Biographical note - The Honourable John McCallum, P.C.
Backgrounder
Diplomatic career, 2017 to -
Canadian ambassador-designate to China
Political career, 2000 to 2017
Member of Parliament for Markham (subsequently Markham-Unionville, then Markham-Thornhill)
Served in six ministerial portfolios, including national defence as well as immigration, refugees and citizenship
Led initiative to welcome more than 40,000 Syrian refugees to Canada (2015 to 2016) and nominated Nelson Mandela as honorary citizen (2001)
Banking career, 1994 to 2000
Senior vice president and chief economist, Royal Bank of Canada
Academic career, 1976 to 1994
Economics professor at McGill University, the University of Quebec at Montréal, Simon Fraser University and the University of Manitoba, as well as dean of the Faculty of Arts at McGill University
Best known publication: “National Borders Matter: Canada-U.S. Regional Trade Patterns,” American Economic Review, June 1995
Education
BA, Queens’ College, University of Cambridge
Diplôme d’études supérieures, Université de Paris I
PhD, McGill University
Personal
Married to Nancy Lim McCallum; they have three sons: Andrew, Jamie and Duncan
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