is a Canadian lawyer and politician. He is the Liberal Member of Parliament for the riding of Scarborough-Guildwood. McKay was Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance from 2003 to 2006 during the government of Paul Martin, then served as an opposition MP and critic until November 2015 during the government of Stephen Harper. He currently serves as Chair of the Standing Committee on National Defence; Chair of the Canadian Section of the Canada-United States Permanent Joint Board on Defence; and Co-Chair of the Canada-United States Inter-Parliamentary Group.[2]
John McKay | |
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Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Defence | |
In office 2 December 2015 – 27 January 2017 | |
Minister | Harjit Sajjan |
Preceded by | James Bezan |
Succeeded by | Jean Rioux |
Member of Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood Scarborough East (1997-2004) | |
Assumed office 2 June 1997 | |
Preceded by | Doug Peters |
Chair of the Standing Committee on Government Operations & Estimates | |
In office 30 September 2010 – 8 June 2011 | |
Minister | Rona Ambrose |
Preceded by | Yasmin Ratansi |
Succeeded by | Pat Martin |
Personal details | |
Born | John Norman McKay (1948-03-21) 21 March 1948 (age 76) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse | Carolyn Dartnell |
Residence(s) | Port Union,[1] Scarborough, Toronto |
Alma mater | University of Toronto Scarborough (BA), Queen's University (LLB) |
Profession | Lawyer |
McKay was sworn in as a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada on 12 December 2003,[3] and carries the designations of Honourable and Privy Councillor (PC) for life.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, McKay has lived most of his life in Scarborough district of Toronto. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Toronto at Scarborough and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queen's University. He attends an evangelical church in Toronto.[4]
After practising private law, he was elected to represent Scarborough East in 1997 and was re-elected in 2000. In 2003 the Scarborough East riding was abolished and McKay went on to win election to the new Scarborough—Guildwood riding in 2004. McKay has been re-elected in each subsequent elections for the riding, most recently in 2021.