James Gillies

James Gillies
Member of Parliament
for Don Valley
In office
20 October 1972 – 21 May 1979
Preceded byBob Kaplan
Succeeded byRiding abolished
Personal details
Born
James McPhail Gillies

(1924-11-02)2 November 1924
Teeswater, Ontario, Canada
Died 13 December 2015(2015-12-13) (aged 91)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Political partyProgressive Conservative
Spouse
Elizabeth Louise Matson
(m. 1953)
Residence(s)Toronto, Ontario
Professioneconomist, educator
Military service
AllegianceCanadian
Branch/serviceRoyal Canadian Air Force
Years of service1944–1945
RankFlight crew

James McPhail (Jim) Gillies, CM (2 November 1924 – 13 December 2015) was a politician and economist in Canada. He was a Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada from 1972 to 1979, elected in the Toronto, Ontario, riding of Don Valley. He taught economics at the Faculty of Administrative Studies at York University and was sought after for commentary on economic issues.