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Peter Gordon MacKay, PC, QC (born September 27, 1965) is a lawyer and politician from Nova Scotia, Canada. He was the Member of Parliament from 1997 to 2015 and has served as Minister of Justice and Attorney General (2013–2015), Minister of National Defence (2007–2013), and Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006–2007) in the Cabinet of Canada under Prime Minister Stephen Harper. He is married to Nazanin Afshin-Jam an Iranian-Canadian model, singer, and human rights activist, and a former Miss World Canada. MacKay was the final leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada (PC Party). On October 15, 2003, he and Canadian Alliance leader Stephen Harper agreed to merge the two parties, forming the Conservative Party of Canada. In December 2003, members of both parties ratified the merger. On May 29, 2015, MacKay announced that he would not be a candidate in the next federal election, held on October 19, 2015. However with the defeat of his party at the 2015 election, MacKay now a former MP is considered a potential candidate to succeed former Prime Minister Stephen Harper as permanent leader of the Conservative Party.〔http://news.nationalpost.com/news/canada/canadian-politics/who-will-replace-steven-harper-as-leader-of-the-progressive-conservatives〕 ==Early life and career== MacKay was born in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. His father, Elmer MacKay, is a former PC cabinet minister, lumber businessman, and lawyer. His mother, Eirene Macha MacKay (née Delap), is a psychologist and peace activist; through her, MacKay is descended from James Alexander, 3rd Earl of Caledon and James Grimston, 1st Earl of Verulam.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Ancestry of Commander Bredin Delap1 )〕〔()〕 MacKay grew up in Wolfville, Nova Scotia with his three siblings. He graduated from Horton High School in Greenwich, Nova Scotia, and then went on to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Acadia University/Carleton University in 1987, MacKay then studied Law at Dalhousie University〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Peter MacKay ~ Representing Central Nova )〕 and was called to the Nova Scotia Bar in June 1991. He worked for Thyssen Henschel, steel producer, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and in Düsseldorf and Kassel, Germany. In 1993, MacKay accepted an appointment as Crown Attorney for the Central Region of Nova Scotia. He prosecuted cases at all levels, including youth and provincial courts as well as the Supreme Court of Canada. MacKay has publicly stated that the major impetus for his entry into federal politics was his frustrations with the shortcomings in the justice system, particularly his perception that the courts do not care about the impact crime has on victims. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Peter MacKay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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