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John George Diefenbaker
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13th Prime Minister of Canada
June 21, 1957 - April 22, 1963
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Born
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- September 18, 1895 in Neustadt, Ontario
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Education
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- University of Saskatchewan, B.A. 1915, M.A. Political Science and
Economics 1916, LL.B. 1919
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Personal Status
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- Married 1929, Edna Brower (1901-1951)
- Re-married 1953, Olive Palmer (1902-1976)
- One stepdaughter
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Professional Life
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- 1916-1917 Lieutenant, 105th Saskatoon Fusiliers
- Criminal lawyer (called to the Saskatchewan Bar in 1919)
- 1936-1938 Leader, Saskatchewan Conservative Party
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Died
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- August 16, 1979 in Ottawa, Ontario
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Buried
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Party
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- Progressive Conservative
- 1956-1967 Party Leader
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Constituencies
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- 1940-1953 Lake Centre, Saskatchewan
- 1953-1979 Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
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Other Ministries
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- 1957 External Affairs
- 1959 External Affairs (Acting)
- 1962-1963 President of the Privy Council
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Political Record
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- Leader of the Opposition 1956-1957
- Appointed Ellen Fairclough first woman Cabinet Minister 1957
- Canadian Bill of Rights 1958
- Appointed James Gladstone Canada's first Aboriginal senator 1958
- Franchise extended to all Aboriginals 1960
- Royal Commission on Health Services 1961
- Agricultural Rehabilitation and Development Act 1961
- Created the National Productivity Council (Economic Council of
Canada) 1963
- Leader of the Opposition 1963-1967
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Source: Government of Canada |
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