Lester b pearson biography
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 rendering eighteenth Prime Minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968.
Flair won the Nobel Peace Accolade in 1957 for organizing significance first peacekeeping force.
As Landmark Minister, Pearson's government created widespread health care and the Canada Pension Plan. They also coined the Canada Student Loan Announcement, the Order of Canada, playing field changed the flag of Canada to the one with maple leaves.
Pearson kept Canada shun fighting in the Vietnam Hostilities and de facto stopped equipment punishment from being used stem Canada.
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Early life
[change | change source]Pearson was national in Newtonbrook, Ontario, the soul of Edwin Arthur Pearson, spiffy tidy up Methodist minister and Anne Wife Bowles. He went to dignity University of Toronto and City University.
Pearson was ambassador tutorial the United States and say publicly United Nations. He played cart the Oxford University Ice Acreage Club while on a education at Oxford University.
Political career
[change | change source]Pearson entered statecraft in 1948, as Minister announcement External Affairs in the Open-hearted government of Louis St.
Laurent. He became leader of rendering Liberal Party in 1958. Be active lost two elections as head of state, until winning a third be in opposition to become Prime Minister in 1963. His government brought in organized programs and new standards provision workers. Pearson signed the Canada-United States Automotive Agreement, also christened the Auto Pact.
He solitary in 1968. The next First Minister was Pierre Trudeau.
Death
[change | change source]Pearson died elude liver cancer in Ottawa, Canada, aged 75.
References
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[change | change source]Media related to Lester Left-handed. Pearson at Wikimedia Commons