Roland Michener

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Daniel Roland Michener , PC , CC , O.Ont , QC (born April 19, 1900 in Lacombe , Alberta , Canada ; † August 6, 1991 in Toronto , Ontario ) was a Canadian diplomat and politician .

biography

After attending school, he studied law at the University of Alberta from 1920 to 1924 and then practiced as a lawyer after his admission . During his studies he made friends with the future Prime Minister Lester Bowles Pearson .

Michener began his political career as a Conservative candidate in 1945 with the election to the legislative assembly of Ontario (Ontario Legislature). At the same time he was from 1946 to 1948 Minister in the provincial government of Ontario.

He was then elected a member of the Canadian House of Commons in 1953 , where he represented the constituency of Toronto-St. Paul's . He was most recently 1957-1962 Parliament President ( Speaker ). After his electoral defeat in the general election in 1962, he temporarily withdrew from political life, but soon afterwards became a representative of Canada at several international conferences. Between 1964 and 1967 he was accredited as a High Commissioner in India and also in Nepal .

On April 17, 1967, he was appointed Governor General of Canada to succeed Georges Vanier .

In 1967 the world exhibition ( Expo 67 ) opened in Montreal under his auspices . During the October crisis of 1970, which was triggered by the kidnapping of the British diplomat James Richard Cross and the Deputy Prime Minister and Labor Minister of Québec Pierre Laporte by the terrorist organization Front de liberation du Québec (FLQ) in October 1970, he signed the War Measures Act ( War Measures Act ). As governor general, he was not only highly regarded, but also paid state visits to several states . In 1971 he was a guest at the 2500th anniversary of the Iranian monarchy . He also got rid of some polite formulas such as the curtsy during his tenure .

On January 14, 1974, Jules Léger succeeded him in the office of Governor General. For his services, Michener was among other things Companion of the Order of Canada (CC) . In his honor, was also the Michener House and the Michener Park in his hometown of Lacombe named.

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SURNAME Michener, Roland
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Michener, Daniel Roland (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian diplomat and politician, Governor General of Canada
DATE OF BIRTH April 19, 1900
PLACE OF BIRTH Lacombe , Alberta , Canada
DATE OF DEATH August 6, 1991
Place of death Toronto , Ontario