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Stephen Harper
Introduction
Stephen Joseph Harper (born April 30, 1959) served as the 22nd Prime Minister of Canada from 2006 to 2015. He was the first and only Prime Minister to come from the modern-day Conservative Party of Canada, which he led from 2004 to 2015.
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Harper studied economics and was a founding member of the Reform Party of Canada. He later became the leader of the Canadian Alliance and negotiated its merger with the Progressive Conservative Party to form the Conservative Party of Canada.
After losing power in the 2015 federal election to Justin Trudeau, he resigned from politics and pursued international business and conservative advocacy.
Early Life
Stephen Harper was born and raised in Toronto, Ontario.
His ancestors came from Yorkshire, England, and settled in Nova Scotia in the late 18th century. He attended several schools in Toronto and was part of an academic quiz show team. Harper dropped out of the University of Toronto and moved to Alberta, where he ev