Stephen Joseph Harper is a Canadian politician who is the 22nd and current Prime Minister of Canada and the Leader of the Conservative Party. Harper became prime minister in 2006, forming a minority government after the 2006 election. He is the first prime minister to come f...
University of Calgary, Richview Collegiate Institute, John G. Althouse Middle School, University of Toronto
Nationality
Canada
Spouse
Laureen Harper (m. 1993)
Children
Benjamin Harper, Rachel Harper
Parents
Margaret Johnston, Joseph Harris Harper
Siblings
Grant Harper, Robert Harper
Nicknames
Stephen Joseph Harper , Prime minister Harper , Harpo
Star Sign
Taurus
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Trademark
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When making informal public visits, often wears no necktie with shirt and keeps jacket on during speech, with eyeglasses.
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Quote
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[on opposing Canadian party leaders, 2015] These guys just don't get it. We're living in a dangerous world.
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[to Vladimir Putin at the G-20 conference in Brisbane, 2014] Well, I guess I'll shake your hand, but I only have one thing to say to you: You need to get out of Ukraine.
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[observation 2000, on the recently deceased Pierre Trudeau, the former Prime Minister] [He created] huge deficits, a mammoth national debt, high taxes, bloated bureaucracy, rising unemployment, record inflation, curtailed trade and declining competitiveness.. Only a bastardized version of his unity vision remains and his other policies have been rejected and repealed by even his own Liberal Party.. He was also a member of the 'greatest generation', the one that defeated the Nazis in war and resolutely stood down the Soviets in the decades that followed. In those battles however, the ones that truly defined his century, Mr. Trudeau took a pass.
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I think we all have more respect for those citizens who run for office to change politics, not to have politics change them.
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I've only ever heard two criticisms of prime ministers. They're either too controlling, or they're not in control. Prime ministers who aren't in control don't last very long.
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[on Alberta's behalf as president of the National Citizens' Coalition, National Post, January 24, 2001, "Open Letter to Ralph Klein"] It is imperative to take the initiative, to build firewalls around Alberta, to limit the extent to which an aggressive and hostile federal government can encroach upon legitimate provincial jurisdiction.
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I tend to watch American news; I don't like to watch Canadian news and hear what Allan [Gregg, the pollster/CBC pundit seated in the audience] and everybody else is saying about me.
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As long as there are exams, there will always be prayer in schools.
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Fact
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An avid hockey fan, Harper published a book on the topic while serving as Prime Minister. The book, titled "A Great Game: The Forgotten Leafs and the Rise of Professional Hockey"(2013), chronicles the growth of professional hockey, particularly in Toronto.
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According to party literature, he is in the process of learning Spanish.
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Born at 12:00 AM.
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Prime Minister of Canada (2006-2015).
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Leader of the Opposition in the Canadian House of Commons (2002-2004) and (2004-2006).
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Leader of the Canadian Alliance Party (2002-2003).
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Leader of the Conservative Party of Canada (2004-2015).
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Dropped out of the University of Toronto after just two months.
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Graduated from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor's Degree and a Master's Degree in Economics.
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He is the first prime minister since Joe Clark not to have attended law school.
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Children: Benjamin, born in 1996, and Rachel, born in 1999.
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Critic for Intergovernmental Affairs (-1997)
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Leader of the Opposition (20th March 2004, 21st May 2002-2022nd December 2003)
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murdoch Mysteries
2011
TV Series
Armstrong
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murdoch Mysteries
2012
TV Series based on an idea by - 1 episode
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Murdoch Mysteries
2012
TV Series thanks - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Swift Current
2016
Documentary
Himself
Guantanamo's Child: Omar Khadr
2015
Documentary
Himself, former prime minister of Canada
CNN Newsroom
2014
TV Series
Himself - Prime Minister
VANdaliSM
2013
Documentary
Himself - Canadian Prime Minister
Ice Pilots NWT
2012
TV Series documentary
Himself - Prime Minister of Canda
Oil Change
2011
TV Series documentary
Himself
The President's Photographer: Fifty Years Inside the Oval Office
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games
2010
TV Mini-Series
Himself - Canadian Prime Minister (2010)
Canada for Haiti
2010
TV Movie documentary
Himself
2007 NHL Awards
2007
TV Special
Himself
Corner Gas
2007
TV Series
Himself
Canada A.M.
2006
TV Series
Himself
Escape to Canada
2005
Documentary
Himself
The Standard
2005
TV Series
Prime Minister of Canada
This Hour Has 22 Minutes
2004
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Democracy Now!
2015
TV Series
Himself
Monday Report
2013
TV Series
Himself
Panorama
2013
TV Series documentary
Himself
The Bolt Report
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Hour
2010
TV Series
Himself
Will Ferrell: You're Welcome America - A Final Night with George W Bush
2009
TV Special
Himself (uncredited)
Endgame: Blueprint for Global Enslavement
2007
Video documentary
Himself
The Colbert Report
2007
TV Series
Himself
Dorfers Donnerstalk
2007
TV Series
Himself - G8 Summit 2007
Insiders
2007
TV Series
Himself
Canada A.M.
2006
TV Series
Himself
Countdown w/ Keith Olbermann
2006
TV Series
Himself
Known for movies
Guantanamo's Child: Omar Khadr (2015) as Himself, former prime minister of Canada
Vancouver 2010: XXI Olympic Winter Games (2010) as Himself - Canadian Prime Minister (2010)
VANdaliSM (2013) as Himself - Canadian Prime Minister
$5 Million
