Herb Gray
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The Right Honourable Herb Gray PC, CC, QC, BComm, LLB, LLD(Hon) |
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Gray in 2008
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| Leader of the Opposition | |
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In office February 8, 1990 – December 10, 1990 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | John Turner |
| Succeeded by | Jean Chrétien |
| Member of Parliament for Essex West | |
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In office September 27, 1962 – June 24, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Norman Spencer |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| Member of Parliament for Windsor West | |
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In office June 25, 1968 – January 14, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | first member |
| Succeeded by | Brian Masse |
| 7th Deputy Prime Minister of Canada | |
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In office June 11, 1997 – January 14, 2002 |
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| Prime Minister | Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by | Sheila Copps |
| Succeeded by | John Manley |
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Herbert Eser Gray May 25, 1931 Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | April 21, 2014 (aged 82) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Sharon Sholzberg |
| Children | Jonathan David Elizabeth Anne |
| Residence | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Alma mater |
McGill University Osgoode Hall Law School |
| Religion | Jewish |
Herbert Eser "Herb" Gray, PC CC QC (May 25, 1931 – April 21, 2014) was a Canadian Member of Parliament for four decades, and cabinet minister under three prime ministers, who served as Deputy Prime Minister from 1997 to 2002. He was Canada's first Jewish federal cabinet minister, and is one of only a few Canadians ever granted the honorific The Right Honourable who was not so entitled by virtue of a position held.
Gray was born in Windsor, Ontario, the son of Fannie (née Lifitz), a nurse, and Harry Gray, who had a business selling yard goods. His parents were both from Belarusian Jewish families. Gray attended Victoria School and Kennedy Collegiate Institute in Windsor before receiving a Bachelor of Commerce degree in 1952 from McGill University. He then attended Osgoode Hall Law School where he received a Bachelor of Laws degree and was called to the bar becoming a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada. On July 23, 1967, Gray married lawyer Sharon Sholzberg, with whom he had two children: Jonathan David and Elizabeth Anne.
He was first elected to Parliament for the riding of Essex West on June 18, 1962, as a member of the Liberal Party of Canada. He was re-elected in twelve subsequent federal elections, making him the longest continuously-serving Member of Parliament in Canadian history.
Gray served in a variety of roles during his parliamentary career, including cabinet ministries and committee chairmanships during the Liberal governments of Lester Pearson and Pierre Trudeau, and as Opposition House Leader from 1984 to 1990.
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