John Allen Fraser | |
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| 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 |
| Ministers 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 | December 15, 1931 Yokohama, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative |
John Allen Fraser PC OC OBC CD KC (born December 15, 1931) is a Canadian retired parliamentarian and former Speaker of the House of Commons.[1]
Fraser was born in Yokohama, Japan, where his father was working as a lumber salesman. His parents returned to British Columbia when Fraser was four years old.[2] He grew up and was educated there and graduated from the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law in Spring 1954.[3] Fraser first won a seat in Parliament in the 1972 general election as a Progressive Conservative from Vancouver. He stood as a candidate at the 1976 Progressive Conservative leadership convention to replace Robert Stanfield, but did poorly. He was re-elected in 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1988.[1]
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.[1]
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 in 1993.[1]
In 1995, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[4] 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.[5][6]
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