John McCallum

John McCallum
Canadian Ambassador to China
In office
18 March 2017 – 26 January 2019
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byGuy Saint-Jacques
Succeeded byDominic Barton
Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship
In office
4 November 2015 – 10 January 2017
Prime MinisterJustin Trudeau
Preceded byChris Alexander
Succeeded byAhmed Hussen
Minister of National Revenue
In office
19 July 2004 – 5 February 2006
Prime MinisterPaul Martin
Preceded byStan Keyes
Succeeded byCarol Skelton
Minister of Veterans Affairs
In office
12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004
Prime MinisterPaul Martin
Preceded byRey Pagtakhan
Succeeded byAlbina Guarnieri
Minister of National Defence
In office
26 May 2002 – 11 December 2003
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byArt Eggleton
Succeeded byDavid Pratt
Member of Parliament
for Markham—Thornhill
In office
19 October 2015 – 1 February 2017
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byMary Ng
Member of Parliament
for Markham—Unionville
Markham (2000–2004)
In office
27 November 2000 – 19 October 2015
Preceded byJim Jones
Succeeded byBob Saroya
Personal details
Born (1950-04-09) 9 April 1950 (age 74)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyLiberal
SpouseNancy Lim (林秀英)
Children3 sons
Residence(s)Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge (BA)
Université de Paris I (DES)
McGill University (PhD)
ProfessionEconomist
John McCallum
Chinese name
Simplified Chinese麦家廉
Traditional Chinese麥家廉
Literal meaningMai (Chinese surname) Home-Incorruptible
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinMài Jiālián
Chinese translation of "John McCallum"
Simplified Chinese约翰·麦考姆
Traditional Chinese約翰·麥考姆
Literal meaningYohan McCallum
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYuēhàn Màikǎomǔ

John McCallum PC (born 9 April 1950) is a Canadian politician, economist, diplomat and former university professor. A former Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), McCallum was the Canadian Ambassador to China from 2017 to 2019. He was asked for his resignation by Prime Minister Trudeau in 2019.[1][2] As an MP, he represented the electoral district of Markham—Thornhill, and had previously represented Markham—Unionville and Markham. He is a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.

A veteran federal politician who began his political career in 2000, McCallum has served in the governments of Liberal prime ministers Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, and Justin Trudeau. McCallum has previously been Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), Minister of National Defence, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

  1. ^ "Justin Trudeau fires Canadian ambassador to China over Huawei executive extradition remarks". The Independent. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  2. ^ Canada’s new ambassador to Beijing says Ottawa open to ‘more, more, more’. Toronto Star, 29 March 2017.