Sven Spengemann
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Sven Spengemann | |
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| Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development | |
| In office December 13, 2021 – May 27, 2022[1] | |
| Preceded by | Himself |
| Succeeded by | Ali Ehsassi |
| In office October 13, 2020 – August 15, 2021[2] | |
| Preceded by | Michael Levitt |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Lakeshore | |
| In office October 19, 2015 – May 27, 2022[3] | |
| Preceded by | Stella Ambler |
| Succeeded by | Charles Sousa |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 3, 1966 Berlin, Germany[3] |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Domestic partner | Kirsty Duncan[4] |
| Residence(s) | Etobicoke, Ontario[5] |
| Alma mater | University of Toronto Mississauga (BSc) York University (LLB) College of Europe (LLM) Harvard University (LLM, SJD) |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Awards | Fulbright Fellowship |
Sven Michael Spengemann (born October 3, 1966)[3] is a German-Canadian lawyer, bureaucrat and politician, who was elected to represent the electoral district of Mississauga—Lakeshore in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.
He was re-elected in the 2019 federal election and the 2021 federal election.
Spengemann announced on May 18, 2022 that he would be resigning as the MP for Mississauga—Lakeshore to accept a role with the United Nations.[6][7]
Early life
[edit]Spengemann immigrated to Canada at age 14 with his family, and settled in the Credit Woodlands neighbourhood of Mississauga.[8] He completed his secondary education at The Woodlands School.[9]
Education
[edit]Spengemann earned a B.Sc. in psychology from the Mississauga campus of the University of Toronto in 1990.[10]
Spengemann obtained an LL.B from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University in 1998 and an LL.M focused on European Union Law from the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium, in 1999. He earned a second LLM (international law) and a doctorate of juridical science at Harvard Law School in the field of political and constitutional theory, under the direction of Anne-Marie Slaughter, in 2006.[11] In the course of his studies, Spengemann earned a number of awards and distinctions, including a Canada-US Fulbright Scholarship (2001).[12]
Career
[edit]From 1991 to 1995, Spengemen worked with Toronto-Dominion Bank, supervising their Green Line Investor Services. During this time, he oversaw a team of client service employees and compliance management.[13]
From 2003 to 2005, Spengemann served as a Senior Policy Analyst at the Government of Canada’s Privy Council Office, examining national security law and international regulatory issues in the Canada-U.S. bilateral relationship.[13]
From 2005 to 2012, Spengemann served as a legal adviser and senior constitutional officer with the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq. During his service, he negotiated legal protocols with U.S. and Coalition military forces to ensure security, medical and operational support for the UN's activities in the country. Additionally, he led a team of international and Iraqi experts to assist the new Parliament of Iraq and Kurdistan Regional Government with constitutional and legislative reforms, including oil & gas management, human rights, institutional design and federalism.[14]
His work in Iraq earned him an Osgoode Hall Gold Key alumni award and recognition as a democracy expert in the University of Toronto’s 'Boundless' Campaign. In 2011, he spent a four-month sabbatical leave as a visiting scholar at the university's Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, with a joint appointment to the Balsillie School of International Affairs at the University of Waterloo.[citation needed]
Following his U.N. service in 2012, he became a visiting professor and BMO Visiting Fellow at York University, teaching graduate courses at its Glendon School of Public and International Affairs.[13] He resigned from this role in 2014 to enter electoral politics.[citation needed]
Politics
[edit]In 2012, Spengemann became a member of the Liberal Party Riding Association of Mississauga–Lakeshore and took on the portfolio of Vice President for Communications and Outreach. In early 2014, Spengemann declared his intention to seek the federal Liberal nomination for the riding and won the nomination in September of that year.[15] Spengemann is a supporter of Justin Trudeau.
In the 2015 federal election, Spengemann defeated Conservative incumbent Stella Ambler to win the new Mississauga—Lakeshore electoral district, and secured his seat in both the 2019 and 2021 elections.[16]
Spengemann is fluent in English and French, as well as German.[citation needed]
Electoral record
[edit]| 2021 Canadian federal election: Mississauga—Lakeshore | ||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sven Spengemann | 25,284 | 44.94 | -3.46 | $100,636.46 | |||
| Conservative | Michael Ras | 21,761 | 38.68 | +1.40 | $95,632.95 | |||
| New Democratic | Sarah Walji | 5,488 | 9.75 | +1.39 | $6.00 | |||
| People's | Vahid Seyfaie | 2,367 | 4.21 | +3.03 | $646.34 | |||
| Green | Elizabeth Robertson | 1,265 | 2.25 | -2.36 | $1,660.10 | |||
| Rhinoceros | Kayleigh Tahk | 94 | 0.17 | - | $8.07 | |||
| Total valid votes/Expense limit | 56,259 | 99.08 | – | $117,701.69 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 524 | 0.92 | +0.26 | |||||
| Turnout | 56,783 | 63.79 | -4.12 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 89,017 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | -2.43 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[17] | ||||||||
| 2019 Canadian federal election: Mississauga—Lakeshore | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sven Spengemann | 29,526 | 48.40 | +0.69 | $104,588.59 | |||
| Conservative | Stella Ambler | 22,740 | 37.28 | -3.95 | $110,262.85 | |||
| New Democratic | Adam Laughton | 5,103 | 8.37 | +0.38 | none listed | |||
| Green | Cynthia Trentelman | 2,814 | 4.61 | +2.26 | $2,524.73 | |||
| People's | Eugen Vizitiu | 717 | 1.18 | - | none listed | |||
| United | Carlton Darby | 99 | 0.16 | - | $0.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 60,999 | 99.34 | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | 407 | 0.66 | +0.21 | |||||
| Turnout | 61,406 | 67.91 | -0.79 | |||||
| Eligible voters | 90,419 | |||||||
| Liberal hold | Swing | +2.32 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Canada[18] | ||||||||
| 2015 Canadian federal election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | Expenditures | |||
| Liberal | Sven Spengemann | 28,279 | 47.71 | +10.86 | $74,169.40 | |||
| Conservative | Stella Ambler | 24,435 | 41.22 | -5.68 | $221,638.11 | |||
| New Democratic | Eric Guerbilsky | 4,735 | 7.99 | -4.80 | $6,908.86 | |||
| Green | Ariana Burgener | 1,397 | 2.36 | -0.72 | $1,924.23 | |||
| Libertarian | Paul Wodworth | 316 | 0.53 | - | $1,166.63 | |||
| Marxist–Leninist | Dagmar Sullivan | 111 | 0.19 | - | ||||
| Total valid votes/expense limit | 59,273 | 100.00 | – | $224,818.71 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 271 | 0.46 | ||||||
| Turnout | 59,544 | 68.99 | ||||||
| Eligible voters | 86,308 | – | – | |||||
| Liberal gain from Conservative | Swing | +8.27 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "COMMITTEE MEMBERS". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ "COMMITTEE MEMBERS". House of Commons of Canada. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c "Mr. Sven Spengemann, M.P." Parlinfo. Library of Parliament. Retrieved May 31, 2022.
- ^ https://x.com/SvenTrueNorth/status/1851980154572046684
- ^ "Official Voting Results". Elections Canada. Retrieved January 23, 2021.
- ^ Tumilty, Ryan (May 18, 2022). "Liberal MP Sven Spengemann to resign from GTA seat almost eight months after re-election". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Cornwell, Steve (May 19, 2022). "Mississauga Liberal MP resigns to work for United Nations less than a year after re-election". The Mississauga News. Retrieved May 19, 2022.
- ^ Veniez, Daniel D. (July 8, 2014). "What the Trudeau Effect Has Done for the Liberal Party". HuffPost Canada. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "About Sven Spengemann". Sven Spengemann Member of Parliament for Mississauga—Lakeshore. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Sven Spengemann". University of Toronto Mississauga. Retrieved August 16, 2021.
- ^ "Sven Spengemann". ipolitics.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
- ^ Veniez, Daniel D. (July 8, 2014). "What the Trudeau Effect Has Done for the Liberal Party". huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Sven Spengemann". LinkedIn.
- ^ "Sven Spengemann". svenspengemann.libparl.ca. Retrieved November 30, 2021.
- ^ "Election briefs". mississauga.com. Metroland. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
- ^ "Liberal candidate Sven Spengemann wins Mississauga-Lakeshore". Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
- ^ "forty-fourth general election 2021 — Poll-by-poll results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
- ^ "forty-third general election 2019 — Poll-by-poll results". Elections Canada. Retrieved December 12, 2022.
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- German emigrants to Canada
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