Allan MacEachen

Allan Joseph MacEachen PC OC ( born June 7, 1921 in Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada ) is a Canadian economist, university professor and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, who was not only Deputy Prime Minister of Canada, but also several times minister.

Life

Ascent to the MPs and ministers

MacEachen, who came from a simple family miners from Cape Breton Island, studied post-school economics and law studies and graduated with a Master of Arts. He also holds both a Doctor of Laws ( LL.D. ) and a Litt.D. and later worked as a professor at the Saint Francis Xavier University.

His political career began in August 1953 when he was elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party for the first time a member of the House of Commons and there initially until March 1958 the constituency of Inverness -Richmond represented. In the elections of 1958 he suffered a defeat and was eliminated first out of the House of Commons, but was re-elected in June 1962, took until June 1968, though again the constituency of Inverness -Richmond.

In April 1963 he was appointed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson in the 19th Canadian cabinet and took over as Minister of Labour his first ministerial office, which he held until December 1965. Following a cabinet reshuffle in December 1965 he was Minister of amateur sport, Minister of National Health and Welfare, and had these functions also held under Pearson 's successor Pierre Trudeau at the beginning of the 20th Canadian Cabinet to July 1968. He was also from January 1966 to May 1967 and Chairman of the Special Committee of the House of methods and organization. In addition, he was from May 1967 to April 1968 for the first time leaders of the Group of Government in the House and at the same time from May to July 1968 Acting President of the Canadian Privy Council. In April 1968 he applied for the post of Chairman of the Liberal Party as the successor to Pearson, but subject to this Pierre Trudeau.

Deputy Trudeau and Senator

In June 1968 he was again elected to the House and now took up in June 1984 the constituency of Cape Breton Highlands - Canso.

After working as a minister of labor and immigration from July 1968 to September 1970, he was between September 1970 and August 1974 President of the Privy Council. In this capacity he was for the second time also guide the government faction in the lower house. Between August 1974 and September 1976, he was then Secretary of State for the first time, before he was President of the Privy Council until the end of Trudeau's first term of office in June 1979 by September 1976, and again from September 1976 to March 1979 once again leader of the ruling faction in the lower house. Between September 1977 and June 1979 he was also the first Deputy Prime Minister and thus representative of Pierre Trudeau. He was also from 1977 to 1984 Vice - Chairman of the Liberal Party and from October to December 1979 Opposition leader in the House.

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, he later took over from March 1980 to June 1984 in 22 Canadian Cabinet, which was also directed by Pierre Trudeau. During this time he was from March 1980 to September 1982, first Finance Minister and then from September 1982 to June 1984 Foreign Minister back in Canada. Between February 1981 and 1984 MacEachen was also Regional Minister for Nova Scotia.

On a proposal by Prime Minister Trudeau, he was appointed by his office on June 29, 1984 Member of the Canadian Senate at the end, represented in this until July 1996 Highlands - Canso and thus the province of Nova Scotia. Early in his Senate membership, he was also from June to September 1984 Chairman of the Government Group in the Senate. Subsequently, he was Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, and thus until his resignation on September 30, 1991 president of the liberal opposition faction of the Senate.

For his political services he was in 2008 Officer of the Order of Canada in October.

External links and sources

  • CV (Website of the Canadian Parliament )
  • Minister of Finance (Canada)
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs (Canada)
  • Member of the House of Commons (Canada)
  • Senator (Canada)
  • Member of the Liberal Party of Canada
  • Member of the Canadian Privy Council
  • Officer of the Order of Canada
  • University teachers ( Antigonish )
  • Canadian
  • Born 1921
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Inverness (Nova Scotia) List of Prime Ministers of Canada St. Francis Xavier University Canadian federal election, 1953 Canadian federal election, 1958 Canadian federal election, 1962 19th Canadian Ministry 20th Canadian Ministry Canadian federal election, 1968 22nd Canadian Ministry Senate of Canada List of Nova Scotia senators Integrated Authority File
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