Paul Dewar

Paul Dewar
Member of Parliament for Ottawa Centre
In office January 23, 2006 – August 4, 2015
Preceded by	Ed Broadbent
Succeeded by	Catherine McKenna
First Vice-President of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation
In office 2004–2006
Personal details
Born	Paul Wilson Dewar January 25, 1963 Ottawa, Ontario
Died	February 6, 2019(2019-02-06) (aged 56) Ottawa, Ontario
Political party	New Democratic Party
Relations	Marion Dewar (mother)
Alma mater	Queen's University Carleton University
Occupation	Labour and social activist, teacher, union officer
Committees	Member, Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development (2007–2015) Member, Special Committee on the Canadian Mission in Afghanistan (2009–2011) Vice-Chair, Standing Joint Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations (2006–2007)
Website	pauldewar.ndp.ca

Paul Wilson Dewar (January 25, 1963 – February 6, 2019) was a Canadian educator and politician from Ottawa, Ontario. He was the New Democratic Party (NDP) Member of Parliament (MP) for the riding of Ottawa Centre.

Dewar was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2006 federal election. He served as the Official Opposition Critic for Foreign Affairs, until he left the post in October 2011 to run for the leadership of the NDP. Dewar lost his seat during the 2015 federal election which saw the NDP lose all of its seats in Eastern Ontario.^[1] Before entering politics he worked as a teacher and was an elected representative of the Ottawa-Carleton Elementary Teachers' Federation.^[2]