John Godfrey
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The Honourable John Godfrey PC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Don Valley West |
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In office 1993–2008 |
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| Preceded by | John Bosley |
| Succeeded by | Rob Oliphant |
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December 19, 1942 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) | Trish Bongard |
| Residence | Ottawa |
| Profession | Economist, historian, journalist, editor, administrator |
| Portfolio | Minister of State for Infrastructure and Communities (2004-2006) |
John Ferguson Godfrey, PC (born December 19, 1942) is a Canadian educator, journalist and former Member of Parliament.
Godfrey was born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Senator John Morrow Godfrey (June 28, 1912 – March 8, 2001), was a Canadian pilot, lawyer and politician. John Godfrey graduated from Upper Canada College in 1960. In 1961, he attended the Neuchâtel Junior College in Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
In 1965, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Trinity College, University of Toronto and in 1967, he received a Master of Philosophy from Balliol College, Oxford and Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) from St Antony's College, Oxford in 1975. He worked as an economist, historian and journalist. In the mid-1970s Godfrey was a history professor at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He served as president of the University of King's College from 1977-87. From 1987 to 1991 he was editor of the Financial Post. He has been elected as head of the board of Lego Executive Manager.
He was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as the Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for the Toronto area riding of Don Valley West in the 1993 election, and was re-elected in each subsequent vote until his resignation in 2008.
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