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| name = Ron Irwin
| name = Ron Irwin
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable]]
|honorific-suffix = [[Order of Canada|CM]] [[Queen's Privy Council for Canada|PC]] [[Queen's Counsel|QC]]
|honorific-suffix = {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM|PC|QC}}
| caption =
| caption =
| office = [[Canadian]] Ambassador to [[Ireland]]
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| birth_date = October 29, 1936
| monarch = [[Elizabeth II]]
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| birth_place =[[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario]]
| primeminister = [[Jean Chrétien]]
| term_start = September 4, 1998
| term_end = 2001
| predecessor = Michael B. Phillips
| successor = William Gusen
(chargé d'affaires)
| office1 = [[Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development (Canada)|Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development]]
| primeminister1 = Jean Chrétien
⚫
| term_start1 = November 4, 1993
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| term_end1 = June 10, 1997
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| predecessor1 = [[Pauline Browes]]
| successor1 = [[Jane Stewart (politician)|Jane Stewart]]
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| riding2 = [[Sault Ste. Marie (federal electoral district)|Sault Ste. Marie]]
| parliament2 = Canadian
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| term_start2 = October 25, 1993
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| term_end2 = June 1, 1997
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| predecessor2 = [[Steve Butland]]
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| successor2 = [[Carmen Provenzano]]
| term_start3 = February 18, 1980
| term_end3 = September 3, 1984
| predecessor3 = [[Cyril Symes]]
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| successor3 = [[James Kelleher]]
| birth_name = Ronald Albert Irwin
| birth_date = {{birth date|1936|10|29}}
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| birth_place =[[Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario|Sault Ste. Marie]], [[Ontario]], Canada
| death_date={{death date and age|2020|12|5|1936|10|29}}
| death_date={{death date and age|2020|12|5|1936|10|29}}
| death_place=
| death_place=
| residence =
| residence =
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| office1 = [[Member of Parliament (Canada)|MP]] for [[Sault Ste. Marie (federal electoral district)|Sault Ste. Marie]]
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| term_start1 = 1980
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| term_end1 = 1984
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| predecessor1 = [[Cyril Symes]]
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| successor1 = [[James Kelleher]]
| term_start2 = 1993
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| term_end2 = 1997
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| predecessor2 = [[Steve Butland]]
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| successor2 = [[Carmen Provenzano]]
| party = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| party = [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]]
| religion =
| religion =
| occupation = lawyer, municipal politician
| occupation = {{hlist|Lawyer| municipal politician}}
}}
}}

'''Ronald A. Irwin''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM|PC|QC}} (October 29, 1936 – December 5, 2020) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] diplomat and politician.
'''Ronald A. Irwin''' {{Post-nominals|country=CAN|size=100%|CM|PC|QC}} (October 29, 1936 – December 5, 2020) was a [[Canadians|Canadian]] diplomat and politician.


Latest revision as of 22:07, 20 April 2024

For the Australian footballer, see Ron Irwin (footballer).

The Honourable
Ron Irwin
CM PC QC
Canadian Ambassador to Ireland
In office
September 4, 1998 – 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byMichael B. Phillips
Succeeded byWilliam Gusen (chargé d'affaires)
Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
In office
November 4, 1993 – June 10, 1997
Prime MinisterJean Chrétien
Preceded byPauline Browes
Succeeded byJane Stewart
Member of Parliament
for Sault Ste. Marie
In office
October 25, 1993 – June 1, 1997
Preceded bySteve Butland
Succeeded byCarmen Provenzano
In office
February 18, 1980 – September 3, 1984
Preceded byCyril Symes
Succeeded byJames Kelleher
Personal details
Born
Ronald Albert Irwin

(1936-10-29)October 29, 1936
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Canada
DiedDecember 5, 2020(2020-12-05) (aged 84)
Political partyLiberal
Occupation
  • Lawyer
  • municipal politician

Ronald A. Irwin CM PC QC (October 29, 1936 – December 5, 2020) was a Canadian diplomat and politician.

Life[edit]

Born in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, Irwin earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Western Ontario and a law degree from Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. While at the University of Western Ontario he joined the Sigma Kappa Sigma chapter of Delta Upsilon. From 1972 to 1974, he was mayor of Sault Ste. Marie.[1] He also served as a school trustee, alderman and director of the local Chamber of Commerce. From 1977 to 1980, he was a member of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission.

Irwin was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1980 federal election as a Liberal. He served as parliamentary secretary to Jean Chrétien while the latter was Justice Minister. Irwin was defeated in the 1984 election but returned to Parliament in the 1993 election.

When the Liberals returned to power as a result of the 1993 election, Chrétien, now Prime Minister of Canada, appointed Irwin to the Cabinet as Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development. He retired from parliament in 1997.

Irwin served as a personal advisor to Prime Minister Chrétien from 1997 to 1998. He was appointed Canadian Ambassador to Ireland in 1998, and served until 2001. In 2001, Irwin was appointed Canada’s Consul General to Boston.

In 1975, he was made a Member of the Order of Canada. He died on December 5, 2020, at the age of 84.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ron Irwin, former Sault Ste. Marie mayor and Liberal cabinet minister, dies at 84". CBC News. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "Ron Irwin passes away at age 84". SooToday. December 5, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.

External links[edit]

26th Ministry – Cabinet of Jean Chrétien
Cabinet post (1)
Predecessor Office Successor
Pauline Browes Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Development
1993–1997 		Jane Stewart
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