Donald Jamieson
Donald "Don" Campbell Jamieson PC (born April 30, 1921 in St. John's , Newfoundland , † November 19, 1986 ) was a Canadian broadcaster , lawyer and politician with the Liberal Party of Canada .
Life
After attending school, Jamieson first worked as an outfitter for radio stations and television and later as a radio host. He then studied law and earned a Doctor of Laws (LL.D.) .
As a candidate of the Liberal Party, he was elected for the first time in a by -election in September 1966 in the constituency of Burin-Burgeo as a member of the lower house and belonged to this after several re-elections until June 1979. After the Liberal Party's election victory, Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau appointed him to the 20th Federal Cabinet as Minister for Arms Production . He was then briefly Minister for Supply and Services from April to May 1969, before he was then Minister of Transport until November 1972.
As part of a cabinet reshuffle after the general election of October 30, 1972 , he became Minister for Regional Economic Expansion in November 1972 and then Minister for Industry, Trade and Enterprises from September 1975 to September 1976. In September 1976 Trudeau appointed him to succeed Allan MacEachen as Foreign Minister.
In June 1979, he resigned his ministerial office and resigned his mandate in the House of Commons after becoming chairman of the Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador , failing to lead the party to an electoral victory over the Progressive Conservative Party , the with Brian Peckford in 1979 was the Prime Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador and had an absolute majority of 33 out of 52 seats in the Provincial House of Representatives . The Liberals had 19 seats and he himself became the leader of the opposition . In June 1980 he resigned from this office and also renounced his seat in the House of Representatives, in which he represented the constituency of Bellevue .
Jamieson was most recently High Commissioner in Great Britain between 1982 and 1985 .
Publications
- The troubled air , 1966
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Jamieson, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jamieson, Donald Campbell |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 30, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. John's , Newfoundland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 19, 1986 |