James Sinclair (politician)

James Sinclair

James Sinclair PC (born May 26, 1908 in Banff , Aberdeenshire , Scotland , † February 7, 1984 ) was a Canadian Liberal Party politician who was a minister in the 17th cabinet of Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent .

Life

Sinclair worked as a civil engineer after graduating in civil engineering.

In the election of March 26, 1940 , Sinclair was elected as a candidate of the Liberal Party for the first time as a member of the House of Commons and initially represented the constituency of Vancouver North in British Columbia until the election on June 27, 1949 and then until his defeat in the General election on March 31, 1958, the constituency Coast-Capilano, also located in British Columbia .

From January 19 to April 30, 1949, and again from July 11, 1949 to October 14, 1952, he was Parliamentary Assistant to Douglas Abbott , Treasury Secretary and Treasurer in the 17th Canadian Cabinet of Prime Minister Louis Saint-Laurent.

As part of a government reshuffle, Prime Minister Saint-Laurent appointed him Minister of Fisheries on October 15, 1952. Sinclair held this office until the end of Saint-Laurent's term on June 20, 1957.

After losing his lower house mandate, he worked in the private sector and was initially president of the British Columbia Fisheries Association from 1958 to 1960. From 1960 to 1970 Sinclair was President and CEO of the building materials manufacturer Lafarge Cement of North America and then until 1973 Vice Chairman of the Board of Canada Cement Lafarge Limited .

Sinclair's daughter Margaret Joan Sinclair was married to Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau from 1971 to 1984 , although the couple had been separated since 1977. This marriage resulted in three sons, including Justin Trudeau , born in 1971 and Prime Minister of Canada since 2015.

Web links and sources

• James Sinclair (politician) - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
• Canadian Ministries at rulers.org