Donald Fleming
Donald Fleming | |
|---|---|
Minister of Justice | |
| In office August 9, 1962 – April 21, 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Davie Fulton |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Chevrier |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office June 21, 1957 – August 8, 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
| Preceded by | Walter Harris |
| Succeeded by | George Nowlan |
| Member of Parliament for Eglinton | |
| In office June 11, 1945 – April 7, 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Hoblitzell |
| Succeeded by | Mitchell Sharp |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Donald Methuen Fleming May 23, 1905 Exeter, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | December 31, 1986 (aged 81) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
Donald Methuen Fleming, PC (May 23, 1905 – December 31, 1986) was a Canadian parliamentarian, International Monetary Fund official and lawyer, born in Exeter, Ontario, Canada.[1]
Biography
Fleming was born in
1956 leadership convention, losing to John Diefenbaker
.
The
Speaker expelled Fleming from the House of Commons during the 1956 Pipeline Debate that helped lead to the defeat of the Liberal government of Louis St. Laurent in the 1957 general election.[3]
Diefenbaker became the new prime minister and appointed Fleming to the
Attorney General of Canada before retiring from politics in 1963.[2]
Fleming returned to politics to seek the PC Party leadership at the
1967 leadership convention
for a third time, but came in seventh, and left political life for good.
In later life, he was Governor of the
Bank of Nova Scotia
.
Personal life
Fleming married Alice Watson in 1933, and they had three children.[3] He was a devout Christian, and was an elder of the Bloor Street United Church in Toronto.[3]
Fleming died in Toronto from a stroke on December 31, 1986, at the age of 81.[2]
Archives
There is a Donald Methuen Fleming fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[4]