Stephen Lewis

Stephen Lewis
Lewis in 2009
United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa
In office
2001–2006
Succeeded byElizabeth Mataka
Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations
In office
1984–1988
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byGérard Pelletier
Succeeded byYves Fortier
Ontario Leader of the Opposition
In office
1975–1977
Preceded byRobert Nixon
Succeeded byStuart Lyon Smith
Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party
In office
1970–1978
Preceded byDonald C. MacDonald
Succeeded byMichael Cassidy
Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament
In office
1963–1978
Preceded byNew district
Succeeded byRichard Johnston
ConstituencyScarborough West
Personal details
Born
Stephen Henry Lewis

(1937-11-11) November 11, 1937 (age 86)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
Spouse
(m. 1963)
RelationsDaniel Liebeskind (brother-in-law)
Naomi Klein (daughter-in-law)
Children3, including Avi Lewis
Parent
RelativesMoshe Lewis (grandfather)
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario

Stephen Henry Lewis CC (born November 11, 1937) is a Canadian politician, public speaker, broadcaster, and diplomat. He was the leader of the social democratic Ontario New Democratic Party for most of the 1970s.

During many of those years as leader, his father David Lewis was simultaneously the leader of the federal New Democratic Party. After politics, he became a broadcaster on both CBC Radio and Toronto's Citytv. In the mid-1980s, he was appointed as Canada's United Nations ambassador, by Progressive Conservative Prime Minister Brian Mulroney. He quit in 1988 and worked at various United Nations agencies during the 1990s. In the 2000s, he served a term as the United Nations' special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa. In 2003, he gained investiture into the Order of Canada. As of 2014, he is a distinguished visiting professor at Toronto Metropolitan University.