Lloyd Axworthy

Lloyd Axworthy PC OC OM ( born December 21, 1939 in North Battleford, Saskatchewan ) is a Canadian political scientist, professor, author and politician of the Liberal Party of Canada, which was such as foreign minister over 21 years Member of the House of Commons and several times minister and currently President of the University of Winnipeg in 1998 and is awarded together with Graça Machel with the North - South Prize in 2008 and the signatories of the Global Zero belonged, an initiative to complete global nuclear disarmament.

Life

High school teacher and deputy

After schooling Axworthy graduated in political science at United College, which he finished in 1961 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA). A subsequent post-graduate studies at Princeton University, he finished in 1963 with a Master of Arts ( MA), before there in 1971 a Doctor of Philosophy ( Ph.D.) with a thesis on The Task Force on Housing and Urban Development: a study of democratic decision -making in Canada acquired.

Upon his return to Canada he took professorships at the University of Manitoba and the University of Winnipeg. In addition to his teaching, he has published numerous books, which dealt in particular with issues such as local politics, city planning and urbanization.

During his studies, he ran unsuccessfully in the general election on 25 June 1968 the Liberal Party in the constituency of Winnipeg North Centre for a seat in the House of Commons. On June 28, 1973 Axworthy was for the Manitoba Liberal Party as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and represented in this until 6 April 1979 Constituency Fort Rouge, where he in after the election of 11 October 1977, the only representative of his party the Legislative Assembly of this Province was.

In the general election of 22 May 1979, he was first elected as an MP in the House of Commons and represented in this only the constituency of Winnipeg -Fort Garry and then since the general election on 21 November 1988 and to the general election on 27 November 2000 the constituency Winnipeg South Centre.

Ministers and opposition politicians

On March 3, 1980 Axworthy was appointed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of Employment and Immigration in the 22 Government of Canada and remained in this position until 11 August 1983. Besides he was between March 3, 1980 and September 21, 1981 also Minister with responsibility for the status of women before he became Minister of Transport on 12 August 1983, and this office also retained in the formed of Trudeau's successor, John Turner between June 30th and September 16th, 1984 23 Canadian Cabinet. At the same time he was from June 30 to September 16, 1984, State Minister for the Canadian Wheat authority as well as of 25 February 1981 to 1984 in the cabinet of competent Regional Minister for Manitoba.

After the electoral defeat of the Liberal Party in the general election on September 4, 1984 Axworthy took over many of the be located now in the opposition faction of the Liberal Party and was only from October 1984 to August 1985 Opposition spokesman for regional industrial expansion, then until September 1990 on International Trade and at the same time from August 1985 to January 1987 for wheat authority of Canada and also from March 1988 to February 1989 for the Treasury. At the same time Axworthy until October 1, was 30 September 1986 1988 Vice - Chairman of the Special Committee of the House for the peace process in Central America.

Most recently he was between September 1990 and September 1993 foreign policy spokesman of the liberal opposition party in the House and at the same time on May 13, 1991 to September 8, 1993 Vice - Chairman of the Standing House of Commons Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Trade.

Foreign Minister and Awards

After election of the Liberal Party in the general election on 25 October 1993 he was appointed Prime Minister Jean Chrétien in the 26th Canadian Cabinet. In this he was between November 4, 1993 and January 24, 1996 both minister for economic diversification of the West and at the same time Minister of Employment and Immigration. He was also of 4 November 1993 to 21 February 1995, Minister of Labour and from November 1993 to 2000 again in the Cabinet responsible Regional Minister for Manitoba.

As part of a reshuffle Axworthy was finally on 25 January 1996 as the successor of André Ouellet Foreign Minister Chrétien 's cabinet and held this office until 16 October 2000. Successor thereafter, the previous industry minister John Manley.

In 1998 he received together with Graça Machel, the North - South Prize for his outstanding achievements in the fields of human rights, democracy and diplomacy between North and South field - particularly between Europe and Africa.

After retiring from the government and the House of Commons to Axworthy, the 2001 was awarded the Order of Manitoba committed, as a Director and Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) of the Liu Institute for Global Issues, University of British Columbia.

On 8 May 2003 he was also appointed to the Officer of the Order of Canada. So that his merits were recognized in the field of prohibition of anti- personnel mines, the non-proliferation of nuclear weapons and the protection of child soldiers in Africa.

On June 6, 2004 Axworthy was the successor Patrick Deane President of the University of Winnipeg and this position until today.

2008 belonged Axworthy, who is also Canadian ambassador of UNICEF, was among the signatories of Global Zero, an initiative to complete global nuclear disarmament.

Publications

  • The politics of urban innovation, Winnipeg 1969
  • Participation and planning: spontaneous town planning: a paper presented to the Congres d' Architecture et d' Urbanisme, Brussels, November 22, 1971, Winnipeg in 1971
  • The future city: a selection of views on the reorganization of government in Greater Winnipeg, Winnipeg 1971
  • A public communication system: a study of the use of the new communications technology of government to Enhance citizen participation and increase enlarge programmatic effectiveness, Mitauroren J. Cassidy, Jocelyne O'Hara and John Badertscher, Toronto 1971
  • Urban democracy and the Canadian constitution, co-author Tom Axworthy, Winnipeg 1971
  • An experiment in community renewal: observations and proposals Arising from a demonstration project in Winnipeg ', co-author Ralph Kuropatwa, Winnipeg 1971
  • The Task Force on Housing and Urban Development: a study of democratic decision -making in Canada, Thesis ( Ph.D. ) Princeton University 1972
  • An experiment in local government, Winnipeg 1972
  • The citizen and neighborhood renewal: a collection of working papers on planning with people in the inner city, Winnipeg 1972
  • The city: Canada's prospects, Canada's problems, co-author James M. Gillies, Toronto 1973
  • A strategy for self -help housing and renewal, Winnipeg 1973
  • The infill housing project: phase II report, Winnipeg 1973
  • A test for institutional innovation: Winnipeg 's unicity, Winnipeg 1973
  • The best laid plans go astray Often: the case of Winnipeg, Winnipeg 1973
  • A discussion paper on urban populism and urban policy-making, co-author Donald Epstein, Winnipeg 1974
  • Unicity: the transition; a report, co-author Jim Cassidy, Winnipeg 1974
  • Winnipeg 's core area: an assessment of conditions Affecting law enforcement, a study for the Winnipeg Police Commission, co-authors Pat Christie, Mary Croteau and Stanwood, Winnipeg 1975
  • The case for non- profits in the preservation and commission of urban housing, co-authors Gene Milgram and Christine McKee, Winnipeg 1976
  • Land use planning: the financial implication, co-author Mike McCandless, Winnipeg 1976
  • Electoral method study for the St. Boniface School Division No. 4, co-authors Sheila Vanderhoef and Joyce Epstein, Winnipeg 1977
  • Urbanization and leisure - what about me: Comments on community management of leisure, Winnipeg in 1977?
  • A decade of urban reform: a paper, Winnipeg 1978
  • The reorganization of local government in the metropolitan Edmonton area, co-author Jim Lightbody, Calgary 1979
  • Part of the Americas: a liberal policy for Canada in the Western Hemisphere, co-author Roy MacLaren, Ottawa 1991
  • The Liberal Party foreign policy platform, co-author Christine Stewart, Ottawa 1993
  • Navigating a new world: Canada's global future, Toronto 2003
  • The secure city, co-authors Arthur L. Fallick and Kelly Ross, Vancouver 2004
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