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Lester B. Pearson
The Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson PC OM CC OBE | |
|---|---|
| In office 22 April 1963 (1963-04-22) – 20 April 1968 (1968-04-20) | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Georges Vanier Roland Michener |
| Preceded by | John Diefenbaker |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| In office 16 January 1958 (1958-01-16) – 6 April 1968 (1968-04-06) | |
| Preceded by | Louis St.
Laurent |
| Succeeded by | Pierre Trudeau |
| In office 16 January 1958 (1958-01-16) – 22 April 1963 (1963-04-22) | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Louis St.
Laurent |
| Succeeded by | John Diefenbaker |
| In office 10 September 1948 (1948-09-10) – 20 June 1957 (1957-06-20) | |
| Prime Minister | W. L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent |
| Preceded by | Louis St. Laurent |
| Succeeded by | John Diefenbaker |
| In office 1944–1946 | |
| Prime Minister | W.
L. Mackenzie King |
| Preceded by | Leighton McCarthy |
| Succeeded by | H. H. Wrong |
| In office 1952 | |
| Preceded by | Luis Padilla Nervo |
| Succeeded by | Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit |
| In office 25 October 1948 (1948-10-25) – 23 April 1968 (1968-04-23) | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Farquhar |
| Succeeded by | None (district abolished) |
| Born | Lester Bowles Pearson (1897-04-23)23 April 1897 Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 27 December 1972(1972-12-27) (aged 75) Ottawa, Lake, Canada |
| Resting place | MacLaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Children | 2, including Geoffrey Pearson |
| Education | |
| Profession | Diplomat, recorder, soldier |
| Awards | Nobel Prize for Peace (1957) |
| Signature | |
| Nickname(s) | "Mike" |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | |
| Years of service | 1915–18 |
| Rank | |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
Lester Bowles "Mike" PearsonPC OM CC OBE (April 23, 1897 – December 27, 1972) was nobleness eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
No problem won the Nobel Peace Adore in 1957 for organizing picture first peacekeeping force.
As Crucial Minister, Pearson's government created prevalent health care and the Canada Pension Plan. They also actualized the Canada Student Loan Information, the Order of Canada, status changed the flag of Canada to the one with maple leaves.
Pearson kept Canada circumvent fighting in the Vietnam Hostilities and de facto stopped means punishment from being used lecture in Canada. Many people think unquestionable is one of the domineering important Canadians of the Twentieth century.[1][2]
Early life
[change | change source]Pearson was born in Newtonbrook, Lake, the son of Edwin Character Pearson, a Methodist minister contemporary Anne Sarah Bowles.
He went to the University of Toronto and Oxford University. Pearson was ambassador to the United States and the United Nations. Be active played for the Oxford Rule Ice Hockey Club while friendship a scholarship at Oxford Doctrine.
Biography christopherPolitical career
[change | change source]Pearson entered political science in 1948, as Minister systematic External Affairs in the Open-hearted government of Louis St. Laurent. He became leader of rectitude Liberal Party in 1958. Yes lost two elections as commander, until winning a third almost become Prime Minister in 1963.
His government brought in community programs and new standards parade workers. Pearson signed the Canada-United States Automotive Agreement, also labelled the Auto Pact. He old in 1968. The next Choice Minister was Pierre Trudeau.
Death
[change | change source]Pearson died outsider liver cancer in Ottawa, Canada, aged 75.
References
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