John McCallum
John McCallum | |
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McCallum in 2016 | |
| Canadian Ambassador to China | |
| In office 18 March 2017 – 26 January 2019 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Guy Saint-Jacques |
| Succeeded by | Dominic Barton |
| Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship | |
| In office 4 November 2015 – 10 January 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Justin Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Chris Alexander |
| Succeeded by | Ahmed Hussen |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| In office 19 July 2004 – 5 February 2006 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Stan Keyes |
| Succeeded by | Carol Skelton |
| Minister of Veterans Affairs | |
| In office 12 December 2003 – 19 July 2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Paul Martin |
| Preceded by | Rey Pagtakhan |
| Succeeded by | Albina Guarnieri |
| Minister of National Defence | |
| In office 26 May 2002 – 11 December 2003 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Art Eggleton |
| Succeeded by | David Pratt |
| Member of Parliament for Markham—Thornhill | |
| In office 19 October 2015 – 1 February 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Constituency established |
| Succeeded by | Mary Ng |
| Member of Parliament for Markham—Unionville Markham (2000–2004) | |
| In office 27 November 2000 – 19 October 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Jones |
| Succeeded by | Bob Saroya |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 April 1950 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 21 June 2025 (aged 75) Mississauga, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | Liberal |
| Spouse | Nancy Lim (林秀英) |
| Children | 3 sons |
| Alma mater | Queens' College, Cambridge (BA) Université de Paris I (DES) McGill University (PhD) |
| Profession | Economist |
| John McCallum Chinese name | |||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 麦家廉 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 麥家廉 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Mai (Chinese surname) Home-Incorruptible | ||||||
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| Chinese translation of "John McCallum" | |||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 约翰·麦考姆 | ||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 約翰·麥考姆 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Yohan McCallum | ||||||
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John McCallum PC (9 April 1950 – 21 June 2025) was a Canadian politician, economist, diplomat and university professor. A onetime Liberal Member of Parliament (MP), McCallum served as the Canadian Ambassador to China from 2017 until being asked to resign by Prime Minister Trudeau in 2019. As an MP, he represented the electoral district of Markham—Thornhill and had previously represented Markham—Unionville and Markham. He was a member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada.
A veteran federal politician who began his political career in 2000, McCallum served in the governments of Liberal prime ministers Jean Chrétien, Paul Martin, and Justin Trudeau. McCallum was previously appointed Secretary of State (International Financial Institutions), Minister of National Defence, Minister of Veterans Affairs, and Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.