Mitchell Sharp

Mitchell Sharp
Sharp, c. 1962
Leader of the Government in the House of Commons
In office
8 August 1974 – 13 September 1976
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byAllan MacEachen
Succeeded byAllan MacEachen
President of the Privy Council
In office
8 August 1974 – 13 September 1976
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byAllan MacEachen
Succeeded byAllan MacEachen
Secretary of State for External Affairs
In office
20 April 1968 – 7 August 1974
Prime MinisterPierre Trudeau
Preceded byPaul Martin Sr.
Succeeded byAllan MacEachen
Minister of Finance
In office
18 December 1965 – 19 April 1968
Acting: 11 November 1965 – 17 December 1965
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byWalter L. Gordon
Succeeded byEdgar Benson
Minister of Trade and Commerce
In office
22 April 1963 – 3 January 1966
Prime MinisterLester B. Pearson
Preceded byMalcolm Wallace McCutcheon
Succeeded byRobert Winters
Member of Parliament
for Eglinton
In office
8 April 1963 – 1 May 1978
Preceded byDonald Fleming
Succeeded byRob Parker
Personal details
Born
Mitchell William Sharp

(1911-05-11)11 May 1911
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Died19 March 2004(2004-03-19) (aged 92)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Political partyLiberal
Spouses
  • Daisy Boyd
    (m. 1938; died 1975)
  • Jeannette Dugal
    (m. 1976; died 1998)
  • Jeanne d'Arc Labrecque
    (m. 2001)
Alma mater
Profession
  • Economist
  • Businessman

Mitchell William Sharp PC CC FRCMT(hon) (11 May 1911 – 19 March 2004) was a Canadian civil servant and politician, most noted for his service as a Liberal Cabinet minister. He served in both the private and public sectors during his long career.