Donald S. Macdonald
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The Honourable Donald Stovel Macdonald PC, CC |
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| 26th Minister of Finance | |
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In office September 26, 1975 – September 16, 1977 |
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| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau |
| Preceded by | Bud Drury (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Jean Chretien |
| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
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In office 1988–1991 |
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| Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
| Preceded by | Roy McMurtry |
| Succeeded by | Fredrik S. Eaton |
| Member of Parliament for Rosedale |
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In office June 18, 1962 – January 3, 1978 |
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| Preceded by | David James Walker |
| Succeeded by | David Crombie |
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| Personal details | |
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March 1, 1932 Ottawa, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Ruth Merchant, Adrian Macdonald |
| Children | Leigh Macdonald, Niki Macdonald, Althea Macdonald, Sonja Macdonald |
| Residence | Toronto, Ontario |
| Education | |
| Profession | Lawyer, McMillan LLP |
Donald Stovel Macdonald, PC, CC (born March 1, 1932) is a Canadian retired lawyer, politician and diplomat. Macdonald was a long-time Member of Parliament (Canada) and Cabinet minister. He was a member of the Liberal Party of Canada.
Macdonald was born in Ottawa, Ontario. He graduated from the University of Trinity College in the University of Toronto in 1952. He attended Harvard Law School (LLM), as well as the University of Cambridge in England (Diploma in International Law).
He was first elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1962 election as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Rosedale riding in Toronto. In 1967, he was the parliamentary secretary of Paul Martin, Secretary of State for External Affairs. He joined the Cabinet of Pierre Trudeau in 1968 and served successively as President of the Privy Council, Minister of National Defence, Minister of Energy, Mines and Resources and Minister of Finance. As Finance Minister, Macdonald introduced wage and price controls in an attempt to control inflation.
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