Jack Layton

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jack Layton
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Jul 18, 1950(1950-07-18)
Age	74
Date Of Death	August 22, 2011, Toronto, Canada
Birthplace	Montreal
Country	Canada
Horoscope	Cancer

Jack Layton Biography

Jack Layton is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on July 18, 1950 in Montreal, Canada. New Democratic politician who rose to fame as his party’s leader from 2003 to 2011 and led it to unprecedented popularity within Canada.

He was the Leader of the Opposition while Stephen Harper was the Prime Minister of Canada.

John Gilbert “Jack” Layton PC MSC MP (July 18, 1950 – August 22, 2011) was a Canadian politician and Leader of the Official Opposition. He was leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 2003 to 2011 and previously sat on Toronto City Council, occasionally holding the title of acting mayor or deputy mayor of Toronto during his tenure as city councillor. He was the Member of Parliament for Toronto—Danforth from 2004 until his death.

Layton was known for playing music and singing songs at party gatherings. Alberta NDP Leader Brian Mason remembered during the three-day board meetings when Layton was running for president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities: “He would gather people together in his hotel room and play the guitar and get everybody singing old folk songs from the 1960s. He just got people involved, just with his personality, not politics.”

He was married to his second wife, Olivia Chow, from 1988 until his death.

Jack Layton Net Worth

Jack Layton is one of the richest Politician from Canada. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jack Layton 's net worth $5.5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He received a Masters in political science from York University.

His life is portrayed in the television movie Jack, which aired on CBC Television in 2013.

Layton’s great-granduncle, William Steeves, was a Father of Confederation. His great-grandfather Philip E. Layton was a blind activist who founded the Montreal Association for the Blind in 1908 and led a campaign for disability pensions in the 1930s. Philip was the senior partner in the family business, Layton Bros. Pianos. Layton Pianos had been made in London, England since 1837, and Philip had emigrated to Montreal at the age of 19. Philip was a blind organist, composer (“Dominion March”, played on carillon at Jack’s lying-in-state), piano tuner, and piano retailer. The family business survives as Layton Audio in Montreal.

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Who is Jack Layton Dating?

According to our records, Jack Layton married to Olivia Chow , Sally Halford. As of December 1, 2023, Jack Layton’s is not dating anyone.

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Layton was born in Montreal and raised in nearby Hudson, Quebec, a largely Anglophone community. His parents were Doris Elizabeth (Steeves), a grand- niece of William Steeves, a Father of Confederation, and Progressive Conservative MP Robert Layton. He was the grandson of Gilbert Layton, who served as a Minister without portfolio the government of Quebec’s Union Nationale Premier Maurice Duplessis. He was elected student council president of his high school, Hudson High School, and his yearbook predicted that he would become a politician; he would later also credit Billy Bryans, who went on to become a prominent musician with the band The Parachute Club, for having played a role in his student council victory. He graduated from McGill University in 1970 with an Honours Bachelor of Arts in political science and became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.

Facts & Trivia

Jack Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Canada. Jack Layton celebrates birthday on July 18 of every year.

Layton first met Olivia Chow in 1985 during an auction at Village by the Grange, in which Jack was the auctioneer and Olivia was the interpreter for the Cantonese language observers. They had been previously acquainted, however they realized that they were both candidates in the upcoming election and decided to have lunch together to talk about the campaign. Three weeks after the auction, they went on their first date. Olivia’s mother did not approve of Jack at first, because of his race as well as him not being a lawyer or doctor. Jack was invited to dinner at the home of Olivia’s mother, where they also played mahjong. After the dinner, Jack attempted to thank Olivia’s mother in Cantonese, however Jack’s incorrect tone had him inadvertently saying, “Thank you for the good sex.” Layton stated “My faux pas broke the ice completely. We’ve been good buddies ever since.”