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John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC FRSC (/ ˈ d iː f ən b eɪ k ər / DEE-fən-bay-kər; September 18, 1895 – August 16, 1979) was the 13th prime minister of Canada, serving from 1957 to 1963. He was the only Progressive Conservative [a] party leader between 1930 and 1979 to lead the party to an election victory, doing so three ...
- Himself
- World War I
- 1916–1917
- Progressive Conservative
- Education and Early Career
- A Growing Reputation
- Federal Politics
- Prime Minister
- The Diefenbaker Vision
- An Indecisive Image
- Leader of The Opposition
- Late Career and Legacy
In 1903, Diefenbaker and his family moved to the Fort Carlton region of what is now Saskatchewan. He attended schools in several Prairie communities before his family moved to Saskatoon in 1910. He attended the University of Saskatchewan. After serving in the army during the First World War, he completed his law degree and articles. He was called t...
Diefenbaker’s path to the prime minister’s office was long. He ran federally for Prince Albert in 1925 and 1926; provincially in 1929 and 1938; and for mayor of Prince Albert in 1933. He lost each time. He built a growing reputation as an able defence lawyer and was named King's Counsel in 1929. But he held firmly to the belief that his future lay ...
In June 1939, Diefenbaker was nominated for the federal riding of Lake Centre. In March 1940, he was elected as a Conservative Member of Parliament. The skills he had refined during his legal career served him well on the Opposition backbenches. He gained a wide reputation as an astute questioner of government actions. He was re-elected for Lake Ce...
In 1956, Diefenbaker was chosen to succeed George Drew, who had resigned as leader of the Progressive Conservative Party. The following year, Diefenbaker led his party to an upset victory over the Liberals and Louis Saint-Laurent. They formed a minority government; the first Conservative government since that of R.B. Bennett. Diefenbaker was backed...
The Diefenbaker era featured the personality and the style of the “man from Prince Albert.” Several things that are now taken for granted were initiated during his administration. Wheat sales to China and agricultural reform revitalized western agriculture. Diefenbaker’s determination to guarantee civil rights for all led in 1960 to the Canadian Bi...
During the 1962 election, the Liberals exploited the economic crisis (the Canadian dollar had dropped to 92.5 cents US); the controversial 1959 cancellation of the Avro Arrow; and the debate over nuclear weapons on Canadian soil, including charges against Diefenbaker of anti-Americanism. ( See Bomarc Missile Crisis.) The Diefenbaker government was ...
As leader of the Opposition, Diefenbaker delighted in questioning Prime Minister Lester Pearson’s government to such an extent that the House’s business slowed considerably. He also argued vigorously (if unsuccessfully) against Pearson’s proposal for a new Canadian flag. (See The Great Flag Debate.) Diefenbaker also led the attack on the Liberals d...
Despite the electoral setbacks and a party deeply split over the question of his continuing leadership, Diefenbaker refused to resign. He put up a spirited defence at the 1967 leadership convention, where Robert Stanfield was chosen as the new leader. Diefenbaker remained in politics under Stanfield and later Joe Clark. In May 1979, he won a seat f...
John George Diefenbaker PC CH QC (Neustadt, 18 de setembro de 1895 – Ottawa, 16 de agosto de 1979) foi um advogado e político canadense que serviu como Primeiro-ministro do Canadá de 1957 até 1963. Seu governo foi marcado pela aprovação da Declaração dos Direitos dos canadenses.
John G. Diefenbaker (born Sept. 18, 1895, Neustadt, Ont., Can.—died Aug. 16, 1979, Ottawa) was the leader of the Progressive Conservative Party who was prime minister of Canada in 1957–63, following 22 years of uninterrupted Liberal rule. After serving in World War I, Diefenbaker practiced law in Saskatchewan.
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John George Diefenbaker, Canada’s 13thprime minister from 1957-63, was born inNeustadt, Ontario on September 18, 1895, and later died on August 16, 1979 in Ottawa,Ontario. An articulate speaker and supporter of civil rights, Diefenbaker was a passionate defense lawyer before he turned to his attention to politics.
Curated by Teresa Carlson. Firm Foundations. Diefenbaker family portrait. John George Diefenbaker was born on 18 September 1895 in Neustadt, Ontario. In 1903 he, his younger brother Elmer and their parents William and Mary, moved to a homestead near Borden, Saskatchewan.
Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s administration represented the last gasp of a dying strain of Canadian politics and nationalism. A lover of Britain who feared and distrusted the United States, his five years in power were erratic and eccentric — much like the man himself.
