Otto Lang
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The Honourable Otto Lang PC, OC, QC |
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Saskatoon—Humboldt |
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In office 1968–1979 |
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| Preceded by | District created |
| Succeeded by | Robert Ogle |
| Personal details | |
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Otto Emil Lang May 14, 1932 Handel, Saskatchewan, Canada |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Spouse(s) |
Deborah McCawley Adrian Merchant (div.) |
| Children | 7; including Amanda Lang |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Otto Emil Lang, PC OC QC, (born May 14, 1932) is a Canadian lawyer and former politician.
Lang was born in Handel, Saskatchewan. In 1961, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969.
Lang was elected to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1968 election, and was re-elected in the 1972 and 1974 elections as the Member of Parliament for Saskatoon—Humboldt. He served as Minister without Portfolio (1968–70), Minister responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1969–79), Acting Minister of Mines, Energy and Resources (1969),Minister of Manpower and Immigration (1970–72), Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1972–75), Minister of Transport (1975–79), Acting Minister of Communications (1975), Acting Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978), and Minister of Justice and Attorney General (1978). He was defeated in the 1979 federal election by Robert Ogle of the New Democratic Party.
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