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'''Alasdair Bernard Graham''', [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] (May 21, 1929 |
'''Alasdair Bernard Graham''', [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] (May 21, 1929 – April 22, 2015) was a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician, journalist and businessman. |
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==Political career== |
==Political career== |
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Alasdair Bernard Graham | |
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Senator for The Highlands, Nova Scotia | |
Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
Personal details | |
Born | Dominion, Nova Scotia | May 21, 1929
Died | April 22, 2015 small | (aged 85)
Resting place | small |
Political party | Liberal |
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Alasdair Bernard Graham, PC (May 21, 1929 – April 22, 2015) was a Canadian politician, journalist and businessman.
Political career
Graham attempted to win a seat in the Canadian House of Commons in the 1958 election from Nova Scotia, but was defeated in the attempt. On April 27, 1972, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Pierre Trudeau. Graham served as president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1976 until 1980. In 1995, he became deputy government leader in the Senate, and was promoted to Leader of the Government in the Senate in 1997, joining the Cabinet as Nova Scotia's sole representative. The Liberals had lost all of its seats in the province in the 1997 election. He served in Cabinet until 1999 when Chrétien replaced him with Bernie Boudreau in the hope that appointing Boudreau to the Senate would help him win a seat in the 2000 election.
Retirement
Graham retired from the Senate in 2004 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. His son, Danny Graham, served as leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2002 to 2004. Graham died on April 22, 2015.[1][2]
References
- ^ "Former Nova Scotia senator Alasdair Graham dies at age of 85". The Chronicle Herald. April 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
- ^ "Al Graham, former Liberal senator in Nova Scotia, dies at 85". CBC News. April 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
External links
- 1929 births
- Canadian senators from Nova Scotia
- Canadian people of Scottish descent
- Liberal Party of Canada candidates in the 1958 Canadian federal election
- Liberal Party of Canada senators
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- People from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality
- Presidents of the Liberal Party of Canada
- 2015 deaths