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| birth_name = Joshua Partridge Kingsley Canning | | birth_name = Joshua Partridge Kingsley Canning | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|2|df=y}} | | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|2|2|df=y}} | ||
| birth_place = [[St. Peter]], [[Septentria]], [[Insulamia]] | | birth_place = [[St. Peter, Septentria|St. Peter]], [[Septentria]], [[Insulamia]] | ||
| party = [[People's Party (Insulamia)|People's Party]] | | party = [[People's Party (Insulamia)|People's Party]] | ||
| otherparty = [[People's-Socialist Coalition]] | | otherparty = [[People's-Socialist Coalition]] | ||
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* ''[[New Millennium, New Economy]]'' (2001) | * ''[[New Millennium, New Economy]]'' (2001) | ||
* ''[[Survival of the Richest]]'' (2003) | * ''[[Survival of the Richest]]'' (2003) | ||
* ''[[Colourblind (book)]]'' (2011) | * ''[[Colourblind (book)|Colourblind]]'' (2011) | ||
* ''[[Fighting Fire with Napalm]]'' (2014)}} | * ''[[Fighting Fire with Napalm]]'' (2014)}} | ||
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Joshua Canning | |
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 Canning in 2021 | |
| 16th Prime Minister of Insulamia | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2020 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor-General | Edward de Saint-Pierre |
| Deputy | Emilie Silvestre |
| Preceded by | Jean-Clément Thévenet |
| 4th Leader of the People's Party | |
| Assumed office 29 March 2020 | |
| Deputy | Emilie Silvestre |
| Preceded by | Jean-Clément Thévenet |
| Minister of Education | |
| In office 7 September 2015 – 29 March 2020 | |
| Prime Minister | Jean-Clément Thévenet |
| Preceded by | Matthew Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Lefevre |
| Mayor of St. Peter | |
| In office 1 January 2008 – 31 December 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Matthew Smith |
| Succeeded by | William Lefevre |
| Member of the Insulamian Parliament for Cottopey | |
| Assumed office 1 January 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Gilbert McCartney |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Joshua Partridge Kingsley Canning 2 February 1979 St. Peter, Septentria, Insulamia |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Other political affiliations | People's-Socialist Coalition |
| Spouse | Céline Canning Ouvrard-Walker (m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Royal Insulamian University in Franclinton (B.Ed., B.Pol., B.Lang.) |
| Signature |  |
| Website | joshuacanning |
| Nickname | Cannie |
| Writing career | |
| Genre | Political |
| Notable works |
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Joshua Partridge Kingsley Canning (/ˈpɑːtrɪdʒ/; born February 2nd, 1979) is an Insulamian author and politician, who is serving as the 16th and current prime minister of Insulamia since 1 January 2021 and the leader of the People's Party since 29 March 2020. He was the mayor of St. Peter from 2008 to 2012, a member of Parliament for Cottopey since 2012, and the Minister of Education from 2015 to 2020. His political views have been described as democratic socialist. As an author, Canning is most known for his political works, both fiction and non-fiction, including Colourblind (2011), Survival of the Richest (2003), and Fighting Fire with Napalm (2014).
Canning was born in St. Peter and attended Saint Peter's Grammar School. He received higher education at the Royal Insulamian University in Franclinton and acquired a Bachelor of Education degree, a Bachelor of Political Science degree, and a Bachelor of Linguistics degree. After graduating in 2000, he taught at Niles J. Coopers Anglican College at a primary level until 2006. His first book, In Defense of What?, was published in 1998, when Canning was still a student.