Peter MacKay Politician

Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QC, MP (born September 27, 1965) is a lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He is the Member of Parliament for Central Nova and current Minister of Justice and Attorney General in the Cabinet of Canada. He is married to Nazanin Afshin-Jam an Iranian-Canadian model, singer, and human rights activist, and a former Miss World Canada.MacKay was the final leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC Party). On October 15, 2003, he and Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper agreed to merge the two parties, forming the Conservative Party of Canada. In December 2003, members of both parties ratified the merger.

Personal facts

Birth date	September 27, 1965
Birth name	Peter Gordon MacKay
Birth place	New Glasgow Nova Scotia , Canada
Residence	Lorne Nova Scotia
Education	Acadia University Dalhousie University Carleton University
Profession	Crown attorney

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Office holder

office	Minister of Foreign Affairs Minister of Justice Minister of National Defence Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party Minister for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party
other party	Progressive Conservative Party of Canada
party	Conservative Party of Canada
prime minister	Stephen Harper
region	Central Nova Pictou—Antigonish—Guysborough
successor	John Lynch-Staunton Keith Ashfield Maxime Bernier Rob Nicholson