Hazen Argue
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The Honourable Hazen Argue PC |
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| 3rd Leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation | |
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In office 1960–1961 |
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| Preceded by | M. J. Coldwell |
| Succeeded by |
Tommy Douglas (as leader of the NDP) |
| Senator for Regina, Saskatchewan | |
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In office February 24, 1966 – October 2, 1991 |
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| Appointed by | Lester B. Pearson |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Assiniboia |
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In office 1949–1963 |
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| Preceded by | Edward McCullough |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Watson |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Wood Mountain |
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In office 1945–1949 |
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| Preceded by | Thomas Donnelly |
| Succeeded by | District was abolished in 1947 |
| Personal details | |
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Hazen Robert Argue January 6, 1921 Kayville, Saskatchewan |
| Died | October 2, 1991 (aged 70) Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Political party |
CCF (1945–1961) New Democratic Party (1961–1962) Liberal (1962–1991) |
| Cabinet | Minister of State (Canadian Wheat Board) (1980–1984) |
| Committees | Chair, Special Committee on Preventive Health Care Chair, Standing Committee on Agriculture |
Hazen Robert Argue, PC (January 6, 1921 – October 2, 1991) was a Canadian politician based in Saskatchewan who served in Ottawa for 43 years at various levels of Canada's federal government. He was first elected as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Member of Parliament (MP) in 1945 and ended his career as a Liberal Party Senator. He was the last leader of the democratic socialist CCF, from 1960 to 1961. He was briefly a member of the CCF's successor, the New Democratic Party (NDP), before crossing the floor in the House of Commons to become a Liberal MP in 1962 until his defeat in 1963. He was appointed, by Governor General Georges Vanier, on the advice of Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson, as a federal senator in 1966. He entered federal cabinet in 1980, as the only Saskatchewan representative, with responsibilities for the Canadian Wheat Board. He became the first senator ever to have been charged with fraud, in 1989. The charges were eventually dropped as he had been suffering from cancer for a year; he died shortly thereafter in 1991.
Born in Kayville, Saskatchewan. His family owned a farm, which he worked until he entered the House of Commons. He was first elected to Parliament in 1945 representing the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He was, at the time, the youngest MP, at the age of 24. When the party was nearly wiped out in the Diefenbaker sweep of 1958, Argue managed to hold on to his seat, and remained the only CCF MP from Saskatchewan. Party leader M.J. Coldwell lost his seat, and the CCF parliamentary caucus elected Argue as their House Leader. When Coldwell resigned as the national CCF leader in 1960, Argue succeeded him when he was elected leader at the party's last convention in the summer of 1960.
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