Mark MacGuigan

Mark Rudolph MacGuigan PC ( born February 17, 1931 in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Iceland, † 12 January 1998) was a Canadian lawyer, university professor and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, the 16-year member of the lower house, some time minister and judges at the Federal ( Federal Court of Canada) was.

Life

University teachers and the House deputy

After schooling completed MacGuigan, whose father Mark MacGuigan Sr. several years was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Iceland, first studying at the Saint Dunstan 's University, he with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) and later with a Master of Arts ( MA ) finished. He then completed a postgraduate course in law at the University of Toronto, Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and Columbia University, in 1959 modern tradition with a Master of Laws ( LL.M.) with a thesis on the subject in The English jurisprudence and the relationship of law and moral completed. After he had received there in 1961 and a Doctor of Law ( JSD ) with a thesis on the subject of Positive law and moral law, he also earned a Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D. ) and a Doctor of Laws ( LL.D. ). He then held professorships at the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University and the University of Toronto and was temporarily also Dean of the Law Faculty of the University of Windsor.

In the general election of November 8, 1965 MacGuigan unsuccessful candidate in the constituency Queen's for a seat in the House of Commons and was first elected at the general election on 25 June 1968 the Liberal Party in the constituency of Windsor - Walkerville to deputies. His parliamentary seat he held after several re- elections until his mandate waiver on July 1, 1984.

At the beginning of his parliamentary membership he was between September 1968 and October 1969 Chairman of the Special Committee on legal instruments and then from October 1969 to September 1972 for the first time co-chair of the Joint Special Committee of the Parliament of Canada to the Constitution of Canada.

In December 1972 he took his first government post as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Manpower and Immigration, and held this office with a brief interruption until May 1974 before he was from September 1974 to September 1975 Parliamentary Secretary of the Minister of Labour afterwards. At the same time he was on 30 September 1974 to March 26, 1979 Chairman of the Standing House of Commons Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, and at the same time from 30 September 1974 to October 12, 1976 and Chairman of belonging to this Committee 's Subcommittee on the prison system. In addition, he was again from October 1977 to October 1978 Chairman of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament for the Canadian Constitution.

Minister and federal judges

On 3 March 1980 MacGuigan was appointed by Pierre Trudeau Premiermininister as Foreign Minister in the Government of Canada 22. In this he took over after a cabinet reshuffle on 10 September 1982, the offices of the Minister of Justice and the Attorney General ( Attorney General ), and was as such the government until the end of Trudeau's term of office on 29 June 1984.

At the party the Liberal Party on 16 June 1984, he applied for the successor Trudeau as party chairman. In the first ballot, he reached with 135 delegate votes only fifth among the seven candidates and then withdrew his candidacy for the second ballot return, the John Turner with 1862 delegates' votes (54 percent) clearly won, and thus the new Chairman of the Liberal Party of Canada was.

After retiring from government and parliament MacGuigan judge at the Federal High Court was ( Federal Court of Canada) and worked there until his death on 12 January 1998 in the Appeals Chamber ( Appeal Division ).

Publications

  • The modern tradition in English jurisprudence and the relationship of law and morals, Thesis ( LL.M.), Columbia University, 1959
  • Positive law and moral law, Thesis ( Jur.Sc.D. ), Columbia University, 1961
  • Liberalism and socialism. , Co-author Trevor Lloyd, Toronto 1964
  • Jurisprudence: readings and cases, Toronto 1966
  • Cases and materials on creditors ' rights, Toronto 1967
  • Parliamentary reform: internal impediments to enlarging the role of a backbencher, 1977
  • Public Legal Education in a democratic society, Charlottetown 1985
  • Abortion, conscience and democracy, Toronto 1994
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