Avi Lewis
Avi Lewis | |
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 Lewis in 2025 | |
| Leader of the New Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office March 29, 2026 | |
| Preceded by | Don Davies (interim) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Avram David Lewis May 1967 (age 59) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Party | New Democratic |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
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| Relatives | Lewis family |
| Education | University College, Toronto (BA) |
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| Website | lewisforleader |
Avram David "Avi" Lewis (born May 1967) is a Canadian politician and filmmaker who has served as leader of the New Democratic Party (NDP) since 2026.
Raised in a political family, Lewis began his career in broadcasting, hosting several programs for Citytv, CBC News and Al Jazeera English including The NewMusic, CounterSpin, On the Map with Avi Lewis, The Big Picture with Avi Lewis, and Fault Lines. With his wife Naomi Klein, Lewis directed the documentaries The Take and This Changes Everything. Lewis was also an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and a lecturer at Rutgers University.
Lewis first became involved in politics with the Leap Manifesto, published along with Naomi Klein and several other activists in 2015. He later ran as an NDP candidate in the 2021 and 2025 federal elections, placing third each time. He was elected the party's leader in March 2026 on the first ballot, with 56 percent of the vote.