Miguel Figueroa

Miguel Figueroa
Figueroa in 2012
President of the Canadian Peace Congress
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byDave McKee
Leader of the Communist Party of Canada
In office
1992–2015
Preceded byGeorge Hewison
Succeeded byElizabeth Rowley
Personal details
Born (1952-07-29) July 29, 1952 (age 72)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political partyCommunist Party of Canada
ResidenceToronto
OccupationPolitician

Miguel Figueroa (born July 29, 1952) is a Canadian political activist who was the leader of the Communist Party of Canada from 1992 to 2015. He is known for the landmark Figueroa case, which redefined the role of small parties and Canadian Parliamentary democracy, as well as his role re-establishing the Communist Party of Canada in the post-Soviet era.[1]

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