11 Facts About Paul Zed

Paul Zed was born on December 31,1956 and is a Canadian lawyer, professor, and politician.

Paul Zed was born in Toronto on December 31,1956, the eldest of seven children born to a Lebanese Canadian family.

Paul Zed was a lecturer in Contract Law at the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa from 1982 to 1984.

In September 2015, Paul Zed was appointed as the Chairman of the President's Advisory Board of Rogers Enterprise Business Unit, a division of Rogers Communications Inc He served on the advisory boards of T4G Limited and Smart Employee Benefits Inc In May 2018 he was named Counsel and Strategic Advisor for the International Law firm McCarthy Tetrault and was on the board of Lester B Pearson College of the Pacific and Chairs the board of the London Goodenough Association of Canada.

Paul Zed was the first and youngest Liberal ever elected in the riding's history.

Paul Zed has authored reports on banking, financing and doing business with governments.

Paul Zed is considered an expert on ethics and governance as the author of the first major piece of legislation on Lobbying and Ethics.

Paul Zed founded and chaired the all-party Sugar Caucus opposing unfair American trade practices and founded and chaired the all-party credit card caucus working with Canadian banks and retailers.

Paul Zed is very active in Canadian and Atlantic Canada legal and community affairs, including a member of the Board of Directors of Enterprise Saint John, the United Way of Greater Saint John, Finance Chair for Romero House soup kitchen and a founding member of the Lily Lake Pavilion Restoration Committee.

Paul Zed is married to P Wende Cartwright, formerly from Vancouver, and between them they have five children.

Paul Zed plays the piano and is an avid snow and water skier.