Ed Broadbent

The Honourable Ed Broadbent PC CC
Broadbent in 2008
Leader of the New Democratic Party
In office July 7, 1975 – December 5, 1989
Preceded by	David Lewis
Succeeded by	Audrey McLaughlin
Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre
In office June 28, 2004 – January 23, 2006
Preceded by	Mac Harb
Succeeded by	Paul Dewar
Member of Parliament for Oshawa Oshawa—Whitby (1968–1979)
In office June 25, 1968 – February 1, 1990
Preceded by	Michael Starr
Succeeded by	Michael Breaugh
Personal details
Born	John Edward Broadbent (1936-03-21)March 21, 1936 Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Died	January 11, 2024(2024-01-11) (aged 87) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political party	New Democratic
Spouses	Yvonne Yamaoka ​ ​ (m. 1961; div. 1967)​ Lucille Broadbent ​ ​ (m. 1971; died 2006)​ Ellen Meiksins Wood ​ ​ (m. 2014; died 2016)​
Residence(s)	Ottawa, Ontario
Alma mater	Trinity College, Toronto
Profession	politician and professor

John Edward Broadbent PC CC (March 21, 1936 – January 11, 2024) was a Canadian social-democratic politician and political scientist. He was leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) from 1975 to 1989, and a member of Parliament from 1968 to 1990 and from 2004 to 2006. He led the NDP through four federal elections. He oversaw a period of growth for the party with its parliamentary representation rising from 17 to 43 seats as of the 1988 federal election.

Broadbent also served as a vice-president of Socialist International from 1979 to 1989 and director of the International Centre for Human Rights and Democratic Development from 1990 to 1996. Returning to politics in the 2004 federal election, he was elected to represent Ottawa Centre. He later chaired the Broadbent Institute, a policy think tank founded in 2011.^[1]