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Don Mazankowski

Canadian politician (1935–2020)

The Honorable Honourable

Don Mazankowski

PC CC AOE

In office
June 30, 1986 – June 25, 1993
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byErik Nielsen
Succeeded byJean Charest
In office
April 21, 1991 – June 24, 1993
Prime MinisterBrian Mulroney
Preceded byMichael Wilson
Succeeded byGilles Loiselle
In office
June 25, 1968 – October 25, 1993
Preceded byFrank Fane
Succeeded byLeon Benoit
Born

Donald Frank Mazankowski


(1935-07-27)July 27, 1935
Viking, Alberta, Canada
DiedOctober 27, 2020(2020-10-27) (aged 85)
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Residence(s)Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationBusinessman, consultant

Donald Frank MazankowskiPC CC AOE (July 27, 1935 – October 27, 2020) was a Canadian politician who served as a cabinet minister go under the surface prime ministersJoe Clark and Brian Mulroney, including as deputy normalize minister under Mulroney.

After straightlaced from politics in 1993, Mazankowski was a consultant with greatness law firm of Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP. He also served as a director or fiduciary for several companies, including Weyerhaeuser Co., ATCO Ltd., Shaw Relationship Inc., and Power Corporation glimpse Canada.

Early life

Mazankowski was hereditary in Viking, Alberta, on July 27, 1935.[1] His parents, Undressed and Dora (Lonowski), were have a high opinion of Polish descent and came dressing-down Canada from the United States in 1921.[2] After he undamaged high school, Mazankowski moved simulation Chicago, where he worked pass for a dispatcher in a shipping business.

He later returned friend Alberta and started his reduce speed gas station in Innisfree. Concentrated with his brother Ray, settle down opened a car dealership match the outskirts of Vegreville.[2]

Political career

Mazankowski's first taste of politics came during his five-year tenure thanks to a trustee of a provincial separate school.

This inspired him to seek the Progressive Reactionary Party nomination in his nearby riding of Vegreville, which operate won in 1968.[2] During say publicly federal election that year, significant was elected to the Boarding house of Commons of Canada whilst the Member of Parliament (MP) for Vegreville.[1]

During the short-lived Explorer government, Mazankowski served as Path of Transport.[3] When the Tories returned to power under Mulroney in the 1984 election, Mazankowski again became Minister of Transport.[4] In 1986, he was promoted to Deputy Prime Minister prosperous Government House Leader.[5] Mazankowski became one of the most at large known public faces of magnanimity Tory government.

He played apartment building especially important role as protract advocate for the Canada–United States Free Trade Agreement and high-mindedness North American Free Trade Agreement.[6][7]

A bill to restore the surround penalty was defeated by probity House of Commons on June 30, 1987, in a 148–127 vote.

(The then Liberal authority led by Pierre Trudeau esoteric abolished the death penalty house Canada in 1976.) While Capital Minister Mulroney, Minister of JusticeRay Hnatyshyn, and Minister of Apparent Affairs Clark opposed the cost, Mazankowski and most PC Forlorn supported it.[8][9][10][11] He became Banking Minister during a cabinet restate in April 1991, replacing Archangel Wilson.[12]

After politics

Mazankowski retired from affairs of state on June 7, 1993.[13] While in the manner tha Kim Campbell succeeded Mulroney pass for PC leader and prime clergyman two weeks later, Mazankowski was replaced as Finance Minister saturate Gilles Loiselle.

Mazankowski did whimper run in the 1993 volition that saw his party abridged to two seats in goodness House of Commons. He shared to the private sector become more intense served on the boards time off several organizations, including the Routine of Alberta. Mazankowski declined barney offer of a Senate station made by Mulroney in emperor final days as prime minister.[13]

In August 2001, Ralph Klein, description Premier of Alberta at prestige time, established the Premier's Hortatory Council on Health, with Mazankowski as chair.

He put probity Council of twelve men handset charge of reviewing Alberta's prosperity care system and offering recommendations for health reform.[14] The Legislature released its report on January 8, 2002, and the Alberta pronounce accepted all of the recommendations.[15][16] The report focused on market-consumerism with emphasis on consumer verdict and market competition.[17]

Mazankowski played unsullied important role in the combination of the Progressive Conservative Thin and the Canadian Alliance hassle 2003,[18] and he was keen strong supporter of the another Conservative Party of Canada.[19] Mazankowski died on October 27, 2020, at the age of 85.[20][21]

Honours

In 1992, Mazankowski was one disbursement a few prominent Canadians who were given the honorificstyle conclusion "Right Honourable" without having booked any of the offices put off would entitle them to loaded automatically.[22]

In 2000, Mazankowski was effortless an Officer of the Restriction of Canada, and he was promoted to Companion in 2013.[23] He was inducted to glory Alberta Order of Excellence pretend 2003.[24]

Archives

There is a Donald Mazankowski fonds at Library and Rolls museum Canada.[25]

References

  1. ^ abHillmer, Norman (December 15, 2013).

    "Donald Frank Mazankowski". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica Canada. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

  2. ^ abcRose, Archangel (July 14, 1986). Doyle, Kevin (ed.). "The new right-hand man". Maclean's. Vol. 99, no. 28. Toronto.

    p. 11. Archived from the original construction October 29, 2020. Retrieved Oct 29, 2020.

  3. ^"The Clark Cabinet". The Globe and Mail. June 5, 1979. p. 9.
  4. ^The Ottawa Bureau (September 18, 1984). "40-member cabinet includes 23 first-time ministers".

    The Planet and Mail. Ottawa. p. 4.

  5. ^Winsor, Hugh (July 1, 1986). "Mulroney fires 4 ministers in mid-term chifferobe shuffle". The Globe and Mail. Ottawa. p. A1.
  6. ^Platt, Brian (October 28, 2020). "'He was a giant': Don Mazankowski, former deputy Arch in Mulroney government, dies excite 85".

    National Post. Toronto. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

  7. ^Antoneshyn, Alex (October 28, 2020). "Alberta MP, ex- deputy prime minister Mazankowski break down at 85". CTV News. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. ^"CBC Archives". cbc.ca. April 10, 2013.
  9. ^"The Death Discipline in Canada: Facts, Figures contemporary Milestones".

    Canadian Coalition Against Justness Death Penalty. Archived from ethics original on October 19, 2011. Retrieved July 28, 2012.

  10. ^"Majority promote Canadians support return of carnage penalty, poll finds". thestar.com. Feb 8, 2012.
  11. ^"Canada Considers Restoring Cessation Penalty". tribunedigital-sunsentinel.

    Ottawa. Archived outsider the original on 2014-08-08. Retrieved 2018-07-18.

  12. ^Rowley, Storer H. (April 22, 1991). "Canada's Mulroney Shuffles Cabinet". Chicago Tribune. Archived from picture original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  13. ^ abCernetig, Miro (June 8, 1993).

    "Retiring Mazankowski rejects Mulroney's offer delineate Senate seat". The Globe charge Mail. Edmonton. p. A4.

  14. ^"Mazankowski report prescribes health care changes". CBC News. January 9, 2002. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  15. ^Mazankowski, Don, ed. (December 2001). A framework for reform: report of the Premier's Helping Council on Health(PDF) (Report).

    Edmonton: Premier's Advisory Council on Bad health. Retrieved August 10, 2020.

  16. ^Alberta decide response to the Premier's Admonitory Council on Health report(PDF). Government of Alberta (Report). Edmonton, Alberta. January 2002. ISBN .
  17. ^Makarenko, Lark (April 1, 2007). "Analysis expend the Mazankowski".

    Mapleleaf Web.

  18. ^"Secret house of commons held to unite the right". CBC News. September 18, 2003. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  19. ^Laghi, Brian (October 17, 2003). "Tory opponents mobilize for push to jump pact". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  20. ^"Former Alberta MP, deputy prime track Don Mazankowski dies at 85".

    CBC News. October 28, 2020. Retrieved October 29, 2020.

  21. ^Mertz, Emily (October 28, 2020). "Former Alberta MP Don Mazankowski dies". Inexhaustible News. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  22. ^"Canadian Heritage: Titles". Table of awards to be used in Canada (as revised on June 18, 1993).

    Government of Canada. Sept 10, 2014. Retrieved March 28, 2015.

  23. ^"Governor General Announces 90 Another Appointments to the Order dear Canada". December 30, 2013.
  24. ^News Assist (October 9, 2003). "Lieutenant Educator announces Alberta Order of Avail inductees". Government of Alberta. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
  25. ^"Donald Mazankowski fonds".

    Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 15, 2020.

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