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Tommy Douglas

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Tommy Douglas
Born20 October 1904
Camelon, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died24 February 1986 (aged 81)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political orientationSocial Democracy
Political partyNDP (1961–1986)
CCF (1935–1961)


Thomas Clement Douglas (20 October 1904 – 24 February 1986) was a Scottish-born Canadian politician who served as the first leader of the social-democratic New Democratic Party from 1961 to 1971. Previously he was Premier of the province of Saskatchewan from 1944 to 1961.