Donald Stovel Macdonald
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Donald Stovel Macdonald PC CC (1 March 1932 – 14 October 2018) was a Canadian lawyer, politician and diplomat. Macdonald was a long-time Liberal party Member of Parliament and Cabinet minister. In the early 1980s, he headed a royal commission (the Macdonald Commission) which recommended that Canada enter a free trade agreement with the United States.
For other people named Donald MacDonald, see Donald MacDonald (disambiguation).
Quick Facts Minister of Finance, Prime Minister ...
Donald Macdonald | |
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Minister of Finance | |
In office 26 September 1975 – 16 September 1977 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Charles Drury (acting) |
Succeeded by | Jean Chrétien |
Ministers of Energy, Mines, and Resources | |
In office 28 January 1972 – 25 September 1975 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Joe Greene |
Succeeded by | Alastair Gillespie |
Minister of National Defence | |
In office 24 September 1970 – 27 January 1972 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Léo Cadieux |
Succeeded by | Charles Drury (acting) |
President of the Privy Council | |
In office 6 July 1968 – 23 September 1970 | |
Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
Preceded by | Allan MacEachen |
Succeeded by | Allan MacEachen |
Member of Parliament for Rosedale | |
In office 18 June 1962 – 28 February 1978 | |
Preceded by | David James Walker |
Succeeded by | David Crombie |
Personal details | |
Born | Donald Stovel Macdonald (1932-03-01)1 March 1932 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
Died | 14 October 2018(2018-10-14) (aged 86) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
Political party | Liberal |
Spouse(s) |
Ruth Hutchison
(m. 1961; died 1987)Adrian Merchant Lang
(m. 1988) |
Children | 4 |
Alma mater | |
Profession | Lawyer |
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