Joshua Canning

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Joshua Canning
Prime Minister of Insulamia Joshua Canning.jpeg
Canning in 2021
16th Prime Minister of Insulamia
Assumed office
29 March 2020
MonarchElizabeth II
Governor-GeneralEdward de Saint-Pierre
DeputyEmilie Silvestre
Preceded byJean-Clément Thévenet
4th Leader of the People's Party
Assumed office
29 March 2020
DeputyEmilie Silvestre
Preceded byJean-Clément Thévenet
Minister of Education
In office
7 September 2015 – 29 March 2020
Prime MinisterJean-Clément Thévenet
Preceded byMatthew Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Lefevre
Mayor of St. Peter
In office
1 January 2008 – 31 December 2012
Preceded byMatthew Smith
Succeeded byWilliam Lefevre
Personal details
Born
Joshua Partridge Kingsley Canning

(1979-02-02) 2 February 1979 (age 45)
St. Peter, Septentria, Insulamia
Political partyPeople's Party
Other political
affiliations
People's-Socialist Coalition
Spouse
Céline Canning Ouvrard-Walker (m. 2003)
Children2
EducationRoyal Insulamian University in Franclinton (B.Ed., B.Pol., B.Lang.)
Signature
Websitejoshuacanning.org.ia
NicknameCannie

Joshua Partridge Kingsley Canning (/ˈpɑːtrɪ/; 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.