| The Right Honourable Edward Richard Schreyer PC CC CMM OM CD MA (Int rel) MA (Econ) PedB BEd |
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| In office January 22, 1979 – May 14, 1984 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Pierre Trudeau, Joe Clark |
| Preceded by | Jules Léger |
| Succeeded by | Jeanne Sauvé |
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| Born | December 21, 1935 Beausejour, Manitoba |
| Political party | NDP |
| Spouse | Lily Schreyer |
| Profession | Politician , Professor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Edward Richard Schreyer PC CC CMM OM CD (born December 21, 1935) is a Canadian politician and member of the New Democratic Party of Canada. The Right Honourable (abbreviated as The Rt Hon) is an Honorific prefix that is traditionally applied to certain 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 The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Order of Military Merit is an Order issued by Canada to members of the Canadian Forces, both Regular and Reserves who have demonstrated dedication The Order of Manitoba, established in 1999, is the highest honour of the Province of Manitoba. The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian Award bestowed upon members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large Pedagogy (ˈpɛdəgɒdʒi or paedagogy is the Art or Science of being a Teacher. A Bachelor of Education ( BEd) is an undergraduate Academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a Teacher in Schools. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) For the ship see RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Context States headed by Elizabeth II Charles Joseph "Joe" Clark PC CC AOE (born June 5 1939 is a Canadian Journalist, Politician, Statesman Jules Léger PC CC ( April 4, 1913 &ndash November 22, 1980) was the Governor General of Canada Jeanne Mathilde Sauvé PC CC CMM CD (née Benoît ( April 26, 1922 – January 26, 1993 Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Lily Schreyer, CC (born Lily Schulz) is a former Viceregal consort of Canada, as the wife of former Manitoba premier and Governor General A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person The meaning of the word professor ( Latin: professor, person who professes to be an expert in some art or science teacher of highest rank) varies 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 The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin The Order of Military Merit is an Order issued by Canada to members of the Canadian Forces, both Regular and Reserves who have demonstrated dedication The Order of Manitoba, established in 1999, is the highest honour of the Province of Manitoba. The Canadian Forces Decoration is a Canadian Award bestowed upon members of the Canadian Forces who have completed twelve years of military service Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1935 ( MCMXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page A politician (from Greek " Polis " is an individual who is involved in influencing public decision making through the influence of Politics or a person Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots
He has served as Premier of Manitoba (1969–1977) and Governor General of Canada (1979–1984) and ran for election to the House of Commons in the 2006 federal election, the first former Governor General in Canadian history to do so. The Premier of Manitoba is the First minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the His attempt to unseat a Conservative incumbent failed, however. The Conservative Party of Canada ( Parti conservateur du Canada) colloquially known as the " Tories " is a conservative
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Early life
Schreyer attended Cromwell Elementary School and Beausejour Collegiate Secondary School, and studied at United College, St. John's College and the University of Manitoba. The University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada, is the largest university located in the province of Manitoba. He received a Bachelor of Pedagogy in 1959, a Bachelor of Education in 1962, a Master of Arts in International Relations and a second Master of Arts in Economics in 1963. Pedagogy (ˈpɛdəgɒdʒi or paedagogy is the Art or Science of being a Teacher. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A Bachelor of Education ( BEd) is an undergraduate Academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a Teacher in Schools. A Master of Arts ( Latin: Magister Artium) is a Postgraduate academic Master's degree awarded by universities in a large Economics is the social science that studies the production distribution, and consumption of goods and services. He served as a professor of International Relations at St. Paul's College of the University of Manitoba from 1962 to 1965. Schreyer is an honorary member of the Royal Military College of Canada Club, H14513. The Royal Military College of Canada (RMC is the Military academy of the Canadian Forces, and is a degree-granting University.
On June 30, 1960, Schreyer married Lily Schulz. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The couple had two daughters, Lisa and Karmel, and two sons, Jason and Toban.
Political career
In the provincial election of 1958, Schreyer was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba as a member of the Manitoba Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF), representing the rural constituency of Brokenhead. Manitoba's general election of June 16, 1958 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada The Legislative Assembly of Manitoba and the lieutenant governor form the Legislature of Manitoba the legislative branch of government in the The Manitoba Cooperative Commonwealth Federation (or CCF was a provincial branch of the national Canadian party by the same name He held the riding until 1965, when he resigned to run successfully for the House of Commons. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and Schreyer returned to provincial politics in 1969, and was elected on June 8 as leader of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba, the successor to the Manitoba CCF. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable The New Democratic Party of Manitoba is a social democratic political party in Manitoba, Canada. (See New Democratic Party of Manitoba leadership conventions. The New Democratic Party of Manitoba has held five Leadership conventions to select a party leader since its founding in 1961. ) He led his party to a watershed electoral victory in the 1969 provincial election, and served as Premier of Manitoba from 1969 until 1977. The Manitoba General Election of June 25, 1969 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs of the Canadian province The Premier of Manitoba is the First minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba.
Schreyer differed in many respects from the previous leaders of Manitoba's New Democratic Party. From a rural background, and not committed to socialism as an ideology, he was able to win the support of many centrist voters who had not previously identified with the NDP. Socialism refers to a broad set of economic theories of social organization advocating state or collective ownership and administration of the Means of production and distribution A German-Austrian Catholic (his maternal grandparents were Austrians who emigrated from western Ukraine), he was the first leader of the Manitoba CCF/NDP who was not of an Anglo-Saxon and Protestant background. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. British people, or Britons, are the native inhabitants of Great Britain and their descendants or citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Protestantism refers to the forms of Christian faith and practice that originated in the 16th century Protestant Reformation.
Schreyer's government initiated many important changes during its first term in office, from 1969 to 1973. It amalgamated the city of Winnipeg with its suburbs, introduced public automobile insurance and significantly reduced medicare premiums. Winnipeg (ˈwɪnɨpɛg is the capital and largest city in the Canadian province of Manitoba, and 7th largest municipality in Canada with a population The government's second term (1973 to 1977) was marked by less innovation, though it introduced mining tax legislation in 1974. In 1977, Schreyer's New Democrats were defeated by the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba under Sterling Lyon. The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre Political party in Manitoba, Canada. Sterling Rufus Lyon PC, LLB (born January 30, 1927) was Premier of Manitoba from 1977 to 1981
As Premier, Schreyer sometimes favoured policies distinct from those of the federal New Democratic Party. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots In 1970, he supported Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau's decision to invoke the War Measures Act in response to the October Crisis in Quebec, despite the opposition of federal NDP leader Tommy Douglas. The Prime Minister of Canada ( French: Premier ministre du Canada) is the primary Minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus The War Measures Act (enacted in August 1914 replaced by the Emergencies Act in 1988 was a Canadian Statute that allowed the government to assume sweeping The October Crisis was a series of dramatic events triggered by two terrorist Kidnappings of government officials by members of the Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Thomas Clement "Tommy" Douglas, PC, CC, SOM ( October 20, 1904 – February 24, 1986) was a
Governor General
Schreyer was appointed Governor General by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in 1979, and moved into Rideau Hall in Ottawa, Ontario. Rideau Hall is since 1867, the Official residence of the Governor General of Canada, and of the monarch of Canada when in Ottawa. Ottawa (ˈɒtəwə or sometimes /ˈɒtəwɑː/ is the Capital of Canada and the country's fourth largest municipality. Ontario (ɒnˈtɛrioʊ is a province located in the central part of Canada, the largest by population and second largest after Quebec He was the first Governor General from Manitoba, and at the age of 43, was the youngest Governor General since Lord Lansdowne in 1883 (38 years old). Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC ( London 14 January Also in 1979, he was made a Companion of the Order of Canada along with his wife Lily Schreyer. The Order of Canada is the highest civilian honour within the Canadian system of honours, with membership awarded to those who exemplify the order's Latin
As Governor General, Schreyer championed women's issues, the environment, and official bilingualism. Official bilingualism refers to the policy adopted by some states of recognizing two languages as official and producing all official documents and handling all correspondence and official During his first year in office, he established the Governor General's Award in Commemoration of the "Persons Case", recognizing the efforts of Emily Murphy and others to ensure that Canadian women would be constitutionally recognized as persons. Edwards v Canada (Attorney General AC 124 &ndash also known as the Persons Case &ndash is a famous Canadian and British constitutional Emily Murphy ( March 14 1868 - October 17 1933) was a Canadian Women's rights Activist. He instituted the Governor General's Conservation Awards in 1981, and in 1983 created the Edward Schreyer Fellowship in Ukrainian Studies at the University of Toronto. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. This article is about the University of Toronto's St George Campus Also in 1983, he presided over the first Governor General's Canadian Study Conference (which has subsequently occurred every four years).
Post vice-regal career
Upon retiring from the Governor-General's position in 1984, Schreyer announced that he would donate his pension to the Canadian Shield Foundation, an environmental organization. The Canadian Shield &mdash also called the Laurentian Plateau, or Bouclier Canadien (French &mdash is a large geological shield covered by He was sworn into the Privy Council later in the year, and was subsequently appointed Canadian High Commissioner to Australia, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Vanuatu. 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 Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking special executive positions held by a commission of appointment For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Papua New Guinea (or ˈpæpjuːə in Tok Pisin: Papua Niugini) officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania The Solomon Islands is a country in Melanesia, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands Vanuatu, officially the Republic of Vanuatu ( French: République de Vanuatu, Bislama: Ripablik blong Vanuatu) is an Island He held those positions until 1988.
Schreyer then returned to Winnipeg and worked as a national representative of Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit housing organization. Habitat For Humanity International ( HFHI) (generally referred to as Habitat for Humanity or simply Habitat) is an international Ecumenical He is also an Honorary Director of the Sierra Legal Defence Fund, and Honorary Advisor to the Canadian Foundation for the Preservation of Chinese Cultural and Historical Treasures, and a Founding Member of the Winnipeg Library Foundation. China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
Schreyer came out of political retirement in the 1999 provincial election to support the New Democratic Party under Gary Doer. The Manitoba general election of September 21, 1999 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Gary Albert Doer MLA (born March 31, 1948) is a Politician in Manitoba, Canada. He delivered strong criticism of the Progressive Conservative government of Gary Filmon, and made headlines by accusing the Progressive Conservatives of spreading false information about the criminal record of Tom Nevakshonoff, the NDP's candidate in Interlake. Gary Albert Filmon, PC (born August 24, 1942) is a Manitoba politician The Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is a right-of-centre Political party in Manitoba, Canada. Thomas Nevakshonoff (born December 22, 1958 in Winnipeg) is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. This page is for the Manitoba provincial electoral district For the similarly-named region in British Columbia see Interlakes. Schreyer's comments were not approved in advance by the Manitoba NDP, and were regarded at the time as very surprising. His position was vindicated in 2001, when local Tory organizer Heather Campbell-Dewar pleaded guilty to defaming Nevakshonoff's character and making a false or misleading statement to the police.
Schreyer supported Bill Blaikie during his bid to become leader of the federal New Democratic Party in 2002-03, but was not actively involved in the campaign (Winnipeg Free Press, 18 June 2002). William Alexander "Bill" Blaikie, PC (born June 19, 1951) is the current Deputy Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots
On November 1, 2002, Schreyer was appointed as Chancellor of Brandon University, and was re-elected as Chancellor by the University in early 2005. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. A Chancellor is the head of a University. Other titles are sometimes used such as President or Rector. Brandon University is a Canadian University located in the city of Brandon, Manitoba, with an enrolment of 3383 ( 2005) full-time
Electoral return
Schreyer ran for the New Democratic Party in Selkirk—Interlake in the 2006 federal election [1] , but lost to Conservative incumbent James Bezan, receiving 37% of the vote to Bezan's 49%[2][3]. Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Selkirk—Interlake is a federal electoral district in Manitoba, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons from The 2006 Canadian federal election (more formally the 39th General Election) was held on January 23 2006 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the James Bezan (born May 19, 1965 in Russell, Manitoba) is a Canadian politician
If the 70-year old Schreyer had won, it would have marked the first time a former Governor General had been elected to the House of Commons. The House of Commons (Chambre des communes is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the Sovereign (represented by the Governor General) and There have been past instances of provincial Lieutenant Governors taking political office after their terms by accepting seats in the Canadian Senate and sitting as party members. The Senate of Canada (Le Sénat du Canada is a component of the Parliament of Canada, along with the sovereign (represented by the governor general Richard Spink Bowles, who was the Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba when Schreyer first became premier, campaigned for the Liberal Party of Canada in the 1972 federal election after leaving office. Richard Spink Bowles ( November 16, 1912 &ndash July 9, 1988) was a Lawyer and office holder in Manitoba, Canada This is a historical list of the Lieutenant Governors of Manitoba in Canada. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1972 was held on October 30 1972 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 29th Parliament of Canada There are also examples from the era of British-appointed Governors General where former viceroys returned to a political career in Britain by sitting with party affiliations in the House of Lords and, in some cases, taking positions in the British cabinet. The House of Lords is the second house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is also commonly referred to as "the Lords" In 1952, Lord Alexander of Tunis resigned as Governor General of Canada to accept an appointment as Sir Winston Churchill's Minister of Defence. Field Marshal Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis KG OM GCB GCMG CSI DSO Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Lord Lansdowne and the Duke of Devonshire both served in British cabinets following their vice-regal careers. Henry Charles Keith Petty-Fitzmaurice 5th Marquess of Lansdowne, KG, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC ( London 14 January Victor Christian William Cavendish 9th Duke of Devonshire, KG, GCMG, GCVO ( London May 31, 1868 – May Lansdowne also went on to serve as leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords for over a decade. The Conservative Party (officially the Conservative and Unionist Party) is a Political party in the United Kingdom.
In 1987, Schreyer was quoted describing homosexuality as an "affliction" [4]. This comment was raised by his opponents in the 2006 campaign, as his party, the NDP, supports same-sex marriage. On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the approval of the Civil Marriage Act. Schreyer did not apologize for his remarks, but said he supports same-sex marriage as the existing legislation does not force religious institutions to marry same-sex couples. He also said, "It was 19 years ago, and I didn't -- even for a split second -- suggest that there was no need to ensure that there was equal protection of the law with respect to the people who are homosexual. In fact, I defy anyone to suggest otherwise. " (National Post, 19 December 2005) Party leader Jack Layton defended Schreyer, observing that many people's views on the subject have changed in the last twenty years (Broadcast News, 17 December 2005). John Gilbert "Jack" Layton PC MP (born July 18, 1950) is a social democratic Canadian Politician
Shorthand titles
- Mr Edward Schreyer (1935-1958)
- Mr Edward Schreyer, MLA (1958-1959)
- Mr Edward Schreyer, MLA, B. A. , B. Pd. (1959-1962)
- Professor Edward Schreyer, MLA B. A. , B. Pd. , B. Ed. (1962-1963)
- Professor Edward Schreyer, MLA, B. A. , B. Pd. , B. Ed. , M. A (1963-1965)
- Mr. Edward Schreyer, M. P. , B. A. , B. Pd. , B. Ed. , M. A, (1965-1969)
- The Honourable Edward Schreyer, MLA, B. A. , B. Pd. , B. Ed. , M. A, (1969-1977)
- His Excellency The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer, C. C. , C. M. M. , KSt. J. , C. D. , B. A. , B. Pd. , B. Ed. , M. A, (1979-1984)
- The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer, P. C. , C. C. , C. M. M. , KSt. J. , C. D. , B. A. , B. Pd. , B. Ed. , M. A, LL. D, D. Sc. Soc. (1984-July 13, 2000)
- The Right Honourable Edward Schreyer, P. C. , C. C. , C. M. M. , KSt. J. , O. M. , C. D. , B. A. , B. Pd. , B. Ed. , M. A, LL. D, D. Sc. Soc. (July 13, 2000-present)
External links
- Biography from Governor General's web site
- Federal Political Biography from the Library of Parliament
- Order of Canada Citation
| Preceded by Jules Léger |
Governor General of Canada 1979–1984 |
Succeeded by Jeanne Sauvé |
| Preceded by Walter Weir |
Premier of Manitoba 1969–1977 |
Succeeded by Sterling Lyon |
| Preceded by Eric Stefanson |
Member of Parliament for Selkirk 1968–1969 |
Succeeded by Doug Rowland |
| Preceded by Joe Slogan |
Member of Parliament for Springfield 1965–1968 |
Succeeded by Riding Abolished |
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| Preceded by Beverley McLachlin |
Canadian order of precedence | Succeeded by Roméo LeBlanc |
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