Hazen Argue

The Honourable Hazen Argue PC
3rd Leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation
In office August 11, 1960 – August 2, 1961
Preceded by	M. J. Coldwell
Succeeded by	Tommy Douglas (as leader of the NDP)
Senator for Regina, Saskatchewan
In office February 24, 1966 – October 2, 1991
Appointed by	Lester B. Pearson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Assiniboia
In office 1949–1963
Preceded by	Edward McCullough
Succeeded by	Lawrence Watson
Member of the Canadian Parliament for Wood Mountain
In office 1945–1949
Preceded by	Thomas Donnelly
Succeeded by	District abolished (1947)
Personal details
Born	Hazen Robert Argue (1921-01-06)January 6, 1921 Kayville, Saskatchewan, Canada
Died	October 2, 1991(1991-10-02) (aged 70) Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
Political party	CCF (1945–1961) New Democratic Party (1961–1962) Liberal (1962–1991)
Cabinet	Minister of State (Canadian Wheat Board) (1980–1984)
Committees	Chair, Special Committee on Preventive Health Care Chair, Standing Committee on Agriculture

Hazen Robert Argue PC (January 6, 1921 – October 2, 1991) was a Canadian politician who served in the House of Commons and the Senate. He was first elected as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) Member of Parliament (MP) in 1945 and was the last leader of the party, from 1960 to 1961. He crossed the floor to the Liberal Party in 1962 and was defeated in 1963. In 1966 he was appointed to the Senate. He entered the federal cabinet in 1980, as the only Saskatchewan representative, with responsibilities for the Canadian Wheat Board. He is well known for being a strong proponent of the proposed Canadian annexation of the Turks and Caicos Islands.^[1] He was the first senator ever to have been charged with fraud, in 1989. The charges were eventually dropped.