Donald Campbell Jamieson, PC (April 30, 1921 – November 19, 1986) was a Canadian politician, diplomat and broadcaster. The Queen's Privy Council for Canada (QPC (Conseil privé de la Reine pour le Canada (CPR sometimes called Her Majesty's Privy Council for Canada or the Privy Council Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1095 - The Council of Clermont, called by Pope Urban II to discuss sending the First Crusade to the Holy Land Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page
Jamieson was born in St. John's Newfoundland. St John's (ˌseɪntˈdʒanz French Saint-Jean) is the provincial capital of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada and located on the eastern tip Newfoundland and Labrador (ˈnuːfɨn(dlənd ən(d ˈlæbrəˌdɔr (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador is a province of Canada, the tenth and latest to join the Confederation His father was a newspaper editor, and his grandfather was a fisherman who settled in Newfoundland from Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
He worked for Newfoundland's Department of Rural Reconstruction, as a bookkeeper, and as a sales manager for Coca-Cola before starting a career in broadcasting. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries He was Newfoundland's best known radio and television personality.
In 1945, he became the first Newfoundlander to sit in the press gallery of the Parliament of Canada, reporting on the negotiations that led to Canada inviting Newfoundland to join Canadian Confederation. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The press gallery is the part of a Parliament, or other legislative body where political journalists are allowed to sit or gather to observe and then report speeches and The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Canadian Confederation was the process by which the federal Dominion of Canada was formed beginning 1 July 1867 from the During the two referendums on the question in 1948, Jamieson vehemently campaigned in opposition to Newfoundland joining Canada, favouring an economic union with the United States instead. A referendum (plural referendums or referenda) ballot question, or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
In 1951, he obtained a licence, in partnership with Geoff W. Stirling, for a new radio station in St. John's. He eventually established a private radio network in Newfoundland, and the island's first television station CJON-TV. CJON-TV is a Canadian English language Television station broadcasting on channel 6 ( cable channel 5 in St He became president of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters in 1961, and remained in that position for four years. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.
Jamieson entered politics by successfully contesting a 1966 by-election as a candidate for the Liberal Party of Canada. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political He was re-elected in the 1968 election ,and joined the Cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as Minister of Defence Production. The Canadian federal election of 1968 was held on June 25, 1968, to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 28th Parliament The Cabinet of Canada (Cabinet du Canada plays an important role in the Government of Canada, in accordance with the Westminster System. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus In 1969, he became Minister of Transport retaining that portfolio until 1972 when he became Minister of Regional Economic Expansion. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Minister of Transport (Ministre des Transports is the Minister of the Crown in the Canadian Cabinet who is responsible for overseeing the federal government's Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1976, he became Secretary of State for External Affairs. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Canada 's Secretary of State for External Affairs was from 1909 to 1993 the member of the Cabinet of Canada responsible for overseeing the federal government's
He was re-elected in the 1979 election that brought down the Liberal government. The Canadian federal election of 1979 was held on May 22, 1979 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 31st Parliament Jamieson then moved to provincial politics, winning the leadership of the Newfoundland Liberal Party one month before the June 1979 provincial election. For pre-1949 Liberal parties see Liberal parties in Newfoundland (pre-Confederation The Liberal Party of Newfoundland and Labrador is a political party in the The 1979 Newfoundland general election was held on 8 June, 1979 to elect members of the House of Assembly of the Province of Newfoundland, Jamieson's Liberals were defeated, and he resigned as provincial party leader in 1980. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)
In 1982, he was appointed Canada's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, and served until 1985. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) List of Canadian High Commissioners to the United Kingdom. The Canadian High Commission in London is Canada's oldest diplomatic posting having been established in Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar)
He returned to Newfoundland to run his broadcasting interests before dying of a heart attack in 1986. Myocardial infarction ( MI or AMI for acute myocardial infarction) also known as a heart attack, occurs when the blood supply
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| Preceded by Chesley William Carter |
Member of Parliament from Burin—Burgeo 1966–1979 |
Succeeded by The electoral district was abolished in 1976. The Parliament of Canada (Parlement du Canada is Canada 's legislative branch, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario. Chesley William Carter ( July 29, 1902 in Pass Island, Dominion of Newfoundland – January 14, 1994) was a Canadian A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. Burin—Burgeo was a federal electoral district in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada, that was represented in the Canadian House of Commons from |
| Preceded by The electoral district was dreated in 1976. |
Member of Parliament from Burin—St. George's 1979 |
Succeeded by Roger Simmons |
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| Preceded by Charles Mills Drury |
Minister of Defence Production 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by The office of Minister of Defence Production was abolished. A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a Parliament. For the current|defunct federal|provincial electoral district see Burin—St Roger Simmons, PC (born June 3 1939) is a public policy consultant and former politician and diplomat in Canada. Charles Mills "Bud" Drury PC, OC, QC, CBE, DSO, (17 May 1912 &ndash 12 January 1991 was a Canadian The Defence Production Minister of Pakistan heads the Ministry of Defence Production. |
| Preceded by The office of Minister of Supply and Services was created in 1969. |
Minister of Supply and Services 1969 |
Succeeded by James Armstrong Richardson |
| Preceded by Jean Marchand |
Minister of Regional Economic Expansion 1972–1975 |
Succeeded by Marcel Lessard |
| Preceded by Alastair William Gillespie |
Minister of Industry, Trade and Commerce 1975–1976 |
Succeeded by Joseph Jacques Jean Chrétien |
| Preceded by Allan MacEachen |
Secretary of State for External Affairs 1976–1979 |
Succeeded by Flora MacDonald |
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Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom 1983–1985 |
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