Lester Pearson

Lester Pearson    (soldier, politician, diplomat)
Born	Lester Bowles Pearson 1897-04-23 Newtonbrook, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died	1972-12-27 (Age 75) Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nationality	Canadian
Children	• 2 • including • Geoffrey Pearson
Spouse	Maryon Moody
Party	Liberal
Prime Minister of Canada  In office 22 April 1963 - 20 April 1968 Preceded by John Diefenbaker Succeeded by Kim Campbell, Jean Chrétien, John Diefenbaker, Stephen Harper, Paul Martin, Brian Mulroney, Lester Pearson, Justin Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau"strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.  Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada In office 16 January 1958 - 6 April 1968 Succeeded by Lester Pearson, Justin Trudeau, Pierre Trudeau"strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.  Leader of the Opposition  In office 16 January 1958 - 22 April 1963 Succeeded by "strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.  Secretary of State for External Affairs In office 10 September 1948 - 20 June 1957 Succeeded by "strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.  Canadian Ambassador to the United States In office 1944 - 1946  President of the United Nations General Assembly  In office 1952 - Present  Member of the Canadian Parliament for Algoma East In office 25 October 1948 - 23 April 1968 Succeeded by Lester Pearson"strong class="error">Error: Invalid time." contains an extrinsic dash or other characters that are invalid for a date interpretation.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
Bilderberg/1961	21 April 1961	23 April 1961	Canada Quebec St-Castin	The 10th Bilderberg, the first in Canada and the 2nd outside Europe.
Bilderberg/1964	20 March 1964	22 March 1964	US Virginia Williamsburg	A year after this meeting, the post of GATT/Director-General was set up, and given Eric Wyndham White, who attended the '64 meeting. Several subsequent holders have been Bilderberg insiders, only 2 are not known to have attended the group.
Bilderberg/1968	26 April 1968	28 April 1968	Canada Mont Tremblant	The 17th Bilderberg and the 2nd in Canada

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