Short Bio:
1897 (Ontario) - Lester B. Pearson was born.
World War I – He served in the Royal Flying Corps.
After return from WWI he attended Oxford University and later taught history at the University of Toronto.
1928 - He began his career as a diplomat and became a member of the Department of External Affair.
Pearson was an essential to the founding of the United Nations and NATO.
Pearson ran for parliament.
1948 – He was elected.
Pearson was also president of the United Nations’ General Assembly.
1956 – There was a major war on the verge of breaking out over control of the Suez Canal in Egypt. Being the Minister of External Affairs, Pearson suggested a peacekeeping force be sent in. His plan was implemented and the war was prevented. For this, Pearson received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1958 – Pearson became the Liberal Party’s leader.
1963 – He won an election with a minority of the seats.
1967 – Pearson’s intention to retire was announced.
1968 – Pierre Trudeau was selected at a Liberal Convention to be Pearson’s successor.
1972 - Lester B. Pearson died on the 27th of December in Ottawa, Ontario.
Accomplishments:
Pearson followed Tommy Douglas’s (Premier of Saskatchewan’s) lead and introduced national Medicare.
The Canada Pension Plan and the student loan program were also introduced under Pearson.
The minimum standards for labor and crop insurance for farmers were both established under Pearson.
The Auto Pact signing (which brought to Canada more car manufacturing jobs) with the US was also done by Pearson.
Pearson had a diplomatic capability in his time that allowed him to understand different sides of an issue and try at finding a compromise instead of insisting on one fixed solution. This was, by some, seen as weakness, but this ability to work with others made it possible for him to accomplish many achievements of worth during his five years in office.
1897 (Ontario) - Lester B. Pearson was born.
World War I – He served in the Royal Flying Corps.
After return from WWI he attended Oxford University and later taught history at the University of Toronto.
1928 - He began his career as a diplomat and became a member of the Department of External Affair.
Pearson was an essential to the founding of the United Nations and NATO.
Pearson ran for parliament.
1948 – He was elected.
Pearson was also president of the United Nations’ General Assembly.
1956 – There was a major war on the verge of breaking out over control of the Suez Canal in Egypt. Being the Minister of External Affairs, Pearson suggested a peacekeeping force be sent in. His plan was implemented and the war was prevented. For this, Pearson received the Nobel Peace Prize.
1958 – Pearson became the Liberal Party’s leader.
1963 – He won an election with a minority of the seats.
1967 – Pearson’s intention to retire was announced.
1968 – Pierre Trudeau was selected at a Liberal Convention to be Pearson’s successor.
1972 - Lester B. Pearson died on the 27th of December in Ottawa, Ontario.
Accomplishments:
Pearson followed Tommy Douglas’s (Premier of Saskatchewan’s) lead and introduced national Medicare.
The Canada Pension Plan and the student loan program were also introduced under Pearson.
The minimum standards for labor and crop insurance for farmers were both established under Pearson.
The Auto Pact signing (which brought to Canada more car manufacturing jobs) with the US was also done by Pearson.
Pearson had a diplomatic capability in his time that allowed him to understand different sides of an issue and try at finding a compromise instead of insisting on one fixed solution. This was, by some, seen as weakness, but this ability to work with others made it possible for him to accomplish many achievements of worth during his five years in office.