John Lynch-Staunton
John George Lynch-Staunton (born June 19, 1930 in Montreal , † August 17, 2012 in the province of Alberta ) was a Canadian politician and senator . He was acting chairman of the Conservative Party .
Life
Background and early political career
Lynch-Staunton was born in Montreal in 1930 and attended the Collège Stanislas and the Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf. He received his bachelor's degree in diplomatic service from Georgetown University in Washington, DC in 1953 and received his master's degree in Canadian history from Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario from 1953 to 1955 .
Lynch-Staunton married Juliana de Kuyper in 1958 and had five children.
In 1960 he was elected to the Montreal City Council as a member of the Parti civique de Montréal and re-elected in 1962, 1966 and 1970. He was defeated in a by-election for the National Assembly of Québec in 1968 .
senator
Prime Minister Brian Mulroney named Lynch-Staunton a Senator in 1990, where he became deputy parliamentary group leader in the government the following year, and after the 1993 general election he served as opposition leader. He held this office until September 2004 and resigned from parliament in June 2005 when he reached the mandatory retirement age of 75 years.
Acting Chairman of the Conservative Party
On December 8, 2003, Lynch-Staunton became acting chairman of the Conservative Party, after it emerged from a merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party .
Web links
- John Lynch-Staunton - biographical information on the website of the Canadian Parliament (English)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lynch-Staunton, John |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lynch-Staunton, John George (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian politician and senator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 19, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Montreal |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th August 2012 |
| Place of death | Alberta |