Walter L. Gordon
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The Honourable Walter L. Gordon PC CC CBE |
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| Member of Parliament for Davenport |
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In office 1962–1968 |
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| Preceded by | Murray Douglas Morton |
| Succeeded by | Charles Caccia |
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Walter Lockhart Gordon January 27, 1906 Toronto, Ontario |
| Died | March 21, 1987 (aged 81) Toronto, Ontario |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Profession | Lawyer, Accountant |
Walter Lockhart Gordon PC CC CBE (January 27, 1906 – March 21, 1987) was a Canadian accountant, businessman, politician, and writer.
Born in Toronto, he was educated at Upper Canada College and the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.
Upon graduation, he joined the family accounting firm of Clarkson, Gordon and Company, in January 1927. He was a student there for four years, became a chartered accountant in early 1931, and was promoted to partner in 1935.
During World War II, Gordon served in the Bank of Canada and the federal Ministry of Finance. In 1946, he chaired the Royal Commission on Administrative Classifications in the Public Service.
From 1955 to 1957, Gordon chaired the Royal Commission on Canada's Economic Prospects. The Commission's reports, issued in 1956 and 1957, expressed concern about growing foreign ownership in the Canadian economy, particularly in the resource sector, and made recommendations to redress the problem. The themes raised in the reports were revisited by Gordon in his government career.
In the 1962 federal election, he was elected to the Canadian House of Commons as a Liberal. He was Minister of Finance from 1963 to 1965, and President of the Privy Council from 1967 to 1968 in the government of Prime Minister Lester Pearson. He was noted for his economic nationalism and his support for new social programs.
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