Arthur Laing

Arthur Laing PC ( born September 9, 1904 in Eburne, British Columbia, † February 13, 1975 ) was a Canadian business leaders, entrepreneurs and politicians of the Liberal Party, who was both a Member of the House of Commons as a member of the Senate and minister several times.

Life

After schooling Laing holds a degree in Agricultural Sciences, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture (BSA). He then worked as managers and entrepreneurs in the private sector.

In the general election of 27 June 1949 he was elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party for the first time to the MPs in the House of Commons and represented in this until his resignation in 1953 the constituency of Vancouver South. During this time he was also a member of several committees of the House Permanent.

After he was elected to succeed Byron Ingemar Johnson as Chairman of the Liberal Party in the province of British Columbia on May 2, 1953, he led his party in the elections to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia on June 9, 1953. Though he himself in the constituency Vancouver Point Grey elected member of the Legislative Assembly, his party lost another two seats and was henceforth represented in this provincial parliament with only four members. In the elections to the Legislative Assembly on September 19, 1956, he lost his own mandate and the party was only represented by two members. Due to the poor election results, he finally resigned on April 9, 1959 back by the Office of the Chairman of the Liberal Party of British Columbia, whereupon Ray Perrault became his successor.

In the general election of June 18, 1962 Laing was eventually re-elected MPs in the House of Commons and represented there again until September 1, 1972 Vancouver South constituency.

On April 22, 1963, he was appointed by Prime Minister Lester Pearson as Minister of Northern Affairs and Natural Resources in the 19th Canadian Cabinet. In a cabinet reshuffle, he took over on 1 October 1966, the Office of the Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and held that office in the of Pearson's successor as Prime Minister, Pierre Trudeau, the 20th government formed on April 20, 1968 in Canada. With a further reshuffle, he was appointed on July 6, 1968 by Trudeau as Minister of Public Works, before he finally adopted on 28 January 1972 was Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the Cabinet 20 to 26 November.

After retiring from the House of Commons he was on 1 September 1972 proposal by Prime Minister Trudeau member of the Senate and represented in this until his death on February 13, 1975 Senate District Vancouver South.

In his honor, was named the Arthur Laing Bridge, which connects Vancouver with Sea Iceland, situated around the Vancouver airport. These on May 15, 1976 approved for the road bridge thus relieves the Oak Street Bridge.