Lester B. Pearson Canadian Prime Minister 1963 OOAK Steel Hub Die Master

Description: Lester B. Pearson Canadian Prime Minister Nobel Peace Prize (1957) Manufacturing Steel Hub Die Master OOAK - ONE OF A KIND ! ! ! 11 Ounces 1 1/2” Diameter 1 1/4” Tall Please see my 5 other listings of Canadian Prime Ministers Steel Master Dies Lester B. Pearson Lester Bowles "Mike" Pearson PC OM CC OBE (23 April 1897 – 27 December 1972) was a Canadian politician, diplomat, statesman, and scholar who served as the 14th prime minister of Canada from 1963 to 1968. The Right Honourable Lester B. Pearson PC OM CC OBE 14th Prime Minister of Canada In office 22 April 1963 – 20 April 1968 Monarch Elizabeth II Governors General Georges Vanier Roland Michener Preceded by John Diefenbaker Succeeded by Pierre Trudeau Leader of the Liberal Party In office 16 January 1958 – 6 April 1968 Preceded by Louis St. Laurent Succeeded by Pierre Trudeau Leader of the Opposition In office 16 January 1958 – 22 April 1963 Preceded by Louis St. Laurent Succeeded by John Diefenbaker Secretary of State for External Affairs In office 10 September 1948 – 20 June 1957 Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King Louis St. Laurent Preceded by Louis St. Laurent Succeeded by John Diefenbaker Ambassador of Canada to the United States In office July 1944 – September 1946 Prime Minister W. L. Mackenzie King Preceded by Leighton McCarthy Succeeded by H. H. Wrong 7th President of the United Nations General Assembly In office 14 October 1952 – 23 April 1953 Preceded by Luis Padilla Nervo Succeeded by Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit Member of Parliament for Algoma East In office 25 October 1948 – 23 April 1968 Preceded by Thomas Farquhar Succeeded by Riding abolished Personal details Born Lester Bowles Pearson 23 April 1897 Newtonbrook, Ontario, Canada Died 27 December 1972 (aged 75) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Resting place Maclaren Cemetery, Wakefield, Quebec Political party Liberal Spouse Maryon Moody (m. 1925) Children 2, including Geoffrey Education University of Toronto (BA) St John's College, Oxford (BA, MA) Profession Diplomathistoriansoldier Awards Nobel Peace Prize (1957) Military service Allegiance Canada Branch/service Canadian Expeditionary Force Permanent Active Militia Royal Flying Corps Years of service 1915–1918 Rank Lieutenant Flying Officer Battles/wars World War I Born in Newtonbrook, Ontario (now part of Toronto), Pearson pursued a career in the Department of External Affairs. He served as Canadian ambassador to the United States from 1944 to 1946 and secretary of state for external affairs from 1948 to 1957 under Liberal Prime Ministers William Lyon Mackenzie King and Louis St. Laurent. He narrowly lost the bid to become secretary-general of the United Nations in 1953. However, he won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1957 for organizing the United Nations Emergency Force to resolve the Suez Canal Crisis, which earned him attention worldwide. After the Liberals' defeat in the 1957 federal election, Pearson easily won the leadership of the Liberal Party in 1958. Pearson suffered two consecutive defeats by Progressive Conservative Prime Minister John Diefenbaker in 1958 and 1962, only to successfully challenge him for a third time in the 1963 federal election. Pearson would win re-election in 1965. Pearson ran two back-to-back minority governments during his tenure, and the Liberals not having a majority in the House of Commons meant he needed support from the opposition parties. With that support, Pearson launched progressive policies such as universal health care, the Canada Student Loan Program, and the Canada Pension Plan. Pearson also introduced the Order of Canada and the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, and oversaw the creation of the Maple Leaf flag that was implemented in 1965. His government unified the Canadian Armed Forces and kept Canada out of the Vietnam War. In 1967, Canada became the first country in the world to implement a points-based immigration system. After half a decade in power, Pearson resigned as prime minister and retired from politics. With his government programs and policies, together with his groundbreaking work at the United Nations and in international diplomacy, which included his role in ending the Suez Crisis, Pearson is generally considered among the most influential Canadians of the 20th century and is ranked among the greatest Canadian prime ministers.

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