| LC control no. | n 77014438 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Macdonald, Donald S. |
| Birth date | 1932-03-01 |
| Death date | 2018-10-24 |
| Place of birth | Ottawa (Ont.) |
| Field of activity | Canada--Politics and government Free trade Diplomatic and consular service, Canadian |
| Affiliation | Canada. Department of Finance Liberal Party of Canada Canada. Parliament. House of Commons Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada Canada. Canadian High Commission (Great Britain) |
| Profession or occupation | Finance ministers Legislators Cabinet officers Ambassadors |
| Found in | Canada. Dept. of Finance. Budget document, 1977 (a.e.) t.p. (Minister of Finance) cover (Honourable Donald S. Macdonald) Building a Canadian-American free trade area, 1987: t.p. (Donald S. Macdonald) NLC 2-12-85 (Macdonald, Donald S., 1932- ) Globe and mail WWW site, viewed Oct. 29, 2018 (in obituary published Oct. 24, 2018: Donald Macdonald; Donald S. Macdonald; cabinet minister and diplomat whose work paved the way for free trade with the United States; died on Oct. 14 at the age of 86; Donald Stovel Macdonald was born in Ottawa on March 1, 1932; In his early years, he described himself as a centre-left Liberal; became the party's candidate in the Toronto riding of Rosedale; won that seat in 1962; went on to be the minister of natural resources, and then the minister of energy, mines and resources; next moved to the Defence portfolio; after defence, he was appointed finance minister; Pierre Trudeau appointed him in 1982 to head the Royal Commission on the Economic Union and Development Prospects for Canada, the examination of free trade that came to be known as the Macdonald Commission; Brian Mulroney appointed Mr. Macdonald to be Canada's high commissioner to Great Britain and Northern Ireland) |
| Associated language | eng |
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