Joe Greene (Ontario politician)
Minister of Agriculture | |
|---|---|
| In office 18 December 1965 – 5 July 1968 | |
| Prime Minister | Lester B. Pearson Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Harry Hays |
| Succeeded by | Bud Olson |
| Senator for Niagara, Ontario | |
| In office 1 September 1972 – 23 October 1978 | |
| Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Member of Parliament for Niagara Falls | |
| In office 25 June 1968 – 31 August 1972 | |
| Preceded by | Judy LaMarsh |
| Succeeded by | Joe Hueglin |
| Member of Parliament for Renfrew South | |
| In office 8 April 1963 – 24 June 1968 | |
| Preceded by | James William Baskin |
| Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John James Greene 24 June 1920 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | 23 October 1978 (aged 58) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse |
Corinne Bedore (m. 1948) |
| Children | 5 |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Distinguished Flying Cross Mentioned in dispatches |
John James "Joe" Greene
Life and career
Greene was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Andrée (née Charpagnol) and Peter Greene.[2] He grew up in Toronto before finding work in northern Ontario as a mine worker.[3] [citation needed]
After graduating from the
He ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party in 1958, placing a poor third at the party's leadership convention.
He was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada as a Liberal in the 1963 general election.[1] In 1964, he ran again for the leadership of the Ontario Liberals, placing fourth.
In 1965, he became
Greene moved to the riding of Niagara Falls, Ontario in the 1968 election, and was again elected to Parliament. As energy minister,[1] Greene prevented the sale of both the largest oil company under Canadian control and Canada's largest uranium producer to Americans.
Greene suffered a heart attack in 1969, and was required to take a temporary leave of absence from parliament. Otto Lang served as the acting minister of Energy, Mines and Resources in this period.[5] Green later suffered a stroke in late 1971. Greene retired from cabinet in January 1972 when he was appointed to the Senate of Canada.[1]
He died in 1978, aged 58.
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Joe Greene – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ a b c Johnson, J.K. (1968). The Canadian Directory of Parliament, 1867-1967. Public Archives of Canada.
- ^ ISBN 1-894263-30-8. Retrieved 29 September 2009.
- ^ Walter Stewart, "Which of these men will be Captain Canada, 1971?" Maclean's, Nov. 1, 1970, 31.
- ^ Winnipeg Free Press, 5 February 1969, p. 15