John Allen Fraser
John Allen Fraser | |
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![]() Fraser in 1987 | |
32nd Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada | |
In office September 30, 1986 – January 16, 1994 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Governors General | Jeanne Sauvé Ray Hnatyshyn |
Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney Kim Campbell |
Preceded by | John Bosley |
Succeeded by | Gilbert Parent |
Minister of Fisheries and Oceans | |
In office September 17, 1984 – September 23, 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Brian Mulroney |
Preceded by | Herb Breau |
Succeeded by | Erik Nielsen (interim) |
Minister of the Environment | |
In office June 4, 1979 – March 2, 1980 | |
Prime Minister | Joe Clark |
Preceded by | Leonard Marchand |
Succeeded by | John Roberts |
Member of Parliament for Vancouver South | |
In office October 30, 1972 – October 25, 1993 | |
Preceded by | Arthur Laing |
Succeeded by | Herb Dhaliwal |
Personal details | |
Born | Yokohama, Empire of Japan | December 15, 1931
Died | April 7, 2024 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada[1] | (aged 92)
Political party | Progressive Conservative |
John Allen Fraser PC OC OBC CD KC (December 15, 1931 – April 7, 2024) was a Canadian politician who was Speaker of the House of Commons from 1986 to 1994. He also served as Canada's Minister of the Environment, Minister of Fisheries and Oceans and Ambassador to the United Nations for the Environment.
Life and career
[edit]Fraser was born on December 15, 1931, in Yokohama, Japan,[2] where his father was working as a lumber salesman. His parents returned to British Columbia when Fraser was four years old.[3] He grew up and was educated there and graduated from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in Spring 1954.[4] Fraser first won a seat in Parliament in the 1972 general election as a Progressive Conservative from Vancouver.[2] He stood as a candidate at the 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention to replace Robert Stanfield, but did poorly and withdrew after the first ballot.[5] He was re-elected in 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984, and 1988.[2]
In 1979, Fraser became Minister of the Environment in the short-lived government of Joe Clark, returning to the Opposition benches in 1980. He returned to the Cabinet in the wake of Brian Mulroney's landslide victory in the 1984 federal election and became Minister of Fisheries and Oceans. He was forced to resign in 1985 as a result of the "Tainted Tuna" affair.[2]
In 1986, he became Speaker of the House of Commons of Canada, the first to be elected by fellow Members of Parliament, and served in that capacity until his retirement from politics in 1993.[2]
In January 1994, Fraser was appointed as Canada's Ambassador to the United Nations for the Environment, a post he served until December 1997.[2]
Fraser died in Vancouver on April 7, 2024, at the age of 92.[6][7][1]
Honours
[edit]In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[8] In 2002, he was the recipient of the Vimy Award, which recognizes a Canadian who has made a significant and outstanding contribution to the defence and security of our nation and the preservation of our democratic values.[9][10]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b "John Fraser". The Globe and Mail. April 12, 2024. Archived from the original on April 13, 2024. Retrieved April 13, 2024 – via Legacy.com.
- ^ a b c d e f John Allen Fraser – Parliament of Canada biography
- ^ Fraser, The Hon. John A. (1979). "The Environmental Partnership in North America". Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association. 29 (12): 1212–1213. doi:10.1080/00022470.1979.10470918.
- ^ Cholmondeley, Penny (2009). "The Honourable John A. Fraser" (PDF). UBC Law Alumni Magazine. University of British Columbia. pp. 16–17. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 18, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
- ^ "Wagner led on every ballot – except the last one". The Gazette. Ottawa, Ontario. The Canadian Press. February 23, 1976. p. 11. Retrieved May 23, 2024.
- ^ "National Flag of Canada half-masting notices". May 3, 2018. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
Additionally, the flag on the Peace Tower will fly at half-mast from sunrise to sunset on the day of the funeral or the memorial service (date to be determined) of the late John Allen Fraser, who passed away on April 7, 2024.
- ^ "John Allen Fraser, first House Speaker elected by secret ballot, has died". CBC News. April 9, 2024. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
- ^ Order of Canada citation
- ^ "2002 Vimy Award Recipient – The Honourable John A Fraser". Conference of Defence Associations Institute. Archived from the original on July 9, 2012. Retrieved October 7, 2009.
- ^ e-Veritas » Blog Archive » Misc Archived December 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Fraser, John Allen [Individual]". November 12, 2020.
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