Allan MacEachen

Allan MacEachen
MacEachen shortly after first being elected to the House of Commons
1st Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
In office
March 3, 1980 – June 29, 1984
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byHimself (1979)
Succeeded byJean Chrétien
In office
September 16, 1977 – June 4, 1979
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHimself (1980)
Ministerial offices
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office
September 10, 1982 – June 29, 1984
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byMark MacGuigan
Succeeded byJean Chrétien
In office
August 8, 1974 – September 13, 1976
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byMitchell Sharp
Succeeded byDonald Jamieson
Minister of Finance
In office
March 3, 1980 – September 9, 1982
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJohn Crosbie
Succeeded byMarc Lalonde
President of the Privy Council
In office
September 15, 1976 – June 3, 1979
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byMitchell Sharp
Succeeded byWalter Baker
In office
September 24, 1970 – August 7, 1974
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byDonald Stovel Macdonald
Succeeded byMitchell Sharp
Acting
May 2, 1968 – July 5, 1968
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byPierre Trudeau (Acting)
Succeeded byDonald Stovel Macdonald
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office
September 14, 1976 – March 26, 1979
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byMitchell Sharp
Succeeded byWalter Baker
In office
September 24, 1970 – May 9, 1974
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byDonald Stovel Macdonald
Succeeded byMitchell Sharp
In office
May 4, 1967 – April 23, 1968
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byGeorge McIlraith
Succeeded byDonald Stovel Macdonald
Minister of Manpower and Immigration
In office
July 6, 1968 – September 23, 1970
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byJean Marchand
Succeeded byOtto Lang
Minister of National Health and Welfare
In office
December 18, 1965 – July 5, 1968
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Pierre Trudeau
Preceded byJudy LaMarsh
Succeeded byJohn C. Munro
Minister of Amateur Sport
In office
December 18, 1965 – July 5, 1968
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Pierre Trudeau
Preceded byJudy LaMarsh
Succeeded byJohn C. Munro
Minister of Labour
In office
April 22, 1963 – December 18, 1965
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byMichael Starr
Succeeded byJohn Robert Nicholson
Parliamentary offices
Senator for Highlands-Canso, Nova Scotia
In office
June 29, 1984 – July 6, 1996
Appointed byJohn Turner
Member of Parliament
for Cape Breton Highlands—Canso
(Inverness—Richmond; 1953–1968)
In office
June 18, 1962 – June 28, 1984
Preceded byRobert MacLellan
Succeeded byLawrence O'Neil
In office
August 10, 1953 – March 30, 1958
Preceded byWilliam F. Carroll
Succeeded byRobert MacLellan
Personal details
Born
Allan Joseph MacEachen

(1921-07-06)July 6, 1921
Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
DiedSeptember 12, 2017(2017-09-12) (aged 96)
Antigonish, Nova Scotia, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Alma mater
Profession
  • Politician
  • Economist
  • Professor

Allan Joseph MacEachen PC OC (July 6, 1921 – September 12, 2017) was a Canadian politician and statesman who served as a senator and several times as a Cabinet minister. He was the first deputy prime minister of Canada and served from 1977 to 1979 and 1980 to 1984.