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Bob Kaplan (Robert Philip Kaplan) was born on 27 December, 1936 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian politician and lawyer. Discover Bob Kaplan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Robert Philip Kaplan
Occupation Politician, lawyer
Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Capricorn
Born 27 December, 1936
Birthday 27 December
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Date of death 5 November, 2012
Died Place Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Who Is Bob Kaplan's Wife?

His wife is Estherelke Tanenbaum Kaplan (1940-2009)

Family
Parents Solomon Charles and Pearl (Grafstein) Kaplan
Wife Estherelke Tanenbaum Kaplan (1940-2009)
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Children Jennifer Mia Kaplan, John David Kaplan, Raquel Katherine Shulman

Bob Kaplan Net Worth

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Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1936

Robert Philip "Bob" Kaplan, (December 27, 1936 – November 5, 2012) was a Canadian politician and lawyer.

Born in Toronto, Ontario, to Solomon and Pearl Kaplan and brother of Michael Kaplan.

1958

Kaplan attended and graduated from Forest Hill Collegiate after spending one year at Vaughan Road Collegiate Institute in Toronto, then received a Bachelor of Arts in 1958 and an LL.B in 1961 from the University of Toronto.

1963

In 1963, he was called to the Ontario Bar.

1968

He was first elected as a Liberal Member of Parliament for the Toronto riding of Don Valley in 1968, beating the Progressive Conservative candidate, Dalton Camp.

1972

He lost to PC challenger James Gillies in the 1972 election.

1974

For the 1974 election, he switched ridings to York Centre, whose sitting Liberal MP James Edgar Walker was retiring, and won by over 16,000 votes.

1978

In 1978, he introduced a notable private member's bill: Bill C-215, An Act respecting war criminals in Canada, which would have amended the Citizenship Act by stripping citizenship from Canadians if they had been convicted of war crimes.

1979

He was re-elected in the 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1988 elections.

1980

He was the Solicitor General of Canada from 1980 to 1984 and oversaw the creation of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service and the Security Intelligence Review Committee and the termination of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Security Service.

1984

Kaplan was also responsible for bringing in the Young Offenders Act in 1984 which established 12 as the minimum age for criminal charges, brought in shorter sentences for most offenders under the age of 18 and banned the publication of youths charged or convicted of criminal acts in most circumstances.

He also pressed for and oversaw the extradition of Helmut Rauca to West Germany for war crimes.

1986

The final report of the Deschênes Commission, published in 1986, later stated that the bill would not have achieved the effect Kaplan hoped to achieve because there was no capacity to apply the Geneva Conventions retroactively.

1993

After leaving politics in 1993, Kaplan served as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Canada and was awarded the Order of Kazakhstan by its president in recognition of his service to the Republic.

2004

He was a director of PetroKazakhstan Inc., Platexco Inc., and Rex Diamond Mining Corp. In 2004, he joined the Board of Directors of European Goldfields, a Canadian-based resource company involved in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties in Romania and the Balkans.

2012

Kaplan died on November 5, 2012, at the age of 75 from cancer.

There is a Robert Kaplan fonds at Library and Archives Canada.