EDWARD BROADBENT

• Born: March 21, 1936
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• Profession: Politician

John Edward "Ed" Broadbent PC CC is a Canadian social-democratic politician, political scientist, and chair of the Broadbent Institute, a policy thinktank. He was leader of the New Democratic Party from 1975 to 1989. In the 2004 federal election, he returned to Parliament for an additional term as the Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre.