George A. Drew | |
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| Canadian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom | |
| In office June 24, 1957 – March 30, 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker Lester B. Pearson |
| Preceded by | Norman Robertson |
| Succeeded by | Lionel Chevrier |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office February 1, 1955 – August 1, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | William Earl Rowe (interim) |
| Succeeded by | William Earl Rowe (interim) |
| In office December 20, 1948 – November 1, 1954 | |
| Preceded by | John Bracken |
| Succeeded by | William Earl Rowe (interim) |
| Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada | |
| In office October 2, 1948 – September 21, 1956 | |
| Preceded by | John Bracken |
| Succeeded by | William Earl Rowe (interim) |
| Member of Parliament for Carleton | |
| In office December 20, 1948 – January 8, 1957 | |
| Preceded by | George Russell Boucher |
| Succeeded by | Dick Bell |
| 14th Premier of Ontario | |
| In office August 17, 1943 – October 19, 1948 | |
| Monarch | George VI |
| Lieutenant Governor | Albert E. Matthews Ray Lawson |
| Preceded by | Harry Nixon |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Kennedy |
| Member of the Ontario Parliament for High Park | |
| In office August 4, 1943 – June 6, 1948 | |
| Preceded by | William Alexander Baird |
| Succeeded by | William Horace Temple |
| Member of the Ontario Parliament for Simcoe East | |
| In office February 14, 1939 – August 3, 1943 | |
| Preceded by | William Finlayson |
| Succeeded by | John Duncan McPhee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | George Alexander Drew May 7, 1894 Guelph, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | January 4, 1973 (aged 78) Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Resting place | Woodlawn Memorial Park, Ontario, Canada |
| Political party | Progressive Conservative (federal) Ontario PC Party (provincial) |
| Spouses | Fiorenza d'Arneiro Johnson
(m. 1936; died 1965)Florence McCullagh (m. 1966) |
| Children | 2 |
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| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Canada |
| Branch/service | Canadian Expeditionary Force |
| Years of service | 1914–1919 |
| Rank | Lieutenant-colonel |
| Battles/wars | World War I |
George Alexander Drew PC CC QC (May 7, 1894 – January 4, 1973) was a Canadian politician. He served as the 14th premier of Ontario from 1943 to 1948 and founded a Progressive Conservative dynasty that would last 42 years. He later served as leader of the federal Progressive Conservative Party and Leader of the Official Opposition from 1948 to 1956.