Jack Layton Net Worth

Net Worth:	$5.5 Million
Date of Birth:	July 15, 1950 - August 22, 2011 (61 years old)
Gender:	Male
Profession:	Political Scientist, Politician, Professor, Activist
Nationality:	canada

What is Jack Layton’s Net Worth?

Jack Layton was a Canadian politician who had a net worth of $6 million. Jack Layton is arguably best recognized for serving as the New Democratic Party’s leader from 2003 until 2011. He grew up in Hudson, Quebec, after being born in Montreal.

Robert Layton, a Conservative politician, was Layton’s father. When he was chosen to lead the high school student by the government, he experienced politics for the first time. After enrolling at McGill University, Layton earned a BA in Political Science with honors.

He served as the Prime Minister of the Quebec Youth Parliament while he was a student. The year Layton graduated from McGill, his family relocated to Toronto. Layton earned a Ph.D. in political science the next year after leaving York University.

Later on, he proceeded to teach at Ryerson, York, and the University of Toronto. Layton made close connections with important Toronto leaders while attending Ryerson and York. In 1982, he won his first election to the Toronto City Council as a result.

He gained a reputation for being a left-wing leader and one of the council members who spoke out the loudest. He was one of the pioneers in promoting AIDS patent rights. In 1985, Layton relocated to the Metropolitan Toronto Council.

By the municipal elections of 1988, he had switched places with Dale Ally, who had relocated to the Metropolitan Council, and Layton who had returned to the Toronto Council City. Layton unsuccessfully campaigned for mayor in 1991.

He won the NDP leadership election in 2003. The party gained support and seats in the elections of 2004, 2006, and 2008 while he served as its head. Layton guided the NDP to a record number of seats in the House of Commons in the election of May 2011.

Layton was the first member of the NDP to head the opposition. Layton, who is considered the most significant political figure in the party’s 50-year history, is without a doubt the driving force behind the current success of the organization.

Jack Layton passed away from cancer in August 2011 at the age of 61, just a few months after reaching his greatest success.

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