John McCallum

The Honourable

John McCallum

PC
McCallum in 2016
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
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Died21 June 2025(2025-06-21) (aged 75)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouse(s)Nancy Lim (林秀英)
Children3 sons
ResidenceOakville, Ontario, Canada
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge (BA)
Université de Paris I (DES)
McGill University (PhD)
ProfessionEconomist

John McCallum (9 April 1950 – 21 June 2025) was a Canadian politician, economist, and academic. McCallum was the Canadian Ambassador to China from 2017 until being asked to resign by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019.[1][2] He was a member of Parliament from 2000 to 2015.

McCallum died on 21 June 2025 at a hospital in Mississauga, Ontario at the age of 75.[3]

References

  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.
  3. ↑ "Former cabinet minister John McCallum dead at 75". CTV News. 22 June 2025. Retrieved 22 June 2025.

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