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Ed Broadbent
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Ed Broadbent Silver

Canadian politician and political scientist

21 Mar 1936 to 11 Jan 2024

Ed Broadbent was a Canadian politician and political scientist. Born 1936 in Oshawa. Associated with Queen's University.

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Public service, Research
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Who is Ed Broadbent?
Ed Broadbent was a Canadian politician and political scientist. Born 1936 in Oshawa. Associated with Queen's University.
What does Ed Broadbent do?
Ed Broadbent is known as politician, political scientist, aircraft pilot.
Where did Ed Broadbent study?
Ed Broadbent studied at Trinity College.
What are Ed Broadbent's skills?
social democracy, politics, political science.
When was Ed Broadbent born?
Ed Broadbent was born on 1936-03-21 in Oshawa.
What awards has Ed Broadbent received?
Companion of the Order of Canada.
Journey

Career and education

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Education Work

Career

  • Queen's University

Offices and positions

  • member of the House of Commons of Canada1968 to 1972
  • member of the House of Commons of Canada1972 to 1974
  • member of the House of Commons of Canada1974 to 1979
  • member of the House of Commons of Canada1979 to 1980
  • member of the House of Commons of Canada1980 to 1984
  • member of the House of Commons of Canada1984 to 1988
  • member of the House of Commons of Canada1988 to 1989
  • member of the House of Commons of Canada2004 to 2006

Education

  • Trinity College
  • Oshawa Central Collegiate Institute
Public record

Public life

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Born
1936-03-21, Oshawa
Died
2024-01-11, Ottawa
Citizenship
Canada
Occupations
politician, political scientist, aircraft pilot, university teacher, professor
Affiliations
New Democratic Party
Awards, work, projects

Achievements

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Awards

  • Companion of the Order of Canada
Who they work and study with

Network

Silver

Family (public figures)

Languages and interests

Profile

Languages
English
Expertise
social democracy, politics, political science

What we have, and what we might have wrong

This page is assembled from the sources below. Each section carries its own grade. Gold 1 section Silver 3 sections

  • Wikidata, as of 3 Oct 2026. Community-curated knowledge base (CC0)
  • Wikimedia Commons. Photo, see the file page for licence

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