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Gordon Minto Churchill | |
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![]() Churchill, c. 1940s | |
Minister of National Defence | |
In office February 12, 1963 – April 21, 1963 | |
Prime Minister | John Diefenbaker |
Preceded by | Vacant |
Succeeded by | Paul Hellyer |
Member of Parliament for Winnipeg South Centre | |
In office June 25, 1951 – June 24, 1968 | |
Preceded by | Ralph Maybank |
Succeeded by | Edmund Boyd Osler |
Personal details | |
Born | Coldwater, Ontario, Canada | November 8, 1898
Died | August 3, 1985 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada[1] | (aged 86)
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Years of service | 1916-1919 1939-1945 |
Rank | Gunner Lieutenant Colonel |
Gordon Minto Churchill PC DSO (November 8, 1898 – August 3, 1985) was a Canadian politician. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1946 to 1949 as an independent, and in the House of Commons of Canada from 1951 to 1968 as a Progressive Conservative. He served in the cabinet of Prime Minister John Diefenbaker.[2]