Stephen Lewis | |
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 Lewis in 2009 | |
| United Nations Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa | |
| In office 2001–2006 | |
| Succeeded by | Elizabeth Mataka |
| Canadian Ambassador to the United Nations | |
| In office 1984–1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Gérard Pelletier |
| Succeeded by | Yves Fortier |
| Ontario Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 1975–1977 | |
| Preceded by | Robert Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Stuart Lyon Smith |
| Leader of the Ontario New Democratic Party | |
| In office 1970–1978 | |
| Preceded by | Donald C. MacDonald |
| Succeeded by | Michael Cassidy |
| Ontario Member of Provincial Parliament | |
| In office 1963–1978 | |
| Preceded by | New district |
| Succeeded by | Richard Johnston |
| Constituency | Scarborough West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Stephen Henry Lewis November 11, 1937 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | New Democratic Party |
| Spouse | |
| Relations | Daniel Libeskind (brother-in-law) Naomi Klein (daughter-in-law) |
| Children | 3, including Avi Lewis |
| Parent |
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| Relatives | Moishe 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.