Alasdair Graham Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honourable
Alasdair Graham
Office2:Leader of the Government in the Senate
Primeminister2:Jean Chrétien
Deputy2:Sharon Carstairs
1Namedata2:Jacques Hébert
Léonce Mercier
Term Start2:June 11, 1997
Term End2:October 3, 1999
Predecessor2:Joyce Fairbairn
Successor2:Bernie Boudreau
Office5:Canadian Senator
from The Highlands
Term Start5:April 27, 1972
Term End5:May 21, 2004
Nominator5:Pierre Trudeau
Appointer5:Roland Michener
Predecessor5:Multi-member district
Successor5:Jim Cowan (2005)
Birth Name:Alasdair Bernard Graham
Birth Date:21 May 1929
Birth Place:Dominion, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death Place:Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Alma Mater:Saint Francis Xavier University
Occupation:Politician
Profession:Journalist, businessman

Alasdair Bernard Graham (May 21, 1929 – April 22, 2015) was a Canadian politician, journalist and businessman.

Political career

Graham attempted to win a seat in the House of Commons of Canada in the 1958 election from Nova Scotia, but was defeated in the attempt. On April 27, 1972, he was appointed to the Senate of Canada by Pierre Trudeau. Graham served as president of the Liberal Party of Canada from 1976 until 1980. In 1995, he became deputy government leader in the Senate, and was promoted to Leader of the Government in the Senate in 1997, joining the Cabinet as Nova Scotia's sole representative. The Liberals had lost all of its seats in the province in the 1997 election. He served in Cabinet until 1999 when Chrétien replaced him with Bernie Boudreau.

Retirement

Graham retired from the Senate in 2004 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75. His son, Danny Graham, served as leader of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party from 2002 to 2004. Graham died on April 22, 2015.[1] [2]

Archives

There is a Alasdair B. Graham fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Nova Scotia senator Alasdair Graham dies at age of 85. The Chronicle Herald. April 23, 2015. 2015-04-24.
  2. Web site: Al Graham, former Liberal senator in Nova Scotia, dies at 85. CBC News. April 23, 2015. 2015-04-24.
  3. Web site: Senator Alasdair B. Graham fonds, Library and Archives Canada. 2020-09-18.