Douglas Lloyd Campbell

Douglas Lloyd Campbell, OC ( born May 27, 1895 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, † April 23, 1995 ) was a Canadian politician. He was from 1922 to 1969 Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. After he had listened to the governments of John Bracken and Stuart Garson, he ruled the province of 13 November 1948 to 30 June 1958 as Prime Minister. During this time he was also chairman of the Manitoba Liberal Party.

Biography

Campbell worked as a farmer and teacher, he was also Grand Master of the Masonic Lodge of Portage la Prairie. As a candidate of the Progressive Party of Manitoba in July 1922 he was a candidate in elections to the Legislative Assembly and was elected in the constituency Lakeside. Eleven times in a row, he managed to re-election. 1932, the progressives together with the Manitoba Liberal Party. As of December 1936 Campbell officiated as Minister of Agriculture in the cabinet of John Bracken. In February 1944 he Stuart Garson also transferred the management of the authorities responsible for the Manitoba Power Commission Ministry. In this role, he led an electrification program for remote areas.

As Garson moved to federal politics and Canadian Minister of Justice, Campbell resigned on November 13, 1948 its successor as prime minister of Manitoba. At the same time he took over the presidency of the Manitoba Liberal Party. His government was cautious and conservative. They shied away from investing in public institutions ( especially education ), which is why the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba in 1950, the coalition aufkündigte. Until 1955, all places of the province were connected to the electricity grid. Another achievement was the establishment of the first independent Electoral Commission of Canada.

The elections in June 1958 showed no clear majorities. Campbell initially wanted to form a coalition with the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation. When the negotiations were fruitless, he entered on September 30, 1958 back as prime minister, whereupon Dufferin Roblin formed a new government. Campbell remained until 1961, party leader and opposition leader. In 1969, he aspired to no more re-election. He had Lakeside represented for 47 years and is the longest serving MPs in the province's history. In the 1980s, he appeared again politically in appearance, when he publicly supported populist movements; First, the Confederation of Regions Party, then the Reform Party of Canada. Campbell died five weeks before his 100th birthday.