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Stephen Joseph Harper

1959-

Time as Prime Minister

February 6, 2006-

Born

• April 30, 1959, Toronto, Ontario

Education

• University of Calgary, B.A. 1985; M.A. Economics 1991

Personal Life

• Married 1993, Laureen Teskey
• Two children

Occupations

• 1978 - 1981 Worked in oil industry, computer operations and programming (also summers 1982-1984)
• 1985 - 1986 P.C Legislative Assistant on Parliament Hill
• 1986 - 1988 Instructor in Economics, University of Calgary
• 1987 - 1993 Chief Policy Officer/Senior Policy Officer, Reform Party of Canada
• 1989 - 1990 Legislative Assistant and Policy Advisor to Reform M.P. Deborah Grey
• 1993 - 1997 Reform Party Critic for Finance, National Unity and Intergovernmental Affairs
• 1998 - 2001 President National Citizens Coalition

Political Party

• 1987 Founding member of the Reform Party of Canada
• March 20, 2002 - January 21, 2004 Elected leader of the Canadian Alliance
• March 20, 2004 - Leader, Conservative Party of Canada

Constituency

• 1993 - 1997 Calgary West, Alberta
• 2002 - Calgary Southwest, Alberta

Political Record

• Leader of the Canadian Alliance March 20, 2002 - January 21, 2004
• Leader of the Opposition May 21, 2002 - January 8, 2004; March 20, 2004 - February 5, 2006
• Co-founded the Conservative Party of Canada with Peter MacKay 2003
• Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada 2004 -

Sources:
The Canadian who's who. Toronto: Who's Who Canadian Publications. Vol. 1- (1910-)

The Canadian parliamentary guide. Scarborough, Ont. [etc.] Gale Canada [etc.], 1909-2002

Parliament of Canada website:
www.parl.gc.ca/common/senmemb/house/members/
MemberDetails.asp?Language=E&Parl=37&Ses=1&PersonId
=3194&OrgCId=245&Sect=hoccur