George McIlraith | |
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| Solicitor General of Canada | |
| In office 6 July 1968 – 21 December 1970 | |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | John Turner |
| Succeeded by | Jean-Pierre Goyer |
| Minister of Public Works | |
| In office 7 July 1965 – 5 July 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Lucien Cardin |
| Succeeded by | Arthur Laing |
| Minister of Justice Attorney General of Canada | |
| Acting 30 June 1965 – 6 July 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Guy Favreau |
| Succeeded by | Lucien Cardin |
| President of the Privy Council | |
| In office 3 February 1964 – 6 July 1965 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Maurice Lamontagne |
| Succeeded by | Guy Favreau |
| Minister of National Revenue | |
| Acting 19 March 1964 – 28 June 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Jack Garland |
| Succeeded by | Edgar Benson |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 22 April 1963 – 2 February 1964 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Léon Balcer |
| Succeeded by | Jack Pickersgill |
| Senator for Ottawa Valley, Ontario | |
| In office 27 April 1972 – 29 July 1981 | |
| Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Member of Parliament forOttawa Centre | |
| In office 25 June 1968 – 26 April 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Succeeded by | Hugh Poulin |
| Member of Parliament forOttawa West | |
| In office 26 March 1940 – 24 June 1968 | |
| Preceded by | T. Franklin Ahearn |
| Succeeded by | Cyril Lloyd Francis |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George James McIlraith (1908-07-29)29 July 1908 Lanark, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 19 August 1992(1992-08-19) (aged 84) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | |
| Children | 4 |
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George James McIlraithPC QC (29 July 1908 – 19 August 1992) was a lawyer andCanadianParliamentarian.[1]
The son of James McIlraith and Kate McLeod, he was educated atOsgoode Hall and practised law inOttawa. In 1935, he married Margaret Summers.[2]
McIlraith was first elected to theHouse of Commons of Canada in the1940 federal election as theLiberalMember of Parliament forOttawa West. He was subsequently re-elected on nine successive occasions.[1]
McIlraith joined theCabinet ofLester Pearson when the Liberals formed government following the1963 federal election asMinister of Transport. From 1964 until 1967, he wasGovernment House Leader in charge of the Pearsonminority government's parliamentary strategy for much of its tenure, including during theGreat Flag Debate and parliamentary debates on the introduction ofMedicare.[1]
He also served as Pearson'sMinister of Public Works from 1965 on, and was alsoPierre Trudeau's first public works minister. He served asSolicitor-General of Canada from 1968 until 1970 under Trudeau, who appointed him to theSenate of Canada in 1972.[1]
TheGeorge McIlraith Bridge over theRideau River is named for him.
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| Preceded by | Leader of the Government in the House of Commons 1964–1967 | Succeeded by |