Michael Starr

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Michael Starr , PC (born November 14, 1910 in Copper Cliff , Ontario , † March 16, 2000 in Oshawa ; actually Michael Starchewsky ) was a Canadian politician . He was a member of the lower house from 1952 to 1968 . From 1957 to 1963 he was Labor Minister in the progressive-conservative government of John Diefenbaker and the first member of the federal cabinet of Ukrainian origin.

biography

After leaving school, the son of Ukrainian immigrants began working as an office worker in a metal goods factory, where he rose to a managerial position. In 1944 he was elected to the city council of Oshawa and in 1949 he was elected mayor of that city. In 1951 he ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the Ontario Legislative Assembly . The following year he won a by-election and entered the House of Commons . He defended his mandate six times in a row. Starr was considered the most important representative of the Ukrainian Canadians on a national and international level, and he often gave his anti-communist speeches in Ukrainian .

After the 1957 election victory, Prime Minister John Diefenbaker named Starr Minister of Labor. As such, he launched numerous programs aimed at combating seasonal unemployment and overcoming regional imbalances. He remained in office until the progressive-conservative election defeat in 1963. In the opposition he was parliamentary group leader in the lower house from 1965 to 1968.

In 1967, Starr ran unsuccessfully for party leadership, and in the 1968 general election he was defeated by 15 votes to Ed Broadbent , who later became chairman of the NDP . From 1973 to 1980 he headed the Ontario Province State Accident Insurance.

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SURNAME Rigid, Michael
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Starchewsky, Michael (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH November 14, 1910
PLACE OF BIRTH Copper Cliff , Ontario
DATE OF DEATH March 16, 2000
Place of death Oshawa