About Ed Broadbent:
Ed Broadbent was an MP for 21 years and leader of the NDP for 14 years before retiring from politics in 1989. Under his leadership, the NDP had its strongest showing, reaching 43 seats in the 1988 election. Some of the issues Ed Broadbent fought for were an equitable tax system, equality for women, the constitutional entrenchment of aboriginal and economic rights. In 2004, Ed Broadbent returned to politics, winning the riding of Ottawa Centre for the NDP. He did not run again in 2006.
Federal NDP Leader:
1975-89
Birth:
March 21, 1936 in Oshawa, Ontario
Education:
- BA - Philosophy - University of Toronto
- MA - Philosophy of Law - University of Toronto
- London School of Economics
- PhD - Political Science - University of Toronto
Profession:
- Political scientist and professor
- President of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development in Montreal 1990-96
Political Affiliation:
Ridings (Electoral Districts):
- Oshawa-Whitby 1968-79
- Oshawa 1979-89
- Ottawa Centre 2004-05
Political Career of Ed Broadbent:
- Ed Broadbent was first elected to the House of Commons in 1968.
- He was elected Leader of the New Democratic Party of Canada in 1975.
- Ed Broadbent retired from politics in 1989.
- Citing "the deepening of inequality in Canada," Ed Broadbent decided to return to politics, and won the riding of Ottawa Centre for the NDP in the 2004 Canadian federal election.
- In May 2005, Ed Broadbent announced that he would not run in the next general election so that he could spend more time with his ill wife.
