Mark MacGuigan

Mark Rudolph MacGuigan, PC (February 17, 1931 – January 12, 1998) was a Canadian academic and politician.

The Honourable

Mark MacGuigan

PC
17th Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office
March 3, 1980 – September 9, 1982
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byFlora MacDonald
Succeeded byAllan MacEachen
Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada
In office
September 10, 1982 – June 29, 1984
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJean Chrétien
Succeeded byDonald Johnston
Judge
Federal Court of Canada
(Appeals Division)
In office
June 29, 1984 – January 12, 1998 (death)
Appointed byPierre Trudeau
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Windsor-Walkerville
In office
June 25, 1968 – June 29, 1984
Preceded byElectoral District created
Succeeded byHoward McCurdy
Personal details
Born
Mark Rudolph MacGuigan

(1931-02-17)February 17, 1931
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
DiedJanuary 12, 1998(1998-01-12) (aged 66)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
NationalityCanadian
Political partyLiberal
ParentsMark Rudolph MacGuigan, Sr. (father)
Agnes Violet Trainor (mother)
Alma materSaint Dunstan's University
The University of Toronto
Osgoode Hall Law School
Columbia University
ProfessionLawyer
Member of Parliament
Judge

Born in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, the son of Mark Rudolph MacGuigan and Agnes Violet Trainor,[1] he was educated at Saint Dunstan's University (B.A.), the University of Toronto (M.A., Ph.D. (Philosophy)), Osgoode Hall Law School (LL.B.), and Columbia University (LL.M., J.S.D.) [2] He was a professor at Osgoode and the University of Toronto and was dean of law at the University of Windsor.

MacGuigan was elected as a Liberal Party candidate to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1968 general election. He was re-elected in 1972, 1974, 1979, and 1980.

In 1976, he took a turn at provincial politics and ran for the leadership of the Ontario Liberal Party. He lost to Stuart Smith at the leadership convention.

In 1980, he was appointed Secretary of State for External Affairs in the cabinet of Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau. He became Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada in 1982.

When Trudeau announced his retirement as Liberal leader and prime minister, MacGuigan ran to succeed him at the 1984 Liberal leadership convention. He placed fifth. He retired from politics following the convention, and became a judge on the federal Court of Appeal.

He died in Oklahoma City of liver cancer in 1998.

Further reading
  • P. Whitney Lackenbauer (ed.). An Inside Look at External Affairs during the Trudeau Years: The Memoirs of Mark MacGuigan. University of Calgary Press. ISBN 1-55238-076-9.
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References
  1. Weeks, Blair (2002). Minding the House: A Biographical Guide to Prince Edward Island MLAs. Acorn Press. ISBN 1-894838-01-7.
  2. Hon. Justice Mark R. MacGuigan Memorial Scholarship, University of Prince Edward Island. Retrieved 7 July 2012.
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