Preceded by Nycole Turmel Role Politician Name Greg Fergus | Children 3 Political party Liberal Party Liberal Party of Canada | |
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Born May 31, 1969 (age 54)
Montreal, Quebec ( 1969-05-31 ) | ||
Greg fergus
Greg Fergus (born May 31, 1969) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Hull—Aylmer in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
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Fergus' grandfather immigrated to Canada from the British protectorate of Montserrat. Prior to launching his career in politics, Fergus attended Selwyn House School, and later earned two bachelor's degrees from the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. He was high school classmates with Michael Penner, the current chairman of Hydro-Québec.
Fergus was president of the Young Liberals of Canada from 1994 to 1996, where he attracted attention for supporting the passage of a motion calling on the Liberal Party to support same-sex marriage. After attending university and earning bachelor's degrees in social science and international relations, he worked for Liberal cabinet ministers Pierre Pettigrew and Jim Peterson. In 2007, Stéphane Dion named him the national director of the Liberal Party.
In the 2015 federal election, Fergus was nominated as the Liberal candidate in Hull—Aylmer, a traditionally Liberal riding that had fallen to the New Democratic Party in the previous election. The contest was attended by some controversy, as NDP incumbent Nycole Turmel accused Fergus' campaign of spreading rumours that she was terminally ill, which Fergus denied. Fergus won the election by over 11,000 votes in a race that was expected to be close by the NDP and Liberals.