Collection search - Donald Mazankowski fonds [textual record (some electronic), graphic material]

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Donald Mazankowski fonds [textual record (some electronic), graphic material]

Hierarchical level:

Fonds

Date:

1968-1993.

Reference:

R8096-0-8-E, MG32-B57

Type of material:

Textual material, Photographs

Found in:

Archives / Collections and Fonds

Item ID number:

107229

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Donald Mazankowski fonds
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Fonds includes:

11 lower level description(s)
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Date(s):

1968-1993.

Place of creation:

Ontario

Extent:

77.35 m of textual records.
192380.4610 Kbytes of textual records.
39 photographs : col.

Language of material:

English

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Fonds consists of textual and electronic records relating to Hon. Don Mazankowski's political career. The records are arranged in eleven series: Opposition; Transport, 1979-1980; Canadian Wheat Board; Transport, 1984-1986; Leader of the Government in the House; President of Treasury Board; Deputy Prime Minister; Cabinet Committees; Agriculture; Finance; Speeches.

The fonds also contains photographs from the Yellowhead Highway, Trans Canada Ceremony, Edmonton, August 8, 1989; Upper Lakes Shipping International Inc., November 1984; CP Rail - Regulation of railway opertations, 17 September, 1985.

Provenance:

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Mazankowski, Don, 1935-

Additional name(s):

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Mazankowski, Don, 1935-

Biography/Administrative history:

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Mazankowski, Don, 1935- : Donald Frank Mazankowski, Cabinet Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, was born July 27, 1935, in Viking, Alberta. Educated at Viking schools. In 1987, he received an honorary degree (D. Eng.) from the Technical University of Nova Scotia; LL.D. (Hon.) from University of Alberta, 1993. From 1963-1968, he was President and General Manager, Ray-Don Motors, Vegreville, Alberta.

He was first elected to the House of Commons for Vegreville, Alberta, in 1968 and was re-elected in 1972, 1974, 1979, 1980, 1984 and 1988. As member of the opposition he served as Chairman of the Caucus Committee on Transportation and Communication, 1972-1974, and was appointed Transportation Policy Co-ordinator in 1974. He was also a member of the Standing Committees on Agriculture, and Transport and Communication. Mazankowski was appointed Progressive Conservative Caucus Chairman in September, 1973 and re-appointed following the 1974 election. Co-chair for the 1976 Leadership Convention and P.C. general meeting, Ottawa, February 1981.

Sworn to Privy Council June 4, 1979. He served in the Clark government as Minister of Transport (1979-1980) and Minister Responsible for the Canadian Wheat Board (1979-1980).

He served in the Mulroney government as Minister of Transport (1984-1986); Acting Minister of Regional Expansion (1986); Minister responsible for Expo 86 (1985-1986); Deputy Prime Minister (1986-1993); President of the Queen's Privy Council (1986-1991); President of Treasury Board (1987-1988); Minister of Agriculture (1988-1991); Minister of State and Privatization (1988-1989) and Minister of Finance (1991-1993). Received the title, (Rt. Hon.), June 18, 1993 from the Rt. Hon. Brian Mulroney. Mazankowski did not seek re-election in the 1993 general election.

Donald Mazankowski died on Oct. 27, 2020.

Finding aid:

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Textual records (Electronic) This finding aid describes volume 1 to 337 at the file level. MSS1979 (90: Open)
http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf002/p000003571.pdf

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General note:

Please note that the 2 electronic records (extent 19728304 B; Vols. 338-339) in Deputy Prime Minister's Office series relate to General correspondence sub-series; Correspondence - Special interest sub-series; and Correspondence - Operational files sub-series. The extent of the electronic records is included in the series description but not in the above-mentioned sub-series descriptions.
Received in 1996 from Honourable Don Mazankowski's office, Ottawa, Ontario.
Subject heading:

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Politicians Canada

Cabinet ministers Canada

Hommes politiques Canada

Ministres Canada

Canada 1984-1993

Canada 1963-1984
Source:

Private

Related control no.:

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1996-03034-5
1996-03070-1
1996/0149
1997-062 DAP
96-221

Former archival reference no.:

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MG32-B57
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Access restriction document

http://data2.archives.ca/pdf/pdf001/r000000834.pdf

Textual records

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Finding aid box [FA 1979] 144

[Consultation 10 Closed]

Textual records: electronic

[Consultation96 Restrictions vary]

Volume [MG32 B 57]

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

338/X1--338/X2;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

339/X1--339/X2;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

340/X1--340/X2;

[Consultation 18 Restricted]

Graphic (photo)

[Consultation90 Open]

Box [MAZANKOWSKI, DON 1997-062] TCS 01429

[Consultation 90 Open]

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Photographs: No restrictions on use or reproduction. Various copyrights on items less than 50 years old; copyright expired on items more than 50 years old. Credit: National Archives of Canada.

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