Ed Lumley

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Stormont—Dundas
In office
1974–1984
Preceded byLucien Lamoureux
Succeeded byNorman Warner
Chancellor of the University of Windsor
In office
2006–2019
Succeeded byMary Jo Haddad
Personal details
Born (1939-10-27) October 27, 1939 (age 84)
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
CabinetMinister of Communications (1984)
Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion (1983–1984)
Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce (1982–1983)
Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (1982–1983)
Minister of State for Science and Technology (1984)
Minister of State (International Trade) (1982)
Minister of State (Trade) (1980–1982)
PortfolioParliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Finance (1977–1978)
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Regional Economic Expansion (1976–1977)

Edward C. Lumley, PC CM (born October 27, 1939) is a Canadian corporate executive and former politician.

Born in

Stormont—Dundas in the 1974 federal election
.

In 1976, Lumley became

Minister of Regional Economic Expansion. From 1977 to 1978, he served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Finance
.

Lumley survived the

and Minister of Regional Economic Expansion in 1982.

Trudeau's successor, John Turner, made Lumley his Minister of Communications and Minister of Regional Industrial Expansion in 1984. Lumley was defeated in the 1984 federal election that fall.

Following his electoral defeat, Lumley returned to the private sector and became an influential corporate figure. He has served as vice-chairman of

Bell Canada Enterprises, Canadian National Railway and Air Canada
.

In 2000, he was appointed to lead a commission examining salaries and compensation for Members of Parliament.

A friend of the former prime minister, Paul Martin, he had been consulted by Martin's government on various issues.

In 2006, he was appointed Chancellor of the University of Windsor.

On July 1, 2014, he was appointed as a member of the Order of Canada.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Historic Cornwall – our Mayors". Cornwall Community Museum. 2015-12-31. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  2. ^ "Former mayor, MP Ed Lumley steps down from U of Windsor". standard-freeholder. Retrieved 2021-08-28.
  3. ^ "How to create a new dawn for 'sunset' industry". The Globe and Mail. December 21, 2006. Retrieved 9 July 2010.
  4. ^ Van Alphen, Tony (March 31, 2007). "Stronach confidant quits as vice-president, director". Toronto Star. Retrieved July 9, 2010.
  5. ^ "Ed Lumley, former mayor and MP, named to Order of Canada". Cornwall Seaway News. 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2021-08-28.