Michael Starr (politician)
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Ontario electoral district |
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In office May 26, 1952 – June 25, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Walter Thomson |
| Succeeded by | Norman Cafik |
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Michael Starchewsky November 14, 1910 Copper Cliff, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | March 16, 2000 (aged 89) |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Anne Zaritsky |
| Profession | Judge |
Michael Starr, PC (born Michael Starchewsky; November 14, 1910 – March 16, 2000) was a Canadian politician and the first Canadian cabinet minister of Ukrainian descent, his parents having emigrated from Ukraine, then a part of the Russian Empire.
Born in Copper Cliff, Ontario, he was an Alderman for the City of Oshawa from 1944 to 1949. From 1949 to 1952, he was the mayor of Oshawa. In 1951, he ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Legislative Assembly of Ontario.
First elected to the House of Commons in 1952 as a Progressive Conservative, Starr was re-elected six times until he was narrowly defeated in the 1968 election by future New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Ed Broadbent. Starr served as Minister of Labour in the government of John George Diefenbaker from 1957 to 1963, and served as Opposition House Leader from 1965 to 1968.
In 1967, Starr stood as a candidate at the PC leadership convention, but was eliminated on the second ballot.
When Robert Stanfield became leader of the Progressive Conservative Party in 1967, Starr became Leader of the Opposition for two months until Stanfield won a seat in the House through a by-election. He lost his seat by fifteen votes in 1968 to Ed Broadbent, failing to retake it in 1972.
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