Sven Spengemann

Sven Michael Spengemann MP (born October 3, 1966) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Mississauga—Lakeshore in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election.

Sven Spengemann

MP
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Mississauga—Lakeshore
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded byStella Ambler
Personal details
Born (1966-10-03) October 3, 1966
Berlin, Germany
Political partyLiberal
Alma materUniversity of Toronto (BS)
York University (LLB)
College of Europe (LLM)
Harvard University (LLD)
ProfessionAttorney

Early life

Spengemann came to Canada at age 14 with his family, and settled in the Credit Woodlands neighbourhood of Mississauga. He is a graduate of Woodlands Secondary School and the Mississauga branch campus of the University of Toronto ('90).[1]

Education

Spengemann has degrees from the Mississauga branch campus of the University of Toronto (B.Sc.), Osgoode Hall Law School of York University (LL.B) and the College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium (LL.M, European Union Law). He earned his doctorate at Harvard Law School in the field of political and constitutional theory, under the direction of Anne-Marie Slaughter.[2] In the course of his studies, Spengemann earned a number of awards and distinctions, including a Canada-US Fulbright Scholarship (2001).[3]

Politics

In 2012, upon completion of his UN service in Iraq, Spengemann became a member of the Riding Association of Mississauga-Lakeshore and took on the portfolio of VP Communications and Outreach. In early 2014, Spengemann declared his intention to seek the federal Liberal nomination for the riding and won the contest in September of that year.[4] Spengemann is a supporter of Justin Trudeau and is known for his advocacy of public service. He was quoted as saying ""What better way to serve than to have a mandate from my fellow citizens to represent them?"[5] in a recent article published by the Huffington Post.

In the 2015 federal election, Spengemann defeated Conservative incumbent Stella Ambler to win the new Mississauga—Lakeshore riding.[6]

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References
  1. Veniez, Daniel D. "What the Trudeau Effect Has Done for the Liberal Party". huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  2. "Sven Spengemann". ipolitics.ca. Retrieved February 1, 2015.
  3. Veniez, Daniel D. "What the Trudeau Effect Has Done for the Liberal Party". huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  4. "Election briefs". mississauga.com. Metroland. Retrieved January 22, 2015.
  5. Veniez, Daniel D. "What the Trudeau Effect Has Done for the Liberal Party". huffingtonpost.ca. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
  6. "Liberal candidate Sven Spengemann wins Mississauga-Lakeshore". Toronto Star. October 20, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
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