Michael Wilson (Canadian politician)
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The Honourable Michael Wilson PC CC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Etobicoke Centre |
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In office 1979–1993 |
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| Preceded by | Riding created |
| Succeeded by | Allan Rock |
| Canadian Ambassador to the United States | |
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In office 13 March 2006 – 19 October 2009 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Preceded by | Frank McKenna |
| Succeeded by | Gary Doer |
| Chancellor of the University of Toronto | |
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Assumed office 2012 |
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| Preceded by | David Peterson |
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Michael Holcombe Wilson 4 November 1937 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Margie Wilson |
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| Profession | Businessman |
Michael Holcombe Wilson, PC CC (born 4 November 1937) is a Canadian diplomat, politician and business leader.
Born in Toronto, Ontario, Wilson attended Upper Canada College and then Trinity College at the University of Toronto, where he joined the Kappa Alpha Society. He was a Bay Street investment executive when he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament in the 1979 general election. He served in various portfolios in the governments of Joe Clark and Brian Mulroney. He served as the Canadian Ambassador to the United States from 2006 until 2009, when he was succeeded by Gary Doer.
Wilson was a candidate at the 1983 Progressive Conservative leadership convention. He tried to woo young delegates by having the rock group Spoons perform on his behalf. He dropped off after the first ballot, and urged his supporters to vote for the eventual winner, Brian Mulroney.
Mulroney appointed Wilson as Minister of Finance when the party formed a government after the 1984 election.
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